Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-01
GUARD HEALTH
At PUNAHOU
New Regulations Adopted A.
feet All Who Apply For
ReadmiSSion.

Punahou has adopted new regula.
lions for the rc.admission Of children
who have had communicable diseases.
The rules, switch 60 into effect at
lncc, provide for a definite statement
from the family physician that the pa
tient has passed the period of infec.
ton, which is specifically stated for.
each disease.
The regulations, which will he Of
general interest, are given in full be-
! low:
| Parents of children In Oahu College
and the PunahOu Preparatory School
are required before the next school
day 10 report cases OF sickness with
communicable diseases in their homes
and the names of all children who
| have been exposed.
Every child who has been absent
! from school three consecutive days
before being rcadmittcd should pre-.
sent specific statement by the par
| cnt of the reasons for the absence.
These rules apply TO the Oahu Col.
lego boarding department and to
homes and boardnghouscs in which
| live children who attend PunahOu.
Parents are especially reminded Of
the necessity of such an examination
! by tho physician % at the beginning
and C2) at the end of the period Of
infection as will enable him to give
, the necessary certificate.
Certificate OF Physicians.
In the cases Of sickness physicians
certificates are now required in each
of the following cases:
CaD Patients. Children who have
had communicable diseases will be adj
mittcd to the school upon the prcscn'
tation Of certificate Of a physician
that the period of infection as stated
below has expired and that they show
no symptoms Of the disease.
90 Exposures. Children who have
been exposed will he admitted to the
school upon the presentation of a Ger
tincatc of a physician that the period
Of infection as stated below has CN
pircd and that they show no symp
toms of the disease.
CC) NOn-EXpOsurcs. Children in q
home in which there is a COmmuniCa
bic disease who have not been expos
ed will be admitted to the school up
on presentation of a certificate of q
physician that in his judgment they
have not been exposed provided ar
Judgements, satisfactory to the physi
= clan and the school, are made to pro
tect the pupils from exposure.
+ In the case of serious diseases snCl
, as diphtheria, scarlet fever and small
poX, and under special circumstances
in the case Of all diseases, the College
reserves the right to refuse to admit
Cny student and to refer all question,
r TO the school physician.
Periods Of Infection.
| !. Dphtheria and Mcmbranou.
Group. Patients-F'rom beginning o
throat symptoms until one week after
. laboratory culture shows the throat
free from dlphthcrla bacilli. Expos
ures-Ton full days after date of OK
posurC.
2. Scarlet Fever. Paticnts-FrOm
Earliest manifestations of illness un
til dosQuamation Is completed. Not
less than six weeks. The period of OK
clusion will be increased If catarrhal
conditions persist. Exposures - Two
weeks from date of exposure.
3. Smallpox. Patients - From be
ginning until all the crusts have dis
o appeared. EXposures-For all chill
; dren in the home, the rules of the
Board Of Health shall be in force.