Show discourse on oil sanitation Is reason to lo believe that in at least a majority ot of towns ani and acu 1111 11 in the state 1 pe r in a manner which Is 1 ineffective and incomplete and that the official rules of 0 tho the state board of Health which the law provides shall in n all cases be carried out are practically lir ignored As a consequence many cases ot of contagious disease are arc permitted to occur which might be prevented by proper boards 0 of health and health officers whose duty it ta Is to perform or supervise the performance of are notified that the law will hereafter be strictly strict Iv enforced and all persons persona violating the same will it if discovered be prosecuted the rules of the state board of 0 health are printed and will be supplied to any one who may request thim them they are simple and easily complied with and there Is no reasonable donabe excuse for imperiling Impe riling life and health by tailing failing to efficiently disinfect infected premises particular attention Is called to the provision that sulphur shall be used in place of formaldehyde when the temperature Is below sixty degrees formal formaldehyde fumigation Is ineffective at temperatures lower than stated in many localities at this time cases of 01 and scarlet riot fever are numerous among school children it Is well known that contagious diseases prevail most meet largely during the periods when the public schools are in session tor for obvious reasons it Is the especial duty of health of acors as provided in see sec 24 hi chap 43 45 laws of 1899 to investigate the sanitary condition in schools and to enforce such measures as maybe nay be required 1 I red to restrict the spread of disease among other customs which should be prohibited Is that of pro infectiously distributing pencils and other articles among the children if taken up at night each pencil book or other article should be returned in the morning to the same child teachers should be instructed to keep strict watch tor for symptoms of 0 soro sore throat or other evidences of contagious diseases and upon discovery of same should send the pupil home in all cases whenever a contagious disease Is discovered in a child attending school the room in which the child has been should be thoroughly dis infected section 1108 as amended 1906 requires that all rages of contagious disease occurring among school children shall be reported by the health officer to the teacher or principal of the sc scho hooli oll |