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themselves of Section 122 of the Children Act, in order that their
officers should have greater freedom in examining children in
school. They therefore passed the following resolutions:—
(а) That in accordance with the provisions of Clause 122
(Sub-Section 1) of the Children Act, 1908, the Medical Officer,
the Assistant Medical Officer, the Health Visitors, and the Head
Teachers, be directed to examine in any Public Elementary
School, provided or maintained by the Authority, the person or
clothing of any child attending the School.
(b) That, as provided in Sub-Section 5, when notice is
given under this Clause by the direction of the Committee to
the parent or guardian of, or other person liable to maintain a
child, requiring him to cleanse the person and clothing of the
child, he be furnished with written instructions describing the
manner in which the cleansing may best be effected.
Now that the teachers and the officers of the Public Health
Department are armed with statutory authority to inspect children
there should be no hesitation in increasing the frequency of the
inspections and in dealing promptly with suitable delinquents. In
addition to passing the above resolutions, the Committee have also
modified the Standing Orders, which now read as follows :—
100.—Treatment of Verminous Children. Verminous heads
are extremely common in all schools and are a constant source
of anxiety to all concerned.
The parents of all children attending school should be
advised to constantly be on the watch for this condition.
Teachers should examine the heads of children on admission
and at intervals during the session. Any child found to be
affected with vermin should be given one of the cards marked
A. If this is not effectual and the child's head is not clean at
the expiration of the week, card B should be issued.
Should the child be neglected for a further week, card C
should be issued and the child excluded from school and
reported forthwith to the attendance officer.
Children in an extremely filthy condition should be
excluded forthwith and the attendance officer attached to the
school notified immediately.