Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-05
SCHOOL INSPECTION.
Intesesting Report Made by Commit
 tee of Physicians.

Intesestins Report Made by Commit-
 tee of Physicians.
 The following is the report of the committee on school inspection, which was read at the last meeting of the board of education:
 Medical inspection of schools shall be accomplished by medical inspectors who shall be under the direction of the health officer, to whom all differences of opinion shall be referred. There shall be two inspection districts, to each of which an inspector shall be as- signed.
 "Once every two weeks each inspec- tor shall visit every school in hds dis trict. and such visits must be made be- 10 d. n each inspector shall hold him. self in readiness to promptly respond to any call frcm the schools transmit ted through the office of the health Of ficer.
 s'The inspector shall examine every child to whom his attention is called by the teacher, and he shall exclude from school any pupil with or showing symptoms of an infectious or conta- gious disease.
 "The following affections are to be excluded from the schools without de- lay and the patients sent to their homes: Measles, diphtheria, scarlet fe- yer, whooping cough, humps and chicken pox.
 "In case of suspected smallpox, a very remote possibility, the patient may be kept at the school, isolated in suitable room, provided the attendance of the health officer can be promptly secured
 'Each pupil who is excluded from school is to be furnished with card on which is noted the name, age and the address of the pupil, the number and situation of the school, and the reason for exclusion. These cards have to be made out by the inspector and submitted to the principal of the school, or to anyone whom the principal may designate The principal will have a record made of the names, etc, for his or her own convenience, and will then have each card sealed in an envelope and taken home by the pupil excluded. "Once every two weeks the inspector will make round of all the class rooms and examine the eyelids. throat, hair and skin of each pupil individuals ly. Any child suspected of having measles, scarlet fever, whoopdng cough, chicken pox diphtheria or humps is to be sent from the classroom at once for more careful examination by the inspector. If excluded, a properly filled out exclusion card is given, sealed in an envelope, and child sent home at once Principal must be notified of all such exclusions.
 'The name of each child found with any contagious disease, of whatever degree, is to be entered on the index card for that particular grade where the child is found; all details required by the index cards must be entirely filled out. Tn cases of pediculosis, trachoma, acute conjunctivitis, scabies, ringworm, impetigo, favus, molluscum contagiosum, the name of the child Is entered on grade index cards, and the date filled in on which the child was ordered under treatment' "A daily report for each school as- signed to the Inspector must be for warded each school day by the fnspec- tor so that it shall be received by the health officer not later than 9 a. m. on the day following.
 "Under no circumstances shall an fn- spector prescribe for any pupil inspect ed, or treat any disease.
 "Under no circumstances or provo cation shall an inspector carry on any controversy with principals or teach CTS. Any instance of irregularity, lack of cooperation. interference with the work of the inspector as ordered by the department, by principals or teachers must be forwarded in writ | ing to the health officer for adjust ment.
 "If by reason of illness an inspector is unable to report at his schools, he must notify the health officer at once by telephone, and this notification must be followed within three hours by writ ten application for leave of absence. l When the inspector returns to duty af- ter illness or other cause of absence, he
 must again report to the health officer, stating definitely the dates during
 which he was away from duty and at tach thereto certificate from his at
 tending physician.
 | "Once each term the general sanitary
 condition of the school houses shall be
 examined and report made to the de- partment.
 Medical inspectors shall personally
 report to the health officer upon his re- quest and the health officer in his
 monthly report to the department shall ! incorporate the results of their inspec- tions and any recommendation they deem necessary for the preservation of
 the health of the pupils"
 FTy,.x, ty,a f,a,,.anyo+ xxo~+ o<.1...x...