Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-30
PREPARING FOR VACCINATION.

The Board of Selectmen, Board of Ed
 ucation and Board of Health Confer
 on the Subject-A Committee to Draft
 Plan.
 In accordance with a vote passed by the Board of Selectmen at their meeting last Tuesday evening, they were met by the members of the Board of Health and the Board of Education last evening in the Se- lectmen's office for the purpose of consider ing plans for public vaccination.
 Selectman Tyler presided and stated the object of the call. He said it was for the purpose of ascertaining from the gentlemen of the Boards such information as they pos sessed in regard to the best methods for car rying out the wishes of the town meeting that appropriated 5000 to ray the expenses of general vaccination. He then invited Dr. 0. A. Lindsley, the health officer, to en- tighten the Selectmen as to the general plan adopted by the Board of Health few years ago, when the children in the public schools were vaceinated under the direction of the Board of Health.
 Dr. Lindsley gave detailed statement of the plan adopted at the time referred to. In reply to question by Seleetman Treat he said that he did not think it necessary to vaccinate any children under twelve years of age, provided they were vaccinated in in fancy.
 Mr. Zunder of the Board of Education thought that of the twelve thousard ch1l- dren in the public schools there would be from four thousand to five thousand to be vaccinated now.
 Charles R. Whsdon, clerk of the Board of Health thought that several drug stores ought to be designated in different parts of the city as places for public vaccination, and that physicians should be stationed there, say between the hours of p. m. and 9 p. m, to accommodate those who cannot leave their business during the day.
 MT. Zunder-I think there will be some objection by teachers to having the school buildings places for public or general vac cination. He thought, however, that so far as the children were concerned the teachers would render any assistance in their power.
 H. M. Welch said that he thought there would be no objection on the part of the Board of Education to the children being vaccinated in the school buildings in the af- ternoon at certain hours. He said any assis- tance that could be rendered the Board of Selectmen would be done cheerfully he had no doubt.
 MT. Tyler suggested that people might not want to go to drug stores to be vaccinated and perhaps it would be better to have cer- tain physicians residences in various parts of the city designated for this purpose.
 F. E. Harrison Sald ne had no CouDI aDouG the Board of Education giving their consent to the vaccination of all school children in the school buildings. Beyond that, however, there might be opposition.
 MT. Plunkett said that it seemed to him that the only question to be decided by this meeting was as to the best place to reach the end desired.
 Dr. Winchel thought the necessity of con- pulsory vaccination had not yet arrived.
 Mir. Treat said it was very evident to him that there would be general public vac ciuation unless places were designated where people could go at certain hours of the day and evening.
 It was suggested that committee of two or more from each Board be appointed for consultation at such times as were necessary.
 MT. Graves said that Messrs. Harrison and Plunkett had been acting committee on vaccination on the part of the Board of Edu- cation and they would probably be contin- ued.
 After farther general talk the conferring Boards withdrew and the Selectmen consid- cred the subject by themselves. It was final ly voted to appoint committee of three to draft plans for carrying out the wishes of the town meeting The chair appointed Select men Reynolds, Treat and Brown as such committee. It is understood that the con- mittee will report next Tuesday evening.