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It will be seen from the tables that the condition is about as
frequent in girls as in boys, thus forming a contrast with dirty
heads, which are always more frequent in the girls. This condition
is now dealt with in the following way. Every infested child is
excluded from school and the following card sent to the parents:—
D. CROYDON EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
private notice.
Date
To the Parents or Guardians of
Your child is excluded from school for seven days on
account of the condition of body and clothing. If does
not return at the end of that time free from vermin and nits
you will render yourself liable to prosecution.
Directions for cleansing are given on the other side.
Head Teacher
School.
COUNTY BOROUGH OF CROYDON.
directions for destroying vermin of the body.
Take a warm bath, use plenty of soap. Boil all underclothing
and iron with a very hot iron all cloth or other
garments that cannot be boiled. Special attention should be
paid to the creases and folds of the garments as eggs are often
deposited in these places. Repeat this process on three successive
days and keep a careful watch for any return of the
trouble. Should more than one member of the family be
infected, it is important that all should be treated at the same
time. In many instances bed clothes and bedding are also infested.
These can be treated at the Public Disinfecting
Station. This will be done free of charge if application is
made at the Public Health Office, Town Hall, Croydon.
At the same time notification is sent to the Public Health
Department, so that arrangements may be made for the disinfection
of the premises, including the bedding and any clothing that the
parents will submit to this operation. In the more aggravated
cases permanent improvement cannot be secured until the whole
household can be bathed and have their personal clothing submitted