§ MR. ROUND (Essex, Harwich)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if his attention has been called to the danger of infection in schools from children who have not been vaccinated; and if he will take steps, if necessary by legislation, to empower school authorities to exclude such children from attendance at school.
§ MR. WALTER LONGI am aware of the danger referred to where smallpox is prevalent, but it mainly affects children who are not protected by vaccination. I may, however, point out that tinder Article 88 of the Code of Regulations made by the Board of Education, the managers of any public elementary school must comply with a notice of the sanitary authority of the district, or of two members acting on the advice of the Medical Officer of Health, requiring them for a specified time, with a view to preventing the spread of disease, to exclude any scholars from attendance. There is a right of appeal to the Board of Education if the notice is considered unreasonable. I understand that in one case unvaccinated children have been excluded under the Article.