The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-26
AN ORDINANCE


Inat all premises where either scarlet
lSHgr' uipntherla or smallpox has existed
snaii, before the quarantine flag is remov-
ed, De thoroughly disinfected; the room
Mnicn mas been occupied by the pe0on
SIGN, with any of the above mentioned dis
eases shall be thoroughly disinfected after
Of ore sa 1tseovery OF said person, or the death
h hne Hoors, wood work and furniture
s saH be thoroughly washed with a solu-
t tiUn . al eniorlde of lime. three ounces to
.ne SaIion, or of corrosive sublimate OF a
Strength not less than one part corro-
Eve suplmate to 900 parts water. This
tWenty-iour hours with a thorough scrub
ping with soap and hot water. All dust
snaLI De removed from said room and the
room shall be kept thoroughly clean. The
walls and ceilings of said room shall be
re-papered, or whitewashed or painted, If
health
All carpets shall be burned or disinfect-
cd by the action of super-heated steam.
4 3r oInesrwise cleaned and disinfected, as
uirected by the local board of health.
All articles of clothing, hangings. bed
| linens and other fabrics Shall be subjected
70 an action of boiling water or super
heated steam. All school books in use by
| the person who has any contagious dis
ease is known.
Sulphur shall be burned in said room.
health.
II shall be the duty of every householder
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OF a contagious disease, when warning
sign mas been displayed upon the premises
willcn she or he occupies, to report
promptly the removal of such sign TO
tne local board of health, unless the re-
hmoval mas been caused by order OF said
No person shall attend school from
premises infected with contagious dis
ease, except upon presentation or the
proper certificate from the local board OF
heaIth IL shall be the duty of the per-
son in attendance upon any contagious
1lseaSe 10 report to the local board or
health in every instance if children in the
same FAMILY, or other children in the
same building. attend school, and at what
scnooi building attending.
All persons suffering from measles, scar
iet fever. diphtheria, smallpox and whoop-
ing cough are to be isolated in rooms as
Tar removed as possible from those occu-
pied by other persons in the building. and
upon the top floor, when ii is practicable
NO person other than the physician in at,
tendance and the nurse or nurses ana
parent or parents of the sick person shall
be ADMITTED to such room during the prev
alence OF scarlet fever, diphtheria or
smallpox, and in no case shall the nurse
or nurses visit other portions of the house
Witnout having taken precaution py
change of clothing or otherwise against
conveying contagion.
Every. room occupied by a patient suf-
terlng from any contagious or infectious
disease shall be cleared of all needless
clothing. carpets. drapery, curtains or
other materials likely to harbor the pois-
Soiled bed and body linen shall be i'm
medlate!y placed in vessels of water con-
tanning solution of bi-chloride of mer-
curry. or chloride of lime, or some other
suitable disinfectant.
Excremental discharges from the patient
suffering from CONTAGIOUS or infectious
diseases shall be received in vessels of
water containing such solution as men
toned in the preceding section, and all
vessels used shall be kept scrupulously
clean and thoroughly disinfected. Dis
charges from the throat, nose and mouth
shall be received upon pieces of cloth, cot
burned.
No person recovering from diphtheria.
scarlet fever, smallpox and whooping
cough shall be permitted to associate with
other persons until a certificate has been
furnished by the local board of health to
such person to the effect that they may,
without danger of disseminating the con-
tagion, go abroad and associate with 9TH
ers.
All persons in charge of the premises !
where contagious disease exists shall ex- +
ercise all reasonable care in the preven- |
ton of the co-mingling of persons who |
come in contact with the patient, or any !
other persons whereby the contagion |
might be disseminated.
The body of any person who has died I
from either dipntheria, scarlet fever or I
and placed in a coffin, which shall be 4
tightly closed. and shall not be taken to /
any church or place of public assembly. |
hours unless otherwise ordered by the |
local board of health.
No undertaken. or one acting in such |
Quoting a public funeral in cases of death !
from scarlet fever. diphtheria or |
smallpox. and it shall be the duty of the /
undertaken in charge Of the body to see /
that proper disnfection is made of such
cases as died from scarlet fever. diphthe-
ria or smallpox.
dwelling in which there is a case of either
diphtheria, scarlet fever or smallpox, nor
in which a. death from either disease has
All physicians or nurses or other per-
sons having been exposed to any conta-
gious infectious disease are forbidden
thereto in the clothing worn by Them
while so exposed, unless the same has
been thoroughly disinfected. or to other
wise expose any other person to such con-
O' 'iie SCHOOLS.
The board of health shall have jurisdic-
ton in all matters pertaining to the pre-
servation of the health of those in at
tendance upon the public and private
schools in the county. outside of incorpo-
rated cities, to which end 1t is hereby
made the duty of the said board of
health:
To exclude from said schools any per-
-ious disease, or liable to convey such dis
ease to those in attendance.
1t shall be the duty of the teacher or
school board not to allow any pupil to at
end the district schools. or any member
If the household to which such pupil be-
ongs is sick with any infectious or con-
agious disease, nor during the period of
wo weeks after the death, recovery or
'emoval of such sick persons then only
Ipon a certificate of competent physi-
ian, or written permit of the district
school board.
To make inspection of all school build
ngs and premises when deemed advisable I
IS TO their hygienic condition, and to re-
,orr the result of such inspection to those
aving charge and control of such schools I
With instructions as TO the remedy of
conditions df any such be found whereby
he health of those in attendance may be
or life endangered.
That in the event of failure or refusal of
hose having such charge and control TO
AIRY out the instructions SO given, then
he board of health shall cause such
aulty conditions 10 be remedied at the
roper cost and expense OF those having
barge and control of the school or G
chools- |
That any person who violates. disobeys, '
mits neglects or refuses to comply with
r resiSts any of the provisions of this
rdinance, or who refuses or neglects to S
ions or sanitary regulations of the local t
GARD of health health officer or who S
mits. neglects or refuses to comply with s
r who resists any officers or orders or I
hail. upon conviction, be fined in a sum 5
OF less than five dollars $500 nor more b
han one hundred dollars Sl0o.Oo) S
This ordinance shall take effect the first /
ay of July. A. d. 1859. c
Passed and approved this 18th day of | a
une. A D. 1899, Commissioners Joseph S.
.awlins and George A Whitaker voting A
aye" Commissioner Francis Armstrong
]. S. RAwLINS.
hartman pro tempore of the Board of
County Commissioners of Salt Lake
Attested by David c. Dunbar