View report page

70
the cleansing at one sitting and the .Solicitor to the County Council stated, in
a letter of the 19th December, 1911, that this opinion was based upon the
decision of a Magistrate dealing with cases of verminous school children.
Members of your Committee objected to the cutting of children's hair, being of
opinion that with an average of three attendances in a week the cleansing could
be effected without it. Your Committee considered this was a matter more for
the decision of the County Council, but desired it to be made quite clear that
the officers of the Borough Council were not to cut the children's hair under any
circumstances, and that the following clause should also be inserted in the
proposed agreement, viz. :—
(b) If the hair of a child is required by the Statutory Notice to be cut,
the school nurse or other qualified person, on behalf of the prosecuting
authority, shall cut such hair previous to the cleansing.
In regard to the general means of cleansing, your Committee were further of
opinion that, in order to prevent any misunderstanding, the following further
clauses should be added to the proposed agreement: —
(c) The cleansing of children shall be carried out by the Borough Council
Attendant in such a manner as shall be agreed upon between the
School Medical Officer of the County Council, and the Medical Officer
of Health of the Borough Council.
(d) The Borough Council will open and keep open the said Cleansing
Station at St. Pancras Gardens (herein referred to as the Cleansing
Station), on every day in every week (exclusive of Sundays, Public
Holidays, and Bank Holidays) from the date hereof, between the hours
of 9 o'clock in the morning and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, on
Saturday, 9 o'clock in the morning and 1 o'clock in the afternoon,
for the use of children who may be sent to the Cleansing Station by
the County Council, in pursuance of this agreement, provided also
that no tramps or undesirable adults are admitted to the same
Cleansing Station."
These recommendations were approved by the Borough Council on the 17th
January, 1912, and have since been accepted by the County Council.
The agreement as finally approved is as follows:—
1.—The Borough Council will open and keep open the said Cleansing
Station at Cambridge Street (herein referred to as the Cleansing
Station) on every day in every week (exclusive of Sundays, Public
Holidays, and Bank Holidays) from the date hereof, between the
hours of 9 o'clock in the morning and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, 011
Saturday 9 o'clock in the morning and 1 o'clock in the afternoon, for
the use of children who may be sent to the Cleansing Station by the
County Council, in pursuance of this Agreement; provided also that
no tramps or undesirable adults are admitted to the same Cleansing
Station.
2.—The cleansing of children shall be carried out by the Borough Council
Attendant in such a manner as shall be agreed upon between
the School Medical Officer of the Count}' Council, and the Medical
Officer of Health of the Borough Council,