Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-30
EMF 0RCE THE LAWS
DR.. w. T. Henshaw, Health OH
Ger, States What VIII be Done


County Department OF Health win
/ Make Thorough inspection OF All
i Schools In the County and Viii
Point Out the Defects and Have
Them RemsdIed---All chIIiren
Must Be vsecinatsd Before enter
| ing School
y viii be remembered that Or. VI.
7 Henshaw, county health officer,
gave very helpful address, before
the teachers institute last week, In
which he told what the county board
Of health expects to do this year In
regard 20 the schools. His address
has caused considerable comment
among the teachers and patrons. and
the indications are that health con
Idltlons among the severa: schools viii
be greatly improved before the year
ends.
III ~ tftNtf W AtuUHhf HHHtIlHttft
dent r, N zeilor. Dir. Henshaw states
what will be done There Will ne an
inspection OF all Of the scliooi build
ings. and defects will be pc. nted out
and the school officials vii! have IL
act. He also states that the chlI.
dren must be vacoinated. and before
they will be admitted to the schools
they must show a certificate. In hts
letter the doctor says;
'Martnsbn4g. w Va aug. ~. az.
prof y. N. zeilor.'
''supt. OF Schools.
"lnwood. w. Va.
Dear Sir:~-s
Supplementary to my remarks TO
the members Of the boards al educa
ton and trustees OF the public
schools and the school teachers on
the 2lst and 22nd nst--l again call
your attention to the purpose Of the
health department OF the county to
enforce vaccination against ali unvacs
tcinated school children before their
Iadhlission into the public schools this
ffail, This matter is Imperative.
prompt action on the part OF the
school authorities and co operation of
the parents Or guardians OF the chill
DIRE will greatly facilitate the work.
There should be no evasion or procras
| tination. The duty OF inspecting all
schools and school children will be
commenced immediately after the op
ening OF fall session and rigid quar-
antne will be enforced against those
children who may have been admit
ted without a certificate OF vacclna.
ton Special physicians have been
appointed to do this work. They viii
be supplied with virus and vaccina
ton done without cost unless the
parents or guardian shall elect TO
employ their own physician, in which
event they must bear the expense
themselves. The best plan to expedite
the work will be to fix d time and
/ place for number OF children to be
assembled and advise my office OF
the arrangement and ! will send a
physician without delay. | have both
phones and they reach all sections
Of the county.
Also / want to advise you that
the inspection of all schools and their
surroundings as TO heat, light, venti-
iation. hygiene and sanitation will be
gin Immediately and defects abuses
or lack of attention to any OF these
subjects will be taken up with the
proper authorities and corrected. II
is not proposed that the health de
partment shall assume or usurp any
OF the powers or functions OF the
school authorities On the contrary
the two departments should be co
operative and act as unit In pro
noting in every possible manner the
health, education and efficiency OF
the children and teachers
very respectfully,
w r. HENSHAW.
Health officer OF Berkeley County.