Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1895 — School Hygiene. [ARTICLE]

School Hygiene.

Dr. Chapin, of New York City, believes that one of the most active sources of spreading contagious diseases among public school children is through their outer clothing. The garments come from all sorts of homes,and are usually piled together, whether wet or dry, in an unventilated place, that makes an excellent incubator for disease germs,especially those of diphtheria. In some cities, where school buildings are crowded, this same clothing is sometimes hung in the schoolroom itself, or in the wardrobe room, where it is placed, is used for an extra recitation room. There should be a room for wraps that is thoroughly ventilated, and a place where they can be dried in wet weather.