BOARD OF HEALTH

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4162, 23 August 1881, Page 4

BOARD OF HEALTH

The Board of Health held an ordinary meeting at the conclusion of the meeting of the Drainage Board. The following members were present :— Mr E. J. S. Harman (Chairman), Messrs Hobba, Tuncred aad White. chairman's statement. The Chairman reported that the nuisance caused by depositing rubbish at the Gauwotks road had been abated. He also laid upon the table a copy of f.ho new Health Bill. In reference to that portion of Dr Nedwill's report of August 5, 1881, which refers to the danger to be apprehended from an outbreak of small-pox in this health district, he culled the Board's attention to clause 164 of " The Public Health Act, 1876," which is as follows :— "Every child admitted to auy school which shall be maintained in whole or in part by grant, or from rates or any public funds, or by any endowments, whether Colonial, Provincial, Municipal, or district, shall be vaccinated by a public vaccinator, unless such child shall have been previously vuccinated." This provision, if properly carried out, would ensure the examination, and vaccination if necessary, of the pupils attending all the Government schools, and the boys' and girls' High schools in this district. He would thereforo suggest that the Board of Education and the governing authorities of the other schools mentioned above, should be asked to arrange, at as oarly a date as possible, for the inspection of all the pupils attending the schools under their control, in order that any pupils who have not already been vacci- ! nated may be vaccinated without further lobs of time. The latter portion of clause 164 quoted above, provided that—" In the case of persons above the age of sixteen, the examination shall be cenducted by a legally qualified medical practitioner, and the person, if necessary, bo vaccinatod by him." The Board approved of the Chairman's suggestion, and adjourned at five o'clock.