[Report 1919] / School Medical Officer of Health, Merioneth County Council.

  • Merioneth (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / School Medical Officer of Health, Merioneth County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SCHOOL CLOSURE, ELEMENATARY SCHOOLS: It seems desirable to bring together, for the information of the Local Education Authority Local Managers of Schools, Head Teachers and School Attendance Officers, the various regulations with reference to school closure for medical reasons. A school may be closed voluntarily by the Local Education Auth¬ ority under Article 45 (b) of the code of 1919 which contemplates “school closure with the approval of the School Medical Officer. (Note, for the purpose of this code school medical officer means a medical officer named by the Local Education Authority, and re¬ cognised as such by the Board of Education). A school may also be closed under Article 57 of the Code by the Sanitary Authority of the district in which the school is situated. This must be a direction in writing by the Sanitary Authority or two members thereof, acting on the advice of the Medical Officer of Health for the district, but this form of closure is contemplated solely in the interests of Public Health and, apart from this consideration the Med¬ ical Officer of Health is not justified in advising closure to prevent financial loss to the local Education Authority. EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN: To prevent the spread of disease a Sanitary Authority can under article 57 require the exclusion of children for a specified time. The exclusion of children is also privided for on the authoriation of the School Medieal Officer under Article 53 (b) of the Code which provide that. m “Where the Board of Education are satisfied that (1) proper arrangements have been made by the Local Education Authority for enabling the School Medical Officer to ascertain and certify cases in which the exclusion of children from school is desirable, and (2) that the School Medical Officer has authorised the exclusion of certain children from School (1) on the ground that their exclusion is desirable to prevent the spread of disease, or (2) on the ground that their uncleanly or verminous condition. is detrimental to the other scholars, or