Official Opinions of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Volume 4) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918. Excerpt: ... A child who has not been vaccinated shall not be admitted to a public school except upon presentation of a certificate granted for cause stated therein, signed by a regular practising physician that he is not a fit subject for vaccination. A child who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, or any other infectious or contagious disease, or of a household exposed to such contagion from another household as aforesaid, shall not attend any public school during such illness until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health of the city or town, or from the attending physician of such person, stating that danger of conveying such disease by such child has passed. R. L., c. 75, 136 to 139, inclusive, deal generally with the subject of vaccination. Section 139, as amended by St. 1902, c. 190, 2, provides as follows: --Any person over twenty-one years of age who presents a certificate signed by the register of a probate court that he is under guardianship shall not be subject to the provisions of section one hundred and thirtyseven; and any child who presents a certificate, signed by a registered physician designated by the parent or guardian, that the physician has at the time of giving the certificate personally examined the child and that he is of the opinion that the physical condition of the child is such that his health will be endangered by vaccination shall not, while such condition. continues, be subject to the provisions of section six of chapter forty-four of the Revised Laws or of the three preceding sections of this chapter; and the parent or guardian of such child shall not be liable to the penalties imposed by section one hu...