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Nevertheless, the rise in the percentage figure for infestation found at comprehensive
surveys and the increase in the number of individual children found verminous at comprehensive
surveys, coupled with an increase in the number of cases treated at bathing
centres, reinforce the suggestion of an increase in the number of verminous cases.
The problem is how much of the increase is due to improved case finding and how much
of it is a real increase, which poses the question of the cause of any such increase. This is a
matter worthy of further investigation, which it will receive.
Details of the work done under the cleansing scheme are shown below. The emphasis
of the cleansing scheme as now carried out is on the children being cleansed by the parents
at home, where any other verminous members of the family may, in the privacy that the
home affords, also use the Lorexane No. 3 shampoo, eradicating a possible source of
recurring infestation.
In about nine per cent, of the instances where children were found verminous at comprehensive
and selective surveys the issue of advice alone was necessary; in about 74 per
cent, a tube of Lorexane No. 3 shampoo was given. For the remaining 17 per cent, voluntary
attendance at bathing centres was sought and on six occasions statutory notices were issued
to enforce attendance. (93 such notices were issued in 1962.)

Employment of schoolchildren
Medical examinations were carried out divisionally of 4,421 children with a view to the
issue of employment certificates and 381 medical examinations were carried out at the
County Hall in respect of employment under licence in public entertainments.
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