Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-23
Official Notice.
AN ORDINANCE

For the restriction and prevention of
contagious disease.
The Common Council Of the city of
Mineral Point do ordain rs follows:
SEC. l. 1t shall be the duty of the
Health Commissioner on relieving
notice of the existence Of a case or
cases of small pox, diptheria, scarlet
fever, typhoid fever, Asiatic cholera,
or other dangerous contagious dis
ease to Immediately quarantine and
placard the house or houses in which
such contagious disease exists. The
cards shall be placed at the usual
public entrance of such house or
houses, and no person shall be per-
mitted to leave such house or houses
until said quarantine be removed.
And any person who shall knowingly
remove said card or violate the
provisions of this section shall
be liable to u fine of not more
than fifty dollars and not less
than live dollars or to imprisonment
for u term of not more than thirty
days and not less than five days, or to
both fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Health Commissioner to take such
other measures as may be needful and
proper for the restriction and suppress
sion of such disease; to investigate
all the the circumstances attendant
upon the occurrence of the same and
to make report thereof to the common
council and also to the State Board of
Health.
And it shall further be the duty Of
the Health Commissioner at the ter
mination Of any case Of dangerous
contagious disease herein named to
disinfeet or cause the disinfection Of
the premises ON which such disease
shall have occurred together with all
infected furniture, bedding, clothing
and other articles at the expense of
the person or persons having said
diseases; in case Of said persons being
too poor to bear said expense, the dis
infection to be done at the expense of
the city.
Sec. 3. In all cases of scarlet fever
the quarantine shall continue at least
six weeks from date Of first appear
ance of the disease, and all pupils hay
ing said disease shall be excluded
from school during said time and
longer If desquamStion has not entirely
ceased. And no child or children
shall be allowed to enter school from II
family in which the disease is present.
In all other dangerous contagious
diseases the patient shall not be
permitted to attend school until fully
recovered, and until after disin-
lection Of person and clothing and
home has been thoroughly performed,
and no child or children shall be
allowed to enter school from
! family in which such contagious
I disease exists until said disinfectior
has been performed. In case of sus
I pected small pox the quarantine shall
I be fifteen days from exposure.
I SEC. 4. During the existence o
any dangerous contagious disease II
] any family or household in this cit.
! and until after the premises wher
! such disease shall have existed shall
I be disinfected no child or children
I belonging to such family or Household
I shall be permitted to attend an
4 public school without written pei
4 mission from the Health Com
Z missioner; and no teacher in an
i public school shall allow any child 9
! children from any family or househol
! affected by contagious disease to al
= tend said school except by written PEI
mission from the Health Commits
n sioner, which written permission tn
~ teacher shall preserve as evidence ths
~ such child or children were not sourc,
90 Of danger to others.
And any nersson who shall know