Rhayader
Victorian school days
Breaking out in sores | ||
Teachers were always worried about
the risk of the spread of infections
in school. |
9th
April
1880 |
This comes from the 1880
school Log Book of St Harmon's National
School (church school): There are lots of examples of children being banned from school if there is any risk of them bringing an illness which could spread to the other children. It was also common to close schools altogether when there was an outbreak of disease in the district...
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Drawing
by
Rob Davies |
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RDR
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