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have appeared, and who have been compelled to leave their dwellings
for purposes of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected.
No family was accommodated at the shelter during the year.
Disinfestation.—A female cleansing attendant is employed by the
Borough Council in connection with the work of the Cleansing Station.
In 1922, the London County Council entered into an arrangement
with the Borough Council for the use of the Station on specified days
during the school year for the purpose of cleansing the heads of verminous
school children. Under the L.C.C. Scheme, the work of cleansing is
supervised by the school nurses, who also make all arrangements for the
attendances of the children. The children cleansed are those attending
schools situated west of a line running down the centre of Sydney Street
and Oakley Street. The Borough Council receives payment from the
London County Council at the rate of 2s. per child attendance.
During the year, the Station was opened for the entire day on 86
occasions.

The amount recoverable from the London County Council, as the
School Authority, for the cleansing for the year is £75 8s.
Twelve adults were cleansed at the Station during the year.
(b.) TUBERCULOSIS.
This part of the report deals with the work of the Department under
the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, and under the
Dispensary scheme approved by the Ministry of Health and the London
County Council. The latter contribute 25 per cent, of the nett expenditure
of that scheme.
Staff.—The staff of the Dispensary is set out on page 3.