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the Public Health (London) Act, where it is said to mean
ashes, "rubbish" and filth, but be that as it may, it seems
hardly worth while for the sanitary authority to strain
the point, and, for the sake of a few pence, haggle over
the question of the responsibility for the removal of
filthy rubbish.
CLEANSING OF CHILDREN.
As the Borough Council declined to co-operate with
them in carrying out a scheme for the cleansing of school
children infested with vermin, the London County Council
have provided a cleansing station in Sedlescombe Road,
which was opened on January 16th, 1912.
The names and addresses of the children who are
cleansed are forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health,
and their houses are cleansed under the powers given by
the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1901, Part IV., and the bedding, etc., disinfected at the
Council's station.
The system should tend to prevent school infection
and will furnish the Sanitary Authority with valuable
information as to houses requiring supervision.
SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
The urinals attached to public houses and accessible
to the public have been regularly inspected and a notice
served under Section 22 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904, requiring the reconstruction
of a convenience, has been complied with.
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
None of the offensive trades specified in Section 19
of the Public Health (London) Act are carried on in
Fulham. A complaint was received respecting the
nuisance caused by a Rag and Bone Dealer at a shop in