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32 Administration.
and the Non-provided (Church). With but few exceptions the rates are higher in the former
class of schools. Table 16 gives similar information with regard to children excluded from
school on account of " sore throat," ringworm, scabies, vermin, etc. In this Table it will be
observed that the rates for scabies and vermin are higher in the Non-provided schools than
in the Provided. As regards vermin, the rates in both classes of schools appear to have been
notably lower in the last three years under review, but it is practically certain that the
apparent decline is fictitious, and that it was caused by increasing difficulty in the
inspection of the children due to the war conditions. Attention may also be directed to the
increased proportions of children excluded for "other complaints" during 1916-18, the same
years with a reduced prevalence of vermin. No explanation can be offered for the figures
after so long an interval.

Internotification—There is a free interchange of information between the Departments
of the Borough and of the adjacent districts. The numbers of notices received from other
districts are shown in Table 17.

House Sanitation.*—A statistical summary of the complaints received and of the
sanitary works carried out under the supervision of the District Inspectors will be found in
Table XIII., Appendix.
* In houses and premises not registered as " Houses let in Lodgings," which are dealt with under "Tenement
Houses."