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Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, the
following powers have been conferred on the County Council:—
1. The Medical Officer or his representative may, in any school
within the County, provided or maintained by the Council as
the Education Authority, examine the person and clothing of any
child attending such school, and if on examination, he is of opinion
that the person or clothing is infested with vermin, or is in a foul
or dirty condition, the Medical Officer may give notice, in writing,
to the parent or guardian requiring him to cleanse properly the
person and clothing of such child within 24 hours after the
receipt of such notice.
2. If on the receipt of the notice he fails to comply therewith
within the prescribed time, the Medical Officer or his representative
may remove the child from school to suitable premises and detain him
until such cleansing is effected.
Section 37 enables the Medical Officer of the County Council to
enforce the cleansing of the person and clothing of the inmates of
common lodging houses.
Section 38 gives power to the County Council to make arrangements
with sanitary authorities for the purpose of cleansing of the
person and clothing of the above-mentioned cases.
The Childrens Act, 1908, reproduces the clauses in the General
Powers Act, 1907, and provides power for the cleansing of verminous
children by the authority.