The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-08-02

impose.
FRANK SWALLOW, M. D.,
President;
HENRY A. DYKES, NJ. D.,
Secretary;
A. ]. ANDERSON, NJ. D.,
J. =. STEWART, NJ. d.,
II. d. HILL, NJ. d.,
h. SWARTZ, M. D.,
L. NJ. HOOVER, NJ. d.
FORM OF NOTICE.
Pursuant to the provisions OF the act ap-
proved March TO- 1893, entitled an act for the
preservation of the public health against cpl
demic cholera and other infectious and con-
tagiOus diseases, the State Board OF Health
has duly made and adopted the following
rules, and they are hereby promulgated for
your information and guidance. Until further
orders from the board the said rules shall ap-
ply to, and be in force in the ... from. ....
1898, and any violation thereof shall subject
the offender to the penalties of the law.
Any default on the part OF the authorities OF
any county or municipality in taking imme-
diate and effective action to carry out these
rules or any Of the health laws OF the state, or
any health bylaw or ordinance enacted by
county or municipality shall be reported by
the health officer to the State Board OF Health
in order that the said Board may take such
measures as may seem requisite for placing
the said county or municipality In such sani-
tary condition as to etfectually combat dis
ease, or to prevent a harboring OF disease de-
pending upon, or which are fed or nurtured by
filthy surroundings
Rule |. 1t shall be unlawful for any rail-
road or other transportation company, public
carrier, or other person, to Introduce into the
state Of Kansas, any person sick or or Injected
by cholera. small pOx, typhus fever scarlet
fever. diptheria or other infectious or con-
tagious disease, Oh any baggage, rags, articles
of freight or merchandise, railway car, steam
boat, or other means OF public conveyance or
any article or thing infected Herewith. All
such sick persons are hereby forbidden to
enter the limits OF the state under the penal
ties Of the law providing for the preservation
Of the public health from epidemic cholera
and other infectious and contagious diseases
Rule 2. During the prevalence OF cholera at
any point in the United states, immigrants
and their baggage destined for points within
and beyond the state, shall be transported In
separate coaches or vehicles to which other
passengers shall be denied access during the
journey. And such emigrants shall not be
permitted to enter other cars In the train, nor
to depart from or alight from their cars dur
ing stop en- route at any city or town. Any
railway company doing business within the
state OF Kansas, shall provide each and every
train carrying emigrants with medical Off
Ger who shall be supplied with medicines and
whose duty 1t shall be to ac-
company each passenger train TO which they
may be assigned, to render assistance and
treatment in any case OF cholera, small pox,
scarlet fever, or other contagious or
infectious disease, disinfeot all suspected bag
gage, clothing merchandise or any other
thing from which there may be danger OF In
fectious or contagious disease communicated,
and to see that all the rules adopted by the
State Board OF Health for the regulation OF
passenger trains for the preservation Of the
public health be carried out PrOrided that
such medical officers shall be at all times un-
der the control and subject to orders from the
State Board Of Health.
The water closets and urinals OF immigrant
cars shall be provided with receptacles for
retaining the discharges OF the occupants