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I hope it may never be necessary to forcibly cleanse an
Ilford child. The existence of these drastic powers and the
knowledge on the part of neglectful parents that we should
not hesitate to forcibly cleanse a neglected child has already
had a salutary effect.
EXCLUSION OF VERMINOUS CHILDREN FROM
SCHOOL.
In every case in which the condition of the child is
thought to be dangerous from the point of view of infection
to the other scholars, the child is excluded from school for a
period. Before being re-admitted to school the child is reexamined
by the Doctor or Nurse.
Slight infection of the head with " nits " does not
generally involve exclusion of the child, but in every case
where living vermin are detected the child is excluded.
SCHOOL DENTIST.
The question of appointing a School Dentist engaged
the attention of the Education Committee during the year,
and on October 20th, 1914, Mr. H. Drake, L.D.S., the
newly-appointed School Dentist, commenced his duties. A
report by him on the work done during 1914, embodying
also his observations on the scope and importance of the
work, will be found in Appendix C. of this report.
The services of the School Dentist are shared with the
Barking Town Education Committee, the Dentist visiting
Barking on three half-days of the week and on three
Saturday mornings out of every ten. Each Authority provides
its own equipment.
EDUCATION (PROVISION OF MEALS) ACTS,
1906-1914.
There did not arise during the year any necessity to
put into force the provisions of these Acts. In a few cases
of necessitous children, meals were provided from voluntary
sources.