Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-12

DIR. johnson. is the third time Small
Fox has been in that house.
President Eckel-A physician informed me |
q day or two ago, that the house was not tit |
to be inhabited.
DIR. johnson i second the motion that the |
Board take possession of the house and pro-
hlbit any person from entering il until the
Board sees tit.
Mr. GlaIts There are two houses altogelh-
err. Is il the intention To close the whole
=. President Eckel. Yes sir; wherever the
disease is.
A vote was taken and over twothrls Of
the members OF the Board voted 10 close
the house.
OTHER CAusls.
DIR. Shonlidge. What about the house
near Tenth and Orange streets understand
1t has again broken out in that house
President Eckcl. AT our last meeting, that
house was represented 10 be in q very good
condition and the Board rcccdcd from It's
| order by common consent
PREVENTION OF SMALL roX IN THE rUBIlC
SCHOOLS.
President Eckel-I think the time has come
| when the Board might with prOpiiely, say
something officially 10 the Board of Education
in regard to the vaccination of children in the
! Public Schools. 1t might be the means Of
preventing n good deal disease if we could
reach the Board Of Education and recon-
mend to them that the children be yaccinated
before they enter school Two thirds Of the
cases now reported are white people, and
nearly one half of them are children.
/, Mr.. Glatts.-lIow many cases have there
been since last meeting
. President Eckel.-lhc member can exam.
inc the record. 1t is here.
/ Mr.. Thatcher, Have we authority 10 in
/ siruct or compel the Pubic School Board ol
4 the subject
President Eckel. No sir. We may by
: communicating with the Board OF Ed1caiioi
n effect something bat we can't enforce any
G thing Of ourselves We may request TIN
0 Board Of Education to have the children vac
l. einated, and such request coming from thi
81 Board, would, l think, receive proper cOnsid
M Grafton from the Board of Education. Man
S of the children in our Public Schools have nc
II been yaccinated, and 10 them especially it is
re matter of importance just now. Then again
Is unskilliu persons practice vaccination o
er children. A great deal of bad matter is use
by persons ignorant of its effects. Eyerybod
re is vaccinating somebody's child, and the IT
i. suit is swollen and innamed arms. ulcerate
X. sores and mischief generally Somethln
re should be done 10 protect the children 81
s. preserve the credit Of vaccination.
" Mr., Chandler-W can recommend yacc
m nation We might do SO through Dr. Bulocl
Il. President of the Board of Education.
MS President Eckel.- have had conversation
re with members of the Board of Education an
at they have said the Board has no power
Il. compel vaccination.
DR. johnson. 1.-The Board of Education
one time had every child in the schools eXar
at ined. Each child was called up, one by ON
ty and had his or her arm examined. ChildrC
at could not come into the schools until VACCINE
IN ted. The Board las that precedent for an
e. action it might take.
he Mr. Thatcher. i move that the Sccreial
"a be instructed to request the Board Of Publ
- Education 10 have the children yaccinalcd.
The motion was agreed to, and at 80 II
No, Board adjourned.