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often a matter of regret when one serves a Statutory Notice on a
parent who, on further enquiry, is found to have done everything
possible to prevent the condition.
Girls are advised to put their hair up in plaits.
For purposes of comparison the percentages are given for the
past three years.
Verminous Head. 1912. 1913. 1914.
Boys 0.54 0.66 0.61
Girls 1.4 1.5 2.76
Verminous Bodies.
Boys 0.39 0.86 0.59
Girls 1.08 0.51 0.63
Inspections for General Cleanliness under Section 122 of the
Children Act, 1908.
The number of children examined for general cleanliness
during 1914 was 15,209, as against 22,983 in 1913, and the
number of cleansings carried out was 59, as compared with 16 in
1913.
The explanation of the falling off in the number of inspections
is due to the depletion of the staff.
In order to make comparison the following table is submitted:—
1913.
1914.
Children examined for cleanliness
22,983
15,209
Number of Statutory Notices served
425
505
Number of cleansings
16
59
Number cleansed Statutorily
16
37
No prosecutions took place under the Act, but this certainly
was not because they were not needed. The proceeding takes
such a considerable time that it was found to be impracticable.