Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1911 — Information Contained In Board of Health Provision. [ARTICLE]

Information Contained In Board of Health Provision.

By request we publish the following extract from the rpte« Q f the stajg board of health concerning -the sanitation of public slchools: “Rule 2 Sick School Children to Be Sent Home.—All teachers, all school trustees, and aR health officers having jurisdiction shall not permit attendance in any private, parochial or public school of any pupil affected with a severe cough, itch, lice or other vermin, or any contagious skin disease, or who Is filthy in body or clothing or odorous therefrom, or who has any of the following infectious diseases, towit: Diphtheria, smallpox, scarlet fever, measles, Whooping cough, cblicken pox, consumption. And the teachers in all schools shall, without delay send home any pupil who is obviously sick, even if the ailment is unknown, and said teachers shall inform the parents or quardian of said pupil and also the local health officer as speedily as possible, and said health officer shall examine into the case and take such action as is reasonable and necessary for the benefit of the pupils and to prevent the spread of the infection.”