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Shelter House.-The Shelter Mouse was occupied by 10 persons during-the
disinfection of their homes after infectious diseases. Baths were given to
verminous persons; also to 5 persons under the Cleansing of Persons Act, whilst
their clothing was disinfected. Five midwives also attended lor the purpose of
disinfection after attendance on cases of Puerperal Fever.
Disinfestation of School Children (Cleansing from lice and
other vermin),—During the year 4,614 baths were given to children from the
London County Council Schools, who attended the Disinfecting Station, and were
cleansed by the nurse whom the Borough Council appointed for the work, while
their clothing was undergoing disinfestation. The daily atendance ranged from
2 to 52.
The agreement entered into between the London County Council and the
Borough Council from the 1st January, 1921, for the cleansing of verminous
children, is a payment at the rate of 2s. for each attendance of each child at
Cleansing Station, except when such child is, or is suspected to be, suffering from
Scabies, in which case payment by the London County Council will be at the rate
of 1s. for each bath given. The minimum payment to be paid to the Borough
Council in respect of such cleansing shall be not less than £100 per annum.
The amount paid during the year by the London County Council for the baths
given to the children was £423 5s.
Proceedings were instituted by the London County Council under Section 122
of the Children Act, 1908, in 99 istances during the year, when fines ranging from
3s. to 10s. were inflicted.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ADMINISTRATION.
The Medical Officer of Health submits the annual report on the manner in
which the provisions of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, were carried out in
his district during the year 1924.

Notices Served —In consequence of the 1,284 sanitary defects discovered
as the result of the inspections above ; 298 intimations and 24 statutory notices
were served. Of these notices 75 were served on the owners of factories, 156
on the owners of the workshops and workplaces, and 49 on the owners of bakehouses
and restaurant kitchens. In addition to these nuisances, 96 were discovered
on Outworkers' premises, necessitating the service of 42 notices. Most
of these defects were remedied so that it was not found necessary to resort to
legal proceedings.
Registers.—There were 2,048 workshops on the Register, as contrasted with
1,947 in 1923, while the total number of workrooms were 2,860, as contrasted
with 2,766 in the previous year; 220 workshops were added to the Register, while
119 were removed from it,