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Cleansing Scheme (Bodies and Clothing).—Suggested mode
of Procedure.
In order that effect might be given to the provisions of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, and the Children Act, 1908,
it was suggested from the Education Offices that the following procedure
should be adopted :—
(a) The nurse will visit the school and note all children whose
persons or clothing are infested with vermin, or who are in a foul
and filthy condition, and supply the head teacher with a copy of
the following card for each child who requires to be cleansed:—
M.O. 24. Obverse. (Private.)
London County Council.
Cleanliness.
Your attention is called to the unsatisfactory condition
of as regards body and clothing. If the
directions on the other side of this card are complied with
the condition can be remedied in a few hours, in which case
the Council does not propose to take any proceedings under
Section 122 of the Children Act, 1908.
JAMES KERR,
Medical Officer (Education),
Date
Reverse.
The child's clothing being removed should be exposed
for ten minutes to boiling water or steam at the same
temperature, and then thoroughly dried and brushed ; in the
meantime the child should be well washed all over with soft
soap and water, and then given a hot bath ; by these means
the vermin and their eggs will be destroyed.
These cards will be enclosed in sealed envelopes and given to
the children to take home, in order that the parents may have an
opportunity of doing the necessary cleansing.