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Officer of Health has acted strictly within his powers, your Board have exceeded theirs in
issuing to their teachers the instructions* referred to in the second paragraph of your letter.
I enclose a copy of a memorandum t recently published by tho Local Government
Board, paragraph 7 of which deals with the Article in question.
By direction of the Public Health Committee, I am forwarding a copy of this correspondence
to the Local Government Board.
I am,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) WM. F. DEWEY,
Vestry Clirk.
The Clerk.
School Board for London,
Victoria Embankment.
THE VESTKY OF SAINT MARY, ISLINGTON.
Vestry Hall,
Upper Street,
13th February, 1896.
To the Secretary, Local Government Board, Whitehall, S. W.
Sir,
I am directed by the Public Health Committee of this Vestry to forward for your
information a copy of correspondence which has taken place between the School Board for
London and themselves, relative to infectious disease in the neighbourhood of Board
Schools.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signod) WM. F. DEWEY,
Vestry Clerk.
In reply to the latter letter the following communication was
received: —
Local Government Board,
Whitbhall, S.W.,
23rd Mareh, 1896.
Sir,
I am directed by the Local Government Board to advert to you letter of the
13th ultimo., forwarding copy of correspondence which has taken place between the
School Board for London and the Islington Vestry relative to infectious disease in the
neighbourhood of Board Schools.
* i.e., Instructions not to take orders from any other body or person, which practically
meant the rejection of advice tenderod by the Health Officer in accordance with the order
of the Local Government Board.
†Memorandum on the circumstances under which the closing of Public Elementary
Schools may be required to prevent the spread of disease. July, 1894.