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After about an hour, when the nits will have been
loosened, wash the hair thoroughly with soap and water,
and remove any remaining nits with a fine tooth-comb, or
by cutting hair away with scissors.
A carbon duplicate of this notice is kept, and is available
in any future proceedings against the parents of the
child.
In cases where contamination with the living insect or
louse as well as the eggs is found, the following notice is
sent to the parents :—
ILFORD COUNCIL EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Children Act, 1908, Section 122.
(8 Edw. VII., Cap. 67.)
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To
of
Dear Sir (or Madam),
Your child
who is in attendance at the School,
has been examined, and it is found that h head is infected
with living vermin.
I must, therefore, request you to forthwith cleanse the
child's head. Unless this is done within a reasonable time,
I shall report the case to the Education Committee with a
view to a notice being served on you under Section 122 of
the Children Act, 1908.
Under this Section your child may be taken to the Town
Hall, and there cleansed, and on a repetition of the offence
you are liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not
exceeding ten shillings (10s.).