The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-23
SHOULD VACCINATE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
School Board Attempts To Check
Spread Of Smallpox By En-
forcing Law ).

In the effort to prevent an epidemic
of smallpox in the public schools of
the city an investigation has been
made by the city Board of Education
as to the existing law in regard to
this disease. There are at present a
number of cases in families who have
pupils in the schools and the teachers
are endeavoring to prevent the spread
of the disease by sending the well
children in those families from school
until the sick members of the family
are fully recovered
Following is the law in regard to
vaccination and isolation against small
pox as furnished by DR.. j. f. Paddle.
ford. county Board of Health physi-
clan and published by order of the
Board of Education of Miller City
Schools:
Regulation No. 73.-Any person suf-
fering from small pox shall be isolated
in a special room set aside for that
purpose, and from which all unneces-
sary furnishings have been removed.
The attending physician, or when no
physician is in attendance, the head
of the family shall Immediately report
to the superintendent of the county
board of health, the existence of any
cases of small pox that he may have
under his care, or in his household.
the state of his or her condition and
his or her place of dwelling; and he
shall also at one securely fasten in a
conspicuous place upon the front of the
dwelling in which said small pox ex-
lists a placard displaying the name
Smallpox" and stating that persons
having smallpox or who have not re-
Gently been vaccinated. or previously
had small pox will not be permitted
to leave the premises. The placard
must be kept on the house until at
least fourteen days after the appear
arce of the disease in the last ease in
said household or family Distinction
arter snail pox is not necessary. but
thorough cleansing and airing is re-
quired.
Regulation No. 74.-All persons who
have been exposed to smallpox, shall
be vaccinated unless they have previ-
ously had small pox, or have been sue
cessfully vacciRated within seven
years. All persons refusing to be va
ceinated, shall remain isolated for a
period of fourteen days.
Regulation No. 100.-The local board
of every city or village shall require
every teacher to report each morning
to the head of the school the case of
every child belonging to his or her
who shows signs of being in i'll
health or suffering from a commune
cable disease. also every child return
ing to school after an absence on &C.
count of illness of unknown cause.
The head of the school, on receiving
such report, shall as soon as possible
thereafter notify the local health or
ficer. Whenever in the opinion of the
head of the school a child shows SYM
ptoms of smallpox, scarlet fever, and
any other communicable disease, he or
she will send the suspect home i'm
mediately, and the local health officer |
shall be notified OF once by the head
of the school of such case.
REGULATION No. 101.-No principal,
superintendent or teacher of n
school. and no parent, guardian. or |
master of any child or minor, having |
the power and authority to prevent,
shall permit any such child or minor
having small pox, scarlet fever, and
any other communicable isease. or any
child residing in a house where any |
such disease exists or has recently
existed, to attend any public, private
.parochial school, or church or Sunday |
School, until the health officer Of the
city, village or township. or Some 9th.
err. physician delegated by him, shall
have given his written permission for
such attendance.