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8 Sir বৰ্ত্তমান জগৎ as to treatment, and also to continue to visit at regular intervals until she can report that the house has been cleansed, the bed clothes washed and the children kept clean. This work has to be specially arranged, as those children who attend school can only be seen during the dinner hour on Saturday, and frequently when the Heath Visitor call to inspect the house and children, she finds that the family has removed, and much time is spent in trying to trace them, If, after making full inquiries, the family cannot be found, a letter is sent to the school Medical Officer asking him to obtain the correct address. Those cases which come outside the area worked by a Health visitor are undertaken by a Nurse Specially appointed to deal with them, or by the District Sanitary Inspector. Then again it has been found advisable to pay monthly visits to delicate children threatened with Phthisis or children of consumptive parents. The object of these visits is to see that the children get medical advice and treatment in time and that they are sufficiently clothed and fed. In order to ensure the latter, it is sometimes necessary to send warning letters to the parent, or in cases where poverty is causing suffering, efforts are made to procure assis