Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-29
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Important Circular Relating to Contagieus
Diseases.

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Important Circular Relating to contagissus
DIR. ]. c. Hearne, Secretary of the State /
Board of Health, in pursuance of the authori-
ty vested in him, in conjunction with DR.. Al
bert Merrell and other members Of the State
Board, has issued the following Circular,
containing recommendation to county courts |
for the immediate adoption and enforcement |
of sanitary regulations. 1t is an important |
document at this time:
CIRCULAR NO. 6.
Under the provisions of section Of the act |
establishing the State Boari of Health, APP
proved March %, 1888, pending the organiza'
ton of local boards of health, and in view OF
the possibility of an emergency requiring
prompt action on the part of county authori-
ties in outbreaks of smallpox sor other con-
tagious diseases, the State Board of Health re-
spectfully recommend to county courts the
immediate adoption and enforcement df re-
quired) of the following sanitary regulations:
SECTION 1. 1t shall be the duty of each and
every practising physician of the county, first
to report to the County Clerk every case of
smallpox or cont agious disease he may ne
called on to attend within the limits OF the
county. or within ten miles thereof, within
twelve hours after he shall have examlneI
the patient, with the location of the house and
the name of the occupant; second, whenever
required by the County Clerk to report to MIN
at such times and in such forms as he may
prescribe the number Oh p6TsOHS dttt.ChON
with any pestilential, contagious orinfectious
disease attended by such physician WiiDil
twelve hours next preceding, and the NUMBER
shall have died within twelve hours next pre-
eeding such report of any pestlentlai, con-
tagious Or infectious disease 1t shall further
be the duty of the County Clerk to forward
immediately such reports OF eontaglon TO 49, :. =,
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SEC. 2. Any practising physician VINO sha'l
neglect or refuse to perform the duties re,
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guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be dealt with according to law
SEQ 8. Whenever any physician shal report
to the County Clerk any case of smallpox or
contagious disease in any dwelling or buildlng
in the county, the County Clerk shall have the
| power, whenever in his opinion it IS necessary,
| to cause to be placed on the outside OF any
| building, or dwelling, a yellow flag ana on its
| ard giving notice Of the existence of any SUCH
| contagious disease. Any person who shall re-
| move, such placard placed by order OF the
| misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined
| not less than five nor more than twenty-five
| dollars 1t shall also be the duty of the County
Clerk TO notify the principal or teachers Of all
schools in the vicinity OF any case or smallpox
SEC. 4. Whenever the County Clerk shall be-
| come appraised or informed that any person or
persons residing in any private Ieslaen zee
| house or dwelling, within the limits of the
| county are suffering from any malignant in
| fectious or contagious disease which, IN MS
o opprtng the tn case, may endanger the lives Of
citizens ft,silall be his duty to make, or cause
to be made by competent physician, On OK
| and also an examination of SAID person or
! persons, and the diseases they are suffering
examination 81 the premises and the psnson
| or persons, to provide for their thorough lso-
ali contact or connection with other persons
| residing on such premises or IN the nefgnbof-
hood and shall warn the public in the manner amer
| the same necessary, he shah cause said per-
| son or persons to be removed from said prl-
th OF For 70 the ae treat
| 1nent of all such diseases, and il force be FOUND
necessary in the removal OF such person infe or
| tious OF contagious disease, the County CLERK
shall have the power and authority TO use me
same if he should deem it necessary or ludi,
| cious; provided that the County Clerk shall
permit one or more members of the family or
sc n ssrs or persong to the hospital there
to remain as nurse OF nurses until such SICK tH
person or persons are dlschaTsea lroil sne nc,
hospital, and shall provide each househoid 50
afflicted with printed copies or the FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS:
| Tn smallpox, scarlatina, dIphtheria. diar-
| rhna and dysentery, the clothing, towels, bed
linen etc., should, on removal from the pa
| TENT be placed in a pail or tub containing q
| hot solution of four ounces sulphate zinc and
two ounces of common salt to the gallon. All
teric troubles, should be received in vessels
containing copperas solution, ana All fesseis
about the patient cleaned with the same soni,
| tion All unnecessary furniture, such as
lounges and draperies should, II possiDle. ne
removed at the outset OF contagious DIS
ease. The sick room should, at the termina,
ton of the sickness, be thoroughly fumigated
with sulphur. The room must be vacated
Heavy clothing. blankets, ETC., should be
| opened and hung up in the room. The room
is then tightly closed and the sulphur placed
iron pans or pie plates t see war or! The
| SULPHUR is ignited with the aid OF a spoonful
Of. alcohol and the room is kept closed for
twentyfour hours Two p9nndss e OF snare
quantities After the fumiagation. thorough
i L The above instructions should be observed
! by all who prize health and life.
- SEC g. In addition to the measures provided
| for in section f. should the disease reported
and examined as therein directed prove TO DC
smallpox, the county clerk shall cause uses an per
neighborhood to be vaccinated or revaccin
ated by competent physician, and at the ex
; SIC. g. The parents or guardians of children
> attending any private or public school, W INC
comes known to the said parents or guard1
ans that any of their family are injected VIII
any infectious or contagous discusses ,, sna In pt
, conviction thereof shall be dealt Win accord
: SEC. Any principal or teacher of any PR
| waite or public school in thecounty having offl
| cial or authentic information of the existence
FAMILY of any pupil attending said school
shall immediately cause the removal of sai'
l nupiI from said school, and until he Tor she
sfnii have l1ndoubted proof of the premise
Where the family reside being disinfected ant
the disease eradicated. Any failure on thu
= part of any principal Or teacher in complyins
: With the provisions of this ordinance shstll b.
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and upol
conviction thereof be dealt with according t.
!. law. fT 90
ssIn order to carry out the provisions of sec
: ton g we would recommend the fol!owln'
|. pfacardSprinted on a large sheet OF yelioV
, card board Or paper. tc ~ 8e@a
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