390 ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY 



Buildings.- Schools, theatres, and churches are the com- 

 monest meeting places of the people of a neighborhood- 

 These meetings afford an ideal opportunity for the spread of 

 disease. Close personal contact is almost inevitable, rebreath- 

 ing of air is certain, common water faucets and toilets are the 

 rule. 



The proper management of a schoolhouse or any other 

 public building is one of its greatest educational influences, 

 as its sanitary arrangements and general cleanliness will no 

 doubt affect those benefited by them. 



Too great emphasis cannot be laid on the importance of 

 extreme sanitation in school lavatories and toilets. Any part 

 of the equipment of these rooms which has been touched by 

 the diseased surface of a person suffering from a communicable 

 disease is very liable to be a source from which the disease 

 may be transferred to others. 



Drinking fountains, paper towels, and laws compelling the 

 use of only new books are among the most recent developments 

 of sanitary science. 



(b) School Nurses and Physical Examinations. As 

 children are compelled by law to attend school, it is the duty 

 of the school officials to see that their health is safeguarded 

 in every way. For this purpose school doctors and nurses are 

 employed who inspect the children's health. Their throats, 

 teeth, eyes and ears are examined by experts who either give 

 or suggest skilled treatment for physical defects, thereby 



removing conditions which might later on seriously interfere 



with health and usefulness. 



Specific results of tonsil and adenoid infections, decayed 



teeth, eye strain, and ear diseases have already been pointed 



out in the sections dealing with the physiology of the throat, 



mouth, and special senses. 



Quarantine Laws. By the term quarantine is meant the 



isolation of a person or persons having, or suspected of having, 



a communicable disease. This procedure prevents the spread 



