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therefore, for a further period of seven days to elapse before the return of such
children to school, unless the medical officer of health shall specially certify that a
longer period of absence is necessary.
In the event of the head teacher not receiving the certificate stating that the
premises are free from infection, it becomes his duty to send to the offices of the
local authority in order that he may procure it.
Infectious Diseases not Notifiable, but to be excluded.
(iii.) The following infectious diseases are not dealt with as notifiable by the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
Measles. Chicken-pox.
Mumps. Whooping-cough.
Any child showing symptoms of any of the above diseases or any child
coming from the house from where such a disease exists, must be sent home at
once, and the Divisional Superintendent, the Board's Medical Officer, and the
Local Medical Officer of Health at once informed of the case, care being taken
to state the name and address of the child or family affected, with the reason for
the exclusion. This information is to be sent on a form supplied by the
head office.
It is only through information derived from the teachers that the existence of
the above diseases is known either to the School Board authorities or to the officers
of the Local Sanitary authorities. Information must therefore be given at once to
the above three officers of all cases coming to the knowledge of the teachers,
whether such cases are excluded by them or are kept at home by the parents.
Children suffering from measles must be excluded for at least one month.
Children coming from houses where measles exists, but who are not themselves
suffering from the disease, must be excluded from school for two weeks.
Children suffering from mumps must be excluded for one month. Children
coming from houses in which mumps exist, but who are not themselves suffering
from the disease, should be excluded from school for such time as the medical
attendant on the case deems necessary. In cases where there has been no medical
attendant, children should be excluded from school for three weeks.
Children suffering from chicken-pox should be excluded for at least two weeks.
Children coming from houses where chicken-pox exists, but who are not themselves
suffering from the disease, must be excluded from school for two weeks.
Children suffering from whooping-cough must be excluded as long as the
cough continues. Children coming from houses in which whooping-cough exists,
but who are not themselves suffering from the disease, must be excluded from
school for two weeks.
(iv.) Children suffering from ringworm or ophthalmia (blight) must be
excluded from school, and the superintendent of visitors must be immediately