Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-30
CITY SCHOOLS TO
BE GUARDED BY A
TYPHUSCAMPAIGN
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER CALLS ON
SCHOOL BOARD WHICH IS TO
ACT AT NEXT MEETING.
CAMPAIGN Is ON THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY, AND PRISONERS IN
JAIL ARE ALSO ATTENDED.

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Gong 81 The rrrcinlc that Fan ounce
vi prevention u worth 4 pound 81 cure"
\ County Health Officer 3. l.. Cole has in
.angura;ed a general campaign throughout
Cameron county public institutions for
nection with the fight that j. heine made IN
the Texas border ~ prevent the entry and
spread OF ;yphu~ fever.
The county health officer has already
directed = letter o. County Superintendent
Ut Schools y. j. Galloway a~kin. hi and
hi teachers ruuprrati"n ~ rl"-c in~prc-
ton III III children IN the schools. and
today be held an informal conference with
mcnabcr- ~ the Brownsville school board.
Who ut their next needing. Which will be
held IL \ t,w day. wfll take M The mat
ter and probably Viii lnnd their coorcru
tion IN. the fgls.
Wednesday. under the direcison .! nr.
Cole. the county Jail wa~ cl"~"ly Inspected.
Prisoners were required y" have their hair
clipped and coal ~ baths a. 4 preventative
were imau.uratcd. The comfy health "t-
iiccr adopted coal oil instead Of gasoline
to prevent any repetition of the ri Pa~o
horror of y few weeks ago.
The following letter from DIR. Cole to
/ Superintendent Galloway gives the details
of the campaign that J. herng wased
due Ia the fact that typhus fever re-
Gently appeared at several points on. the
Texas border. the Texas state board OF
health j. requesting all health officers 10
the counties bordering on Mexico 10 use
every available sanitary precantlon IN pub
lic schools, gals. poor houses and public
aesemhlaees 10 prevent the outbreak and
sprgad II any infections on contagious
disease.
II therefore request that YOU notify all
teachers Ia the pubic schools Of Cameron
county, outside of the city of Brownsville.
that perfect cleanliness IS required Of all
pupils attending public schools. Lice must
be prohibited from ali school rooms.
Teacher are requested a. xamine all
pupils under their care. and If either body
or head lce are found 10 immediately send
such infested pupil or pupils home with IN
struciions t. their parents or guardians
that they can not return to school until
Ill ice have been cradiratcd.
"Also that il any pupil or pupils should
have any suspicious skin or scalp erup-
ton or sores on the head that cause Sns-
pici"us of any infections or contagious
disease. such pupils must b. sent home Al
once ard not allowed IL return to school
until Snch suspicious can be clearly elimi-
mated. or by a certificate from the attend
ing physician stating that such pupil or
pupils are free from any infectious or
contagious disease. Should any child or
pupils be - unfortunate a. t. present
themselves in school with %unsanitary
clothing or amy evidence Of personal neg
lcct ~ body cleanliness. NJ teacher should
hesitate wy instruct such children that they
mast thoroughly cleanse their person and
appear IN clean clothing.
Il sincerely hope to nave an increased
effort and cooperation 81 each and every
trustee and teacher m III Cameron conn
M schools under IN Jurisdiction. \. conn
IN health officer. most earnestly rrane~t
THAT y"n nj once Communication with nh
trustee, and teachers in Cameron county
schools and secure fhoir immediate. 60
operation m securing and maintaining the
bet possible sanitary conditions that can
y" had III aIl schools.
with the apparent danger &c the
dreaded tNphu~ fever ccnta.ion now con
fronting ~ from onr unfortunate nei.h.
honu- republic. The uIl idig. MI, never
mere appropriate ~ aprrrciabie than IN
ihe present time. That an oulc, 81 pre-
%ventiou 4 worth a pound II cure Let
onr motto he. DO ID now. that Ne may
thereby ~ least lessen anil restrict ne
possibility M ! dangerous %cIadcmnc.~
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