The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-14
Rules of the Dubois County Board
Of Health.

Rules Of the Dubois County Board
! Of Health.
I A. there are stiIl one or two cases or
snlsIi pox In Jefferson township. and Z
few scattering csses IL some OF The al.
joining counties, and therefore liability
of is spreading exists. Dr. S-lh. Secre-
irry Of the County Board ~ Health. re-
quests the CouRIER 10 repubIish the
'ries Ia regard 10 contagious disesses.
adopted Wunier the statutes. by the
Health Board, - follows:
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
RrLE ~. IN order that the guardians
Of The public hsslrh NAV have early
warning II l. important that everv cass
o. contagious disease be promptly re-
ported 10 the local board of health.
R"LE 20. Whenever any househoIder
shall know that any person within his
family j. taken sick with the smslI-pox, i,
scarlet feve:'. diphiheris, or snv other
disease dangerous 10 the public health.
he shall Immediately give notice thereof
10 the Board Of Health, or The health OIL
Ger Of this Board.
RUS Il Whenever any physician
shall kRo " that Anv person whom he 10
called TO visit il Infected with the sniali-
pox. scarlet fever, diprh-ris, or any other
disease dangerous 10 the public hesith.
such physician shall Immediately give
uotire thereof 70 The Board Of Health. or
hesiih officer Of ihis Board. and. upon
such notice being given. the health OFF,
Ger OF this Beard shalt Immediately re-
port such case 10 the Secretary Of the
Stale Board Of Health. together with the
iocssity snd fuIi descr ip lion Of the case.
| RULE ~ Upon notice being given Of
cases Of -msli-po or varioIoid within
the Jurisdiction OF this Board. some
member Of the Board. or the health ply
sicixn, shsli cause . red cloth or flag. not
less than twelve inches square. having
'smslI-pox' onspicuously printed there
on. 10 be fastened upon the front door
or other conspicuous place Of each build
ing in which such sickness prevails, said
cloth or flag II be main tanned during the
existence OF the di.esse. and until such
time - the health phy ysician Is satisfied
the premises have been properly cleaned
hisinfect~d and purified. In cases ri
scarIasina. dipsheris or rubeoia, yellow y
dag shsis be used in the same manner IL
which red IL used in emall.pox. II said
lcIoihs or fags are removed without ~.
lthoriiy from the health physician. the
name OF the person or the head of The
family occupy ing The premises. together
with the number OF tie street. or locs.
|tion, shalt be published. aud the persor
removing said cloth or nsg. or causinl
IiIs removal without authority OF th'
heath physicisn. shall he subject TO lhl
penalty - provided hereaiter.
Il RUIZ - Every pevson affected will
tsmali-pox or vsrioioid. diptheria o.
.caries fever. shall be isolated o nucI
lee possible from all other pcrsons. ani
shall ocrnpy room in which there ar
'u0 unnecessary articles of furniture. q
lcsrpets, cushioned chairs, lounges. win
dow curtains. ciothiux. etc. The rooms
which have been occupied by snch die
essed persons. shouid. u psperrd. have
lshe p-per removed enfireIv from tbs
: walls the walls should be hisewashed
1.-THE floors scruhhed, the room thoroughly
fumieated. disinfected aud ventilated.
| RuLs "a No nerson recovering from
infections disease shsii be permitted q
. dlappear IN the public streets within thu
health limits OF this Board. or on pub
lie highway. or IN any public place, unit
; al danger from contsgion BY reason q
such disease u passed.
RUIZ Is. /. No person. until thev
have been successfully vsccinated. shal
be admitted into any public or private
echooI or institution Of learning within
this State either in the capacity Of teach.
Ter or pupil. aud al persons admitted
therein shsll present % the principal
thereof the certificate ofa reputable phv.
sicisn as 10 the fact of their having been
successfully vaccinated.
II 3. Il shall be the dnty Of al un-
4 lvaccinated persons within this State 70
he successfully vaccinated within sixty
l(6U) days from Janussy |. 1881. And Al
unvsccinsted persons coming into sh's
State shall be required 70 he vaccinssed
within sixty (6o) days after coming into
the State.
VI 3. All children born within this State
shall be successfully vaccinated within
twelve f12) months after birth. The vac-
cinasion shall be with reliable bovine
lvirns.
] RuLE %. Every person dying Of in
Ifections disease should he thoroughly
washed with zinc solution Of donb'e
strength. then he wrapped In sheet
with the zinc solution. placed 10 as tight
= coffin ss possible. and buried imme.
ldiately. No public funeral ehsll be he'o
~ house where there i case OF inifc'
Itious disease; nor in which . death from
/ such has recently occurred.
! RrLr 27. The room In which there
has been : csse Of infectious disease
Imnat be thoroughly disinfecied imme'
disiely. And = diptheric corpse. Or ina,
ossnv infections disease should be plsce"
III I Theoretically sealed coffin. the body
having been tirst wrapped and surround
I'd with disinfcctanse, the coffin and box
having been disinfected by fumes Q
burning sulphur two pounds % esch
one thousand cubic feet Of air) after be'
linz sealed. There i much more danger
IN moving diptheric corpses N w'nse'
than IN summer. because ,lipther'a y
winter disease and more easily spreso
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