Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-02

| disease to which they have been exposed. as
indicated below and after such disinfection
| as may be directed by the health officer.
Sec. Is. Pupils who have been exposed to
infection elsewhere than in the buildings
in which they reside, in such manner as
in the Judgment Of the health officer to rem
der 1t expedient to exclude them from
school, will be excluded for the incubation
period indicated below, according to the ma
| ture of such exposure. such period to date
from the last exposure and until such nee
essary disinfection has been done. indi
Gated by the health officer.
Incubation Period Defined.
Section 16. For the purpose Of these regu-
| lations the incubation period of the usual
| communicable diseases will be held to be as
| follows: In smallpox, 10 days; in scarlet
! fever 10 days; in measles, IA days; in dfph-
| iberia, 10 days: in whooping cough, IA days;
| and in chickenpox. 16 days.
| Section II. A pupil who is absent from
school on account OF any communicable
disease whatsoever, although not formally
| excluded by an order issued under these
| regulations, in order to re-enter school must
| present evidence OF his recovery from the
| disease from which he has suffered. or II he
| himself has not been sick of the expiration
| of the incubation period of the disease to
| which he has been exposed, similar to that
| which would have been required II ne had
| been formally excluded.
Section IS. II any pupil be excluded from
! school because of suspected communicable
| disease only the medical inspector will be
! expected to visit such pupil on the DAY FOL
! lowing his exclusion for the purpose of con-
| frming or disproving his tentative dtagno-
| sis II at the time of such visit he find a
| physician in attendance on the case, he Will
retire without examining the patient unless
| he has been requested to do so by the at
| tending physician -,
Sec. 10. Whenever. for any reason. pupil
who has been excluded from school on ac-
vpy,t,t nah
unable to provide a physicians certificate
| as to his recovery therefrom. and such
certificate is necessary to enable MIN 10 re-
turn to school, the medical inspector will
be expected to visit the pupil at his home,
and to make the necessary examination to
determine whether such pupil is free from
| Infection when SO directed by the health
officer.
Regarding Distinctions.
Sec. 20 Whenever a pupil Is excluded
| from school on account of communicable
| disease the medical inspector will recon-
mend such disinfection as in his Judgment
| is necessary. Ordinarily the seat and desk
| of the infected pupil must be washed with
| the proper disinfecting solution; penhOld-
| ers, pencils. etc, which have been in the
possession Of the pupil must be treated in
the same manner. II they cannot be de-
| stroyed In special cases it will be neces-
| sary to wash the handrails of stairways.
| door knobs. etc. Work of this kind must
| be done by the Janitor of the school build
| ing. Distinction Of books, when necessary.
| will be done by employees Of the health de-
| partment.
| Sec q. Whenever in the Judgment of
the medical inspector a school building or
part thereof requires disinfection over and
beyond that which can be done by the 5ani-
| tor of such building. he will so notify the
| health officer at the earliest possible mo
ment Whether such disinfection shall or
shall not be done will be determined by the
| health officer or by the chief inspector after
| due consideration of all facts in the case.
/ Distinction in such cases will be done by
! the health department but all persons con-
| nected with the school building to be dis
infected will render such assistance as may
| be practicable.
the superintendent of public schools with a
detailed statement OF all school property
destroyed because of infection. and a GER
| tif1cate showing the necessity for such
| action.
Inspector to Recommend.
| Sec. g. If, in the Judgment of medical
| insnector. any school building part there
| Of should be closed he will forthwith make
| a recommendation to that effect to the
| health officer. who will determine what
| action should be taken and recommend &C
| cordingly Recommendations of the health
| officer looking toward the closing of any
school building or part thereof will be COM
| munica ted directly to the Office of the super
| intendent of public schools or to his resi-
| dence If it be found impracticable to COM
| municate with his Office. The superintendent
of public schools will thereupon become
! responsible for all further action looking
| toward the closing of any such school build
| ing OF part thereof. Teachers and principals
| will be governed by such instructions as
| they receive from the superintendent of
| public schools.
| Sec "a. A medical inspector will, upon the
| request of the principal of a school build
ING and with the consent of the teacher or
janitor affected, examine any such princi-