The record-union., 1898-03-09
CITY BOARD OF HEALTH.
THE RESOLUTION REGARDING
PLUMBERS ADOPTED.
It Also Adopts Regulations Relat-
ing to Contagious Diseases
and Quarantine.

ty-One dealnS lor the month, DelnS al
average rate of 124O to the thousaud
for the year.
The reports of Sanitary Inspector
Herr and Plumbing Inspector Smith
We're also read, showing a large amount
of work done.
Dr. Fay asked if the report of the
Sanitary Inspector did not contain the
locations inspected, and Secretary
Nichols said that the locations OF
vaults cleaned. etc, We're not specified.
DR.. Fay said that the time of year was
now coming when every portion of the
city should be Systematically inspected,
in order that no localities should es-
cape inspection. To do this, a record
should be made of localities Inspected.
Sanitary Inspector Herr said that at
present, in addition to the daily calls
made on him, he was inspecting the
bakeries and restaurants, which took
up all his time.
On motion Of DR.. Fay, it was ordered
that hereafter the report should include
all localities inspected.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
DR.. Parkinson presented the rules
prepared by him for the methods to be
pursued in regard to contagious dis
eases and quarantine in such cases
and the board discussed them section
by section.
The following rules have been adopt
ed by the Board of Health for the
guidance of persons coming in contact
with cases of infectious diseases. They
should be carried out, as far as prac-
ticable, for the well-being of all con-
cerned:
A case of infectious disease having
been reported as existing in this house,
the premises and inma tes are hereby
placed in quarantine.
The duration of this quarantine rests
with the Board of Health. under the
advice of the attending physician. Pro-
vided no other cases develop, it shall
not be less than fourteen days in the
case of diphtheria, nor less than forty
two days in the case of scarlet fever.
Where premises have been placed in
quarantine all inmates must in every
way limit their intercourse with the
general public Non-residents other
than physicians, nurses and clergymen,
should not enter the premises during
the existence of this quarantine
Immediately upon the discovery of
q telot VI INFECTIOUS ulScdSS the SUBJECT
should be placed in a room or suite Of
rooms that have been previously
cleared Of all but absolutely necessary
furniture and clothing
The subject must remain therein until
convalescent. No persons other than
physicians nurses or clergymen should
enter or leave these apartments until
they have been vacated and disinfected.
Nurses who are in close attendance
upon the patient should divest them
selves of the outer clothing before leav-
ing the sickroom, and should not wear
therein outside clothing intended to be
worn elsewhere.
If rooms, other than those occupied
by the sick, are used or occupied by
nurses they will be regarded as in
fected.
During the progress of a case of in
fectious disease great care must be op.
served in the disinfection of all arti-
cles that may be removed from rooms
occupied by the sick
Articles of china, glass or metal that
present non absorbent surfaces should
be Immediately subjected to the action
Of boiling water.
Articles of clothing that can absorb
discharges or retain disease germs, and
that are TO pass through the house.
should be immersed in a disnfectant
solution and so removed for final treat
ment.
Articles of clothing that can be con-
yeyed to the open air without passing
through the house need not be disin-
fected
No articles of clothing should be sent
to laundries or washed off the prem
ises unless they have been previously
disinfected.
Remnants of food removed from the
sickroom should be at once destroyed.
Dejecta must be treated with germi-
cidal solutions and then removed in
covered vessels.
For disinfection of clothing three
methods are advised: (a) Cremation:
(b) immersion in boiling water for thir-
ty minutes; tc) immersion In a gerlni-
cidal solution for one hour.
For disinfection of furniture and fix
lures: First, thorough washing or
scrubbing with soap and hot water.
hot soda solution or hot lysol solution.
] per cent, followed by thorough scrub
bng with a germicidal solution.
The solutions advised for these pur-
poses are: Formalin l per cent. of BIZ
chloride of mercury (acid) 1900.
Infected rooms should be closed
tightly so as 10 prevent the escape Of
the disinfectant, and then exposed to
formaldehyde gas for not less than
twenty-four hours. At the expiration
Of this period the rooms should be
thoroughly swept and the sweepings
burned. After the dust has settled all
woodwork should be scrubbed. and then
treated with germicidal solution. as al
ready described. The walls. ceiling and
window glass should be gone over with
cloths Well dampened with a germ-
cidal solution.
The rooms should then be thoroughly
ventilated, and where possible freely
exposed to sunlight and fresh air for
twenty-four hours before being occu-
pied.
Distinction of the sick and Of those
in close attendance thereon should oe
conducted in accordance with the fore
going.
DIR. Henderson suggested the appoint
ment of various committees. in order
that the work of the board might be
properly divided and attended to. The
matter was taken under consideration.
RULES FOR PLUMBERS.
DR. Parkinson offered a resolution
that was adopted requiring all licensed
plumbers to keep books. open to the
inspection of the Plumbing Inspector.
in which Were recorded the plumbing
work done by them each day, with a
description of the premises and the
name of the person ordering the