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[1925
ing Station, and were cleansed by the nurse whom the Borough Council appointed
for the work, while their clothing was undergoing disinfection. Of this number
534 were suffering from Scabies. The daily attendance ranged from 6 to 48.
The agreement entered into between the London County Council and the
Borough Council from the 1st January, 1021, 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 Is. 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 £457 8s.
Proceedings were instituted by the London County Council under Section 122
of the Children Act, 1908, in 167 instances during the year, when fines ranging
from 3s. to 10s. were inflicted, the total amount being £51 15s. 0d.
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 1925.

Notices Served —In consequence of the 1,376 sanitary defects discovered
as the result of the inspections above; 285 intimations and 48 statutory notices
were served. Of these notices 71 were served on the owners of factories, 144 on
the owners of workshops and workplaces, and 74 on the owners of bakehouses and
restaurant kitchens. In addition to these nuisances, 14G were discovered on Outworkers'
premises, necessitating the service of 38 notices. Four summonses were
taken out with the result that fines and costs amounting to £22 16s. were inflicted.
Registers.—There were 2,104 workshops on the Register, as contrasted with
2,048 in 1024, while the total number of workrooms was 3,036, as contrasted with
2,860 in the previous year; 206 workshops were added to the Register, while 103
were removed from it.