Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-20
BOARD
ISSUES APPEAL
TO VACCINATE
A Avenue and Sunnyside
Reopen for WOrk-Dan-
ger in Neglect Is Seen

Following a conference at the city
hall of the health board, Sunday aft
ernoon it was decided not to close
the schools, and the A avenue and
Sunnyside schools that were ordered
closed on Friday were open again
yesterday. Many of the scholars uld
not know there Was to be school so
the enrolment was light, but today
full attendance is expected. The
schools were thoroughly fumigated
Saturday and practically all the pupils
have been vaccinated or are being
vaccinated.
The city health, authorities are vac
cinating all day long and all doctors
have been busy since Friday evening.
Supt. j. E. Carlson, Jr., OF the local
city schools, issued a questionnaire
to all parents asking for information
on the vaccination proposition. In a
large majority of cases the parents
are requesting that the vaccination
be carried on in the schools and favor
this preventive measure. The chill
1ren who have not been vaccinated
will be vaccinated today and tomor-
row if their parents SO desire. Most
of the students in two schools where
vaccination was being carried on yes
terday had been vaccinated since
Friday. Principals stated last eve
ming that an overwhelming majority
of parents of students in all the
schools indicated they favored vaccl-
nation that practically the entire
student enrolment will be vaccinated
within the next lew days. Some had
not had time to see their family doc
tor, some had recently been vaccl-
mated in other cities before coming
to Douglas Many students, new 70
the schools Of Douglas had been
vaccinated in other school systems
In view of the fact that vaccination
is not compulsory, the following
queStionaire was, sent home yesterday
with all students:
March 10, 1928.
To all parents:
Name OF student ................
1 desire that my boy, GIRL be vac
cinated by school or city health
officers
1 desire that he or she be .vacci-
mated by the family doctor
My boy or girl has recently been
vaccinated by Dr.....-..-...-..............-...
do not desire to have my boy or
girl Vaccinated d..........,...,.....-,.........--
Please indicate your answer by
placing an *" after the state
ment to be considered.
.!..........
Signature of Parent.
regulations of the state board OF health
OF the state of Arizona in regard to
vaccination the following is quoted:
Chapter 55, S. L. r. S., 1917 Section
mo minor child shall be subject to
compulsory vaccination without the
consent of the parent or guardian
naqlng the care, custody or control
of such minor Provided, however,
that no such minor child shall pe
permitted TO attend any public school
in any school district in the state OF
Arizona during the period in which
smallpox epidemic may be prevalent
in said school district unless said mi
nor shall have first been vaccinated.'
The foregoing section is the initia-
tive measure repeating Par. 1895, Cn
1, Title XII Rev. Stat. 1913, Civil
Code
Par. 4397 reads mo principal SUI
perintendent, or teacher of any school,
and no parent, or guardian OF any
minor child shall permit any child
having scarlet fever, diphtherla, small
pox, Whooping cough, measles or any
other dangerous, infectious or con-
tagious disease, or any child residing
in any house in which such disease
exists, to attend any public or private
school under the local board OF health
shall have given permission therefor.