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

the Health Officer, or in his absence the at
tending physician, acting by his authority
and approval, is satisfied that the premises
have been thoroughly disinfected and are fit
for reoccupation.
Rule 1S Any local Board of Health or
Health Officer, having knowledge of the ex-
istence OF any case of contagious or infectious
disease or Of death from such disease, within
their jurisdiction, shall Immediately exercise
and maintain supervision over such case or
cases during their continuance, seeing that
the provisions Of these rules and of the duties
Of the local Boards Of Health and Health Off
GERS in such cases, as to isolation, restriction
OF communication, placarding, etc, shall be
duly fulfilled. The Health Officer shall com.
municate without delay, such information as
to existing conditions as he possesses to the
State Board OF Health. He will confer per-
sOnally, II practicable, otherwise by letter,
with the physician in attendance upon the
case, as to Its future management and control,
and with the authorities of the place as to
their duties In the premises. Should the dis
ease show tendency to become epidemic,
the public and private schools must be closed,
and in extreme cases. church services sus-
pended and public aSsemblages of people at
shows, circuses, theaters, fairs or other gather
ings prohibited. In case Of smallpox gen.
eral and thorough vaccination should be rec
commended and insisted upon.
Rule II. All persons sick with smallpox,
cholera, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or other
contagious or infectious disease, shall be
hundred feet is suggested as the minimum
distance for the thorough isolation Of small
pOX.
Rule Is. Members of any household in
which cholera, smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet
fever or measles exist shall be required to alb
stain from attending places Of public amuse-
ment worship or education, and as far as pos
stble, from visiting other private, houses. No
person recovering from such disease shall be
permitted to appear on the public streets or
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danger from contagiOn Is past
Rule 10. In the event OF death from any
suOh disease, the clothing in which the body
is atttred should be sprinkled with thymol
water, the body wrapped in disinfected cere-
cloth IA sheet thoroughly soaked in the zinc
dtsinfectant, double strength), and placed in
an air-tight coffin, which Is TO remain in the
sick room until removed for burial. No pub
lie funeral must be allowed, either at the
house or church, and no more persons should
be permitted to go to the cemetery than are
necessary to inter the corpse.
Rule IL. The room occupied by person sick
with contagious or Infectious diseases must
previously be cleared of all carpets, needless
clothing, drapery and all ather articles likely
to harbor disease. After death or recovery the
room furniture and other contentsnot to be de-
stroyed, must be Immediately and thoroughly
disinfected' The paper on the walls and cell
ing must be removed and burned, the floor,
woodwork and wooden furniture must be
painted over with corrosive sublimate solu-
ton, letting 1t remain one hour and then
washing 1t of with clean water. The walls, IL
not papered, must be thoroughly scrubbed
and WhiteWashed, For use in the sick room
small pieces Of rags should be substited for
handkerch1efs, and when once used must be
Immediately burned.
Rule IS. Soiled bed and body linen must be
placed In vessels and saturated with the sui
phate OF zinc solution; then boiled one hour
before removed from the premises.
Rule 10. The discharges from the patient
must be received into vessels containing some
known disinfectant, and II not buried at once
but never on the ground nor in running
stream. Perfect cleanliness on the part of the
nurses and attendants is enjoned
Rule 70 Fum1gation with birthstone may
be employed for disinfecting the premises
For this purpose the rooms to be disinfected
must be vacated. Heavy clothing, blankets
bedding and other articles which cannot be
treated with zinc solution, must be opened
and exposed during fumigation. To disinfect
an ordinary room with birthstone, having
tightly closed all openings Of the room, place
In an open earthen dish, upon a couple OF
bricks, In tub partly filled with water three
pounds OF birthstone, in powder or small frap-
ments, m0lstened with a little alcohol and
burn until consumed. After fumlgatiOn the
rooms! must be thoroughly aired before reoc-
cupation.
Rule 81. All articles which have been in
contact with persons sick with contagious or
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stroyed should be treated as follows: Cot
ton, linen, fannels, blankets. etc, should be
put piece by piece into boiling hot zinc So
luton and be boiled for at least one hour.
Heavy wooden clothing, silks, furs, stuffed bed
covers and other articles which cannot be
treated with the zinc solution should be hung
In the rooms during the fumigation and their |
surfaces roughly exposed. Afterward they
should be- hung in the open air, |
beaten and shaken. Pillows, beds, |
stuffed mattresses, upholstered furniture, etc,
should be cut open the contents spread out |
and thoroughly fumigated Carpets are best |
fumigated on the floor, but must afterwards |
be removed to the open air and thoroughly |
beaten.
Rule q. Diphtheriatic Group, croupous |
diphtheria, membranous Group, Group, putrid |
fever diphtheriatic sore throat, sloughing |
sore throat occurring in communities whore |
diphtherla is prevalent, should be included |
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