Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-25
6REENBRiER SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC
HEhiIh

The Board of Health Of Green
bricr County shall have Jurisdictions
IN all matters pertaining to the pre-
>crvatlon Of the health of those in
attendance upon the public and
private schools Of the County. to
which end il is hereby the duty OF
the Health Officer:
|. To require that all persons at
tending said schools either a,
teachers or pupils, shall present
satisfactory evidence Of proper and
successful vaccination against small
poN whenever small poN exists in
the Ciunty, or there is reasonable
ground TO apprchcnd its appearance
,. To exclude from school any
person suffering from or afflicted
with, or Il carrier of, notiiiablC
disease. or liable to carry such dis
ease while in attendance. No child
or person shall attend any school
in the County while suffering
ing from or afflicted with, or who
has recently been in contact with
anyone suffering from or afflicted
any notiiiablc disease. 'Rcccntly
II contact shall mean brought in
contact within such Il period Of
time as makes a child or any per-
son Il possible carrier Of infection
to others. The Health Officer is
hereby authorized to make, or cause
10 be made through the school de-
partmcnt by agreement, n physical
examination of all school children
III the county, and for that purpose
is empowered to visit any school
and examine any pupils as often as
he deems necessary. Board Of Ed
ucation. upon notification of the cN
istanCc Of any noiiiiablc disease a.
mong the pupils of any school,
shall Immediately notify the prin-
cipal Of the school, and the patient
thcrcfrom, or any other patient en-
posed to the disease, shall be cX-
cludcd from school until the person
is furnished with Il certificate of
entrance signed by the attending
physician and indorscd by the
Health Officer, stating that the said
person has entirely recovered and
is not menace TO other pupils.
The period of exclusion from
school from the notiiiablc disease
shall be rs follows:
\. Scarlet Fcver-Thc minimum
time is five weeks if dcSquamation
is complete and all purulcnt dis
charges have ceased. If quarantine
isolation is observed children and
others who have had the disease
and are free from any purulcnt dis
charges may be returned OH certiti-
cate to school. II children and
others who have not had the dis
ease are Immediately removed to
another address they may be re-
turned on certificate to school in
one week. If continuing TO reside
at home they must not be rcadmitt-
cd until five days after the latest
case in the family has been dis
charged.
b. Diphthcrii. The minimum time
shall be two weeks and cultures
from the nose and throat taken on
two successive days shall no long
or show the diphthcria bacilli. The
second and any succeeding cultur-
cs shall be taken by the Health Of
llccr. If children and others who
have not had the disease have been
immunizcd against the disease, and
cultures from the nose and throat
show no diphthcria bacilli, they
may be returned TO school. If
children and others are immcdiate-
~ removed to another address and
cultures from the nose and throat
show no diphthcria bacilli, they
may be rcadmittcd to school.
T.. McaSlcS-M Minimum time, I'M
I'll at least five days after the IisaD-
pearancc Of the rash and absence
of all catarrhal discharges. If
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is observed,
children and others who have had
Inc disease are Immediately remov-
ed to another address they may re-
turn TO school in II days. If con-
iInuInG to remain at home they can
not be rcadmIticd until If DAYS
alter the last case Of the disease in
the family has been discharged.
ID. German Measles Minimum
Time one week and with The absence
OF all catarrhal discharges. EN-
cludc all others who have not had
The disease, until the case is tcrmi
mated.
T.. ChiCkcn-poX Until all scabs
have disappeared, exclude all who
haNe not had the disease until the
case is terminated.
+. WhoOping Cough-UntiI the
wh"op has definitely disappeared,
usually six weeks to two months.
Il. Mumps-Until the swelling
has entirely subsidized.