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(1) The place of treatment of children shall be entirely distinct from any
establishment used for the isolation of suspected cases of infectious
disease contacts.
(2) The exclusive use of the baths for the cleansing of children shall be
allowed on certain days.
(3) The Cleansing Station shall be in a convenient position, and the
children must be efficiently supervised with female attendants for the
treatment of girls.
(4) A payment at the rate of 2s. per child shall be made to the Borough
Council in respect of the cleansing of children infested with vermin ;
the payment shall cover a period to the end of the calendar month
subsequent to that in which the first cleansing takes place, and
within the period specified it shall be irrespective of the number of
baths required before a child can be regarded as cleansed.
(5) This scheme shall be subject to the Metropolitan Borough Council's
undertaking, where necessary, to deal with the homes of the children
cleansed.
The draft agreement is in course of preparation by the Council's Solicitor,
and will be forwarded to you as soon as possible for your perusal.
I am, &c.,
(Signed) R. Blair,
The Town Clerk, Education Officer.
St. Paneras.
The Medical Officer of Health, prior to the receipt of this letter, called
your Committee's attention to the report of the London County Council's
Education Committee on the subject, and pointed out the importance of the
attendance of the children at intervals of not longer than three days, as otherwise
a child could not be effectively freed of vermin for the reason that if the
cleansing were allowed to take place at intervals of, say, a week, other nits
would be formed and developed, and this succession of events might continue
indefinitely.
The County Council's Committee appear to be aware of this, because they
state in their report that " experience has shown that on an average three
visits to a Cleansing Station are required before the child can be considered
cleansed."
Your Committee reported on this subject on the 1st June last, when the
London County Counc il were informed that this Authority were in general
agreement with their proposals, but desired that the scheme should provide
that the payment of 2s. per child should not cover a period of time exceeding
two weeks.
Although the proposed agreement will extend the period of cleansing to a
possible two months, your Committee do not consider it necessary to raise
objection to the suggested conditions, provided the London County Council are