The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
Board Of Health and School Board IN
Joint Session This Morn
ing, Take This
Action.
BY DECEMBER FIRST
Order Applies to ParoehiaI and the
public Schools and to Teach
srs and OFFICIALS
Of Schools.

At a joint session this morning o
the city council and the board of edu
cation with the city physician, !
was decided that public, and pare
chial school pupils who have no
been fascinated within five year
must be yaccinated on or before DC
cember l before they can be ad
mitted to school. The same rule vii
apply to principals, teachers, jai1tor
and anyone connected with tn
schools. This lis to prevent the, az
pearance of continent cases OF small
pox. In order to combat scarlet feve
and diphtheria, which has appeare'
within the last few days, all pupil
of having such diseases ar
to be sent home, and all pupils in tn
family are to be sent home to avail
the period of incubation which l
seven days or more. They will b.
by OF ders from the, physi
clan 10 the board OF health, Dr.. {
H. Fegers::
The resolution adopted this morn
ing by the board of health was tn
following:
Be it resolved, by the board
of health of the city of Keokuk:
That all children in the public
and parochfal schools of the city
of Keokuk be required to present
to the teacher or principal OF SUCH
school, certificate showing that
such child has been yaccinated
- within five years Of this date, and
that any such child not present
ing such certificate on or before
December 1. 1916, shall be re-
fused admission to the schools.
But if any such child shall after
December 1, 1916, present such
certificate it shall be entitled to
admission to the schools.
Be it further resolved, that we
recommend to the board OF edu-
cation Of the city Of Keokuk that
If any child in any public or
parochial school shows any signs
of illness, the teacher or princl-
nal of such school shall send such
child, or any other child residing
at the same place, to their hom les,
and such children shall not De
re-admitted to- the schools except
upon presentation of certificate
from the board Of health, show
ing such children free from IN
fectious diseases.
Re It further resolved, that the
above provisions II relation to
vaccination and sickness shall
amply to any teacher, principal,
ianitor or any other person IN
such public or parochiai school.
Be it further resolved, that a
copy of this resolution be 1ortn-
with transmitted to the board OF
education OF the city of keokuk
and the authorities in charge OF
the parochi Il schools in the city.
Dated Keokuk, Iowa, November
1 ED. s. LOTION,
President of the Board Of Health
of the City Of Keokuk.
The Boards Resolution.
Following the adoption OF thl
the school board adopte'
the following by Member Hamill:
Resolved, that the superlnten-
dent be authorized to enforce the
recommendations Of the board OF
health.
Sent to Authorities. =
Copies of the resolution bf tn
hoard of health will be sent to Eathe
George Giglinger of st. Mary's Cath
olic church, head of the st. Mary
Catholic school, and Father Jane
CilIespie of ST. Peters Catholl
church, head of st. Peters and 81
high school, and to Rev. a
C. Ernst of St. Pauls German Evan
gelical church, who conducts a Satul
day morning school.
Quarantine in City.
DR.. G. H. Fegers told the tw
boards that there were twelve case
of small pox affecting some thlrty-nV
neople in quarantine in the city
There are seven cases in Quarantln
for scarlet fever from the Well
school district and two cases In quar-
antine for diphtheria, one from tn
Garfield district and one from 81
peters Catholic school. Since May
there have been 200 cases of sinai
pox quarantine, but none of thes
continent cases, all of varieloid. In
trouble is that there is no teliin
when a serious case may develo
from a lighter case.
"
however. have been noticed on pei
sons who have been vaccinated,
though it is possible for them I
have this DISEASE, the doctor SAID.
In Wells District.
A lot OF the quarantine cases com
from the Wells district, due to tn
evident disinclination on the part {
some of these people to live up
quarantine regulations, or ignoranc
as to the way to take care OF case
or for general fnsanitary condition
existing along the river front house
The school rooms have been dish
fected each evening, and tonight til
entire building will be given a tho
ough disinfectant.
Suspected Cases.
All over the city in the differer
schools there have been cases wher
nrvrils h-vn shown fever and hav