INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 103, 2 May 1890, Page 2

INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

BEGULATION FOR SCHOOLS.

At the tneebing of the City Council held last evening, the following tetter from Mr X Devore, Chairman ot the Poneonby ' Snhool Committee, was read:—•'l beg to bring under the notice of the City Council' the desirability of instructing youf Sani- i tary? ; Inspector (on the receipt) by him of reppttS: of" sickness . from f medical gentlemen) to forthwith gixte v notice. ,_to the headmaster of the ( * school, of the district in which is situate ; the house in: which the case of eicknesa has ' ' beeo reported. The headmaster of the I Ponsonby.Sohool has reported to my Com- ■•:- % I mittee thab scarlet fever 'exists in a houea lin the district, from which Jiouee children who reside there hay« regularly attended the tonsonby school. Tbd headmaster was" not for Bbtne time aware of these facts, but, having since aCciden tally become acquainted with them, he has prevented the children from attending the school." ■.-.-.■ • The Mayor suggested- bhaV-ifr wouli be better to give the noticeto.the Chairmen ol Schools Committee. Cr. Atkin deal of scarlet fever about), and every j>vccaution Should be taken. Cr. liennox ihoved, and Cr. Swales seconded, •• T*hab th 6 Sanitary Inspector bs directed to inform the masters of arhno.'s s* • any cases of infectious disease,-and of fci'S housejn which .the child is," and thV-wlis J