Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-31
BOARD OF HEALTH
Awarded Garbage Contract Medical Inspection in Schools.

DOdru ~ or uedllH ycolCldo aisSAiioo4A the contract for the removal and col lection of garbage for the coming year was awarded to Hubert M. Rig ney, the present collector, who bid $12,922. This is about $90 month more than for the sum MT Rlgney is now doing the job. But he was the only bidder.
 In regard to the disposal of the garbage; the board is as yet unde- cided as to what kind of a new plant l it wants. President Freney thinks that the commissioners should con tinue to make investigations in order to learn what sort of crematory IS giving the best satisfaction in other cities. Furthermore he is of the opinion that the city should pay ex- penses while on these junketing
 trips. He did not let the other com missioners misunderstood him at the meeting yesterday but informed them
 in clear, concise way how he felt
 about these So called junketing trips,
 especially when they are productive
 of good results.
 Commissioner Finn, who has
 changed his mind about these trips
 since he left the board of public
 works, declared that the members or
 the board know very little about the
 garbage question and it is only a
 waste of money to go on 'Junket. AS he looks at it, an architect, a
 mason and Contractor Rigney could
 agree upon plans for a crematory that would give satisfaction. Con-
 missioners Bland and Mackie could
 not for moment see it in the same
 light as Finn. They agreed with the
 president that if the board saw fit lit should visit other cities, if such
 visits would, in their opinion, aid
 them in solving the garbage problem
 Contractor Rigney was called into
 the meeting and was asked his views
 concerning plants. He declared that
 he thought steam reduction plan'
 would be the best for the city.
 In his monthly report Health Off
 cer Kilmartin said that principa
 of one of the schools had reported ] to him that medical school inspect or had failed to call at the school II three months. The health officer
 said he investigated the case ant
 found that the inspector had peer making his regular visits. The daily report cards and the names of the pupils examined convinced the prin
 cipal that the inspector had beer around.
 Commissioner Bland who never
 allows anything to pass without
 knowing g particulars, if he can learr
 them, inquired the name Of tht teacher and the inspector that visit ed the school But the health ofiicel ,, did not think that they should bt made public and as President Frene! agreed with him, their names were not disclosed.
 The following rules for the in spection of schools were recommend , ed by the health officer and adopted i by the board:
 Sec 1. Medical inspection O
 schools shall be accomplished by in f spectors who shall be under the di rection of the health officer, to whom , all differences of opinion shall be re } ferred. There shall be four inspec 5 tion districts to each of which an in . spector shall be assigned.
 7 Sec 2. Each morning the inspec tor shall regularly visit school il l his district and such visits must b 3 made at g a. m. Every school da, until 10 o'clock a. m., each inspecto | shall hold himself in readiness tt promptly respond to any call iron the schools transmitted through tn office of the health officer. In tn event of school holding an after , noon kindergarten session, the in spection may be made at 1:30 D. m Sec 8. On each visit the inspecto Il will make a round of all the class rooms and examine the eyelids, hai . and skin of each pupil, individually n Any child suspected of havin v measles, scarlet fever, whoopin Q cough. chicken pox, diphtheria, O ' humps, is to be sent from the class : room at once for a more careful eS h animation by the inspector. If eS . cluded, a properly filled out exclu f sion card is given, sealed in an envt l. llope and child sent home at once if Principals must be notified of a q such exclusions. When warrante Y by local conditions, as danger of ep j. demic, an examination shall be mad
 of the throat of such pupil.
 d Sec 4. In case of suspected sma ' pox, a very remote possibility, the pi t tient may be kept at the school, is' It lated in a suitable room, provide @ the attendance of the health office e can be promptly secured.
 1t Sec 5. Each pupil who is e,
 cluded from school is to be furnishe 1t with a card on which is noted tf
 name. age and the address of tf t pupil; the number and situation { O the school, and the reason for el ,- clusion. These cards have to r. made out by the inspector and sul 70 mitted to the principal of the schO to or to anyone whom the principal ma u designate. The principal will hal r. a record made of the names, etc, f q his or her own convenience and wi l. then have each card sealed in a n envelope and taken home by Il as pupil excluded.
 Sec 6. The name of each chi
 found with any contagious diseas
 of whatever degree. is to be enter, IA on the index card for that particul y- class where the child is found, al E. all details required by the ind'