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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—I obtained 325 samples of articles of food and
drugs for analysis by the Public Analyst under these Acts of which 51 were
adulterated.
Bacteriological Examination.—I took 9 samples of "nursery" milk for
examination, also 3 samples direct from the cow into sterilized bottles; for
results please refer to Dr. Eyre's report.
During the year I attended before the Magistrates at the Police Courts 71
times in the discharge of my duties.
Harry R. Child,
Inspector, Food and Food Places.
VI.—LEGISLATION.
§ 1—GENERAL ACTS.
The Children Act, 1908 [8 Edw. 7, Ch. 67.]
Cleaning of Verminous Children.
The portion of this Act which most concerns the Public Health Department
is the section relating to verminous children:—
122.—(1) A local education authority may direct their medical officer, or
any person provided with and, if required, exhibiting the authority in writing
of their medical officer, to examine in any public elementary school provided or
maintained by the authority, the person or clothing of any child attending the
school, and, if on examination the medical officer, or any such authorised
person as aforesaid, is of opinion that the person or clothing of any such child
is infected with vermin or is in a foul or filthy condition, the local education
authority may give notice in writing to the parent or guardian of, or other
person liable to maintain, the child, requiring him to cleanse properly the
person and clothing of the child within twenty-four hours after the receipt of
the notice.
(2) If the person to whom any such notice as aforesaid is given fails to
comply therewith within such twenty-four hours, the medical officer, or some
other person provided with, and, if required, exhibiting the authority in writing
of the medical officer, may remove the child referred to in the notice from any
such school, and may cause the person and clothing of the child to be properly
cleansed in suitable premises and with suitable appliances, and may, if necessary
for that purpose, without any warrant other than this section, convey to such
premises and there detain the child until the cleansing is effected.
(3) Where any sanitary authority within the district of a local education
authority have provided, or are entitled to the use of any premises or appliances
for cleansing the person or clothing of persons infested with vermin, the
sanitary authority shall, if so required by the local education authority, allow
the local education authority to use such premises and appliances for the
purpose of this section upon such payment (if any) as may be agreed between
them or, in default of agreement, settled by the Local Government Board.
(4) Where, after the person or clothing of a child has been cleansed by a
local education authority under this section, the parent or guardian of, or other