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7.—ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT.
(a). Malnutrition.
Milk is supplied twice daily at school, free or at part cost, to children who have been
recommended for this on medical grounds. Further reference to this will be found on page 38.

with Iron 1322 lbs.
These preparations can be supplied free in necessitous cases. The Income Scale which is
used in these cases is given in Section 17, Parents' Payments, on page 41.
(b). Uncleanliness.

The nurse's visit is a " surprise " visit, and every child in school is examined privately.
Those children who are found to have nitty or verminous conditions are given a sealed
envelope, addressed to the parent, containing (1) instructions as to the best method of cleansing
the head (2) the name and address of the woman employed by the Education Committee, who
would cleanse the head in one sitting for a fee of 1/-, and (3) a warning that the child will be
excluded from school if the head is not properly cleansed.
Two clear days after the Survey, a Special Clinic is arranged for the re-examination of
these children. Those who have not been properly cleansed are excluded from school. If at the
expiration of seven days they are still unclean, the parents render themselves liable to prosecution
under the School Attendance Bye-Laws.
Mrs. Yates gave up the cleansing of heads in February. The work is neither pleasant or
lucrative and it is not surprising that difficulty was experienced in finding a suitable person to
carry on. A Mrs. Dopson agreed to take over the work and was specially instructed in the
methods of cleansing heads at one of the London County Council's Bathing Centres. She
resigned, however, in June. From that time the cleansing of heads has been done at the Isleworth
School Clinic by Mrs. Hammond who is paid 10/- per month, as a retaining fee, and receives
also the 1/- per head which is paid by the parents. The work is now running smoothly.