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" (4) Where after the person or clothing of a child has been
cleansed by the local education authority under this section, the
parent or guardian of, or other person liable to maintain the
child, allows him to get into such a condition that it is again
necessary to proceed under this section, the parent, guardian,
or other person, shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine
not exceeding 10s."
In addition to the disinfection of rooms on account of the
compulsorily notifiable diseases, 41 rooms were fumigated on account
of vermin, 26 on account of consumption, and 10 on account of
cancer.
The Shelter has been maintained during the year, but has only
been used on two occasions;. The Borough Council, however, is
under a statutory obligation to maintain this provision, and in the
event of an epidemic of certain diseases, it will prove a most useful
means of checking the spread.