The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-02
WILL obey THE | Law |
! SCHOOL CHILDREN MUST BE
5VACCINATED OR AMUNE. $5 81
Tie Board Of Trustees Are Bound
70 Carry Out Instructions OF the
Board Of Health.

Board OF Health. .:st;i3i
z There seems to be difference Of
opinion among: the physicians Of the
city: about the matter OF vaccina-
ton. Some Of them seem to hold
that once person is vaccinated
they need not be yaccinated again,
while others hold to the opinion,
which is thu one generally held, that
vaccination to make person safe
from contagion should be repeated
iu about FIVE years after the first
vaccination The latter view Is the
one held ~ the State Board OF
Health, and Is really the generally
accepted theory by the laws OF the
State as yell as the nation.
This difference Of opinion In the
ranks Of the local medical profession
has caused some friction in the exc
eution Of The instruction Of the To-
cal Board gnf Health to,the Trustees
OF the City Schools to have all She
children. who are not amune vacci.,
mated. Some OF the certificates civ.
en-; to children by the physicians did
not comply with the rules as laid
down by The Board Of Health, and
in consequence could not be accepted
and the children were sent home.
This, Of course, caused some fric-
tion, and some folks got very mad
about their children being sent
! home.
y Some were disposed to censure
Superintendent Thackston for en-
forcing the instructions he had re-
ceiyed from the Board of Trustees
In reference to carrying out the ir-
structions Of the Board Of Health.
OF course, he was not to blame, as
he. was acting under instructions
from the Board of Trustees. The
Board or Trustees are heartily
in sympathy with the Board
OF Health in it's efforts to
suppress the spread Of small pox,
and will cooperate with it to the
fullest extent in that laudable effort.
That is why the instructions OF the
Board OF Health are being carried
out In the school.
The Board OF Trustees do not pre-
sumo: to decide the question at Issue
among the doctors, but are endeav-
oring to the best Of their ability to
enforce the instructions Of the E.oaro
OF Health, who are the highest .au-
:thority in the matter under discus
sion. One or two cases Of small po1
among the pupils of the schools
would almost be calamity, and this
the Board Of Trustees are doing their
best to prevent. They ask the cor
dial cooperation Of parents by hay-
Ing their children properly vacci-
mated at once. :
The local Board Of Health Is act
: ing under instruction of the State
Board hf Health in requiring all
persons who are not amune or who
have not been yaccinated within the
last five years, to be yaccinated at
once. They are endeavoring. to pre-
serve the health Of the community,
and they should receive. the corlial
cooperation of all classes Of our
people in their laudable efforts to
save the community from the spread
of one Of the most loathsome dis
eases known to the medical profess
sion.
At a meeting Of the Board or Trus-
tees held on Tuesday, which was, at
tended by Drs. Walter and shecut,
members Of the local Board Of
Health, it was decided that all GER
tlficates given by physicians to chill
,dren il. the schools would be turned
over to the Board of Health who!
would pass upon their merits. The
Board of Trustees takes this action
because they do not consider them
selves qualified to pass on certlf-
cate given by reputable physician.
This should be satisfactory to all.
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