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Spraying and Cleansing Floors of London County Council
Schools with Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid.
926 gallons were supplied to three London County Council
Public Elementary Schools for spraying and cleansing floors of class
rooms.
Swimming Baths, the use therein of the Electrolytic Fluid.
The fluid continues to be added to the water in the swimming baths
in the same quantity and strength as mentioned in tbe Annual Report
for the year 1909, viz., 1 part of Chlorine to 2,000,000 parts of water.
2,599 gallons were supplied to the Poplar Baths, 2,842 gallons to the
Bow Baths, and 912 gallons to the Island Baths, making a total of
6,353 gallons.
Comments on Adversf Criticisms respecting the Process.
See Annual Report, 1911.
In spite of adverse criticisms, the process has been a success for
eleven years.
VERMINOUS CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS)
ACT, 1907, CHILDREN ACT, 1908.
Number of Verminous Children Bathed; Itch Cases.
Number of Verminous Children Bathed
The following numbers of children were cleansed, during the year
ended 31st December, at the Council's Cleansing Station, Glaucus Street,
under an agreement renewed with the London County Council 28th
August, 1915, by which the London County Council make payment to the
Poplar Borough Council at the rate of two shillings per cleansing, such
payment to cover any number of attendances of the child for a period of
one calendar month from the date of the first cleansing,* viz.:—
*A Committee of the London County Council suggested that with a view to
simplification of accounts, payment should be made by the County Council to the Borough
Council, at the rate of is. per bath instead of 2s. per child cleansed (irrespective of the
number of baths), for cleansing of verminous children. The amount of Is. per bath
is the present approximate average cost throughout London.
The Public Health and Housing Committee had no objection to make to the
proposal, and recommended the Council that the Agreement with the London County
Council for cleansing verminous children be revised as proposed. The Agreement
commences 1st January, 1917.