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Instructions as to cleansing are given below.
I am,
Yours faithfully,
G. E. OATES,
School Medical Officer.
Instructions for Cleansing.
The manner in which such cleansing may be effected is
as follows: —
A tumblerful of paraffin oil should be placed in a bowl,
and the hair thoroughly soaked in it. Then wrap the hair
in a towel soaked in paraffin. After about an hour, when
the nits will have been loosened, wash the hair thoroughly
in soap and water, and remove any remaining nits by a fine
tooth-comb or by cutting the hair away with scissors.
Great care must be taken not to bring the paraffin near
any fire, candle, lamp or flame, as it is very inflammable.
A carbon duplicate copy of this notice is kept for future
reference.
The following is the statutory notice which has been
drafted :—
ILFORD COUNCIL EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Children Act, 1908, Section 122.
(8 Edw. VII., Cap. 67.)
To
of
being the parent or guardian of, or other person liable to
maintain the child hereinafter described.
Whereas is of opinion that
the person of the child named
of attending the
Department of public
elementary school, is infected with vermin or is in a foul or