The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-17
AN ORDINANCE

OF salt Lake County.
Inc Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Salt Lake, State of Utah.
ordains as follows:
That all premises where either scarlet
fever, diphtheria or smallpox has existed.
snall, before the quarantine flag is remov-
ed. be thoroughly disinfected; the room
winch has been occupied by the person
sick, with any of the above mentioned dis
eases snail be thoroughly disinfected after
the recovery of said person, or the death
or said person, as follows:
Inc floors, wood work and furniture
snail be thoroughly washed with a solu-
non OF chloride of lime three ounces to
the gallon, or of corrosive sublimate of a
strength, not less than one part corro-
siVe Sublimate to 1000 parts water. This
shall be followed after an interval of
twenty-four hours with thorough scrub
ping with soap and hot water. All dust
shall be 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
such be advised by the local board of
health.
All carpets shall be burned or disinfect-
ed by the action of super-heated steam,
or otherwise cleaned and disinfected, as
directed by the local board of health.
All articles of clothing, hangings bed
linens and other fabrics shall be subjected
TO an action of boiling water or super
heated steam. All school books in use by
the person who has any contagious dis
ease shall be burned as soon as the dis
ease is known.
Sulphur snail be burned in said room.
under the direction of the local board of
health.
II shall be the duty of every householder
or every person in charge of every case
OF a contagious disease, when warning
sign has been displayed upon the premises
which she or he occupies. to report
promptly the removal of such sign to
the local board of health. unless the re-
moval has been caused by order of said
board
No person shall attend school from
premises infected with a contagious dis
ease, except upon presentation of the
proper certificate from the local board of
health 1t shall he the duty of the per-
son IN attendance upon any contagious
disease TO report to the local board of
health in every instance If children in the
same family, or other children in the
same building, attend school. and at what
Schooi building attending.
All persons sunering from measles, scar
let fever, diphtheria, smallpox and whoop-
ing cough are to be isolated in rooms as
far removed as possible from those occu-
pied by other persons in the building. and
upon the top moor. when ii is practicable.
No person other than the physician in at
tendance and the nurse or nurses and
be admitted to such room during the prev
aience of scarlet fever dlpntheria or
smallpox. and in no case shall the nurse
or nurses visit other portions of the house
without having taken precaution by
change of clothing or otherwise against
conveying contagion.
fer1ng from any contagious or infectious
disease shall be cleared of all needless
clothing, carpets, drapery, curtains or
other materials likely TO harbor the pois-
ons of disease.
Soiled bed and body linen shall be i'm
placed in vessels of water con-
tanning a solution of bi-chloride of mer-
curry. or chloride of lime, or some other
suitable disinfectant.
EXcremental discharges from the patient
from contagious or infectious
= IA in 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
ton or paper, and must be Immediately
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
by the local board of health to
such person to the effect that they may
without danger of disseminating the con-
agion, go abroad and associate with 9TH
ars.
All persons in charge of the pSemises
where contagious disease exists IL ex-
ercise all reasonable care in the Oreven-,i
ion of the co-mingling of persons who
,ome in contact with the patient or any
,Jher persons. whereby the contagion
night be disseminated.
The body of any person who has died
rom either diphtheria, scarlet fever or
smallpox shall be Immediately disinfected
md placed in coffin, which shall be
lightly closed. and shall not be taken to
my church or place of public assembly,
md shall be buried within forty-eisht
iours unless otherwise ordered by the
Ocal board of health.
No undertaken or one acting in such
apacitl. shall conduct or assist in con-
Iucting a public funeral in cases of death
esulting from scarlet fever, diphtheria or
mallDoX. and il shall be the duty of the
in charge of the body to see
hat proper disinfection is made of such
asses as died from scarlet fever, diphthe-
ia or smallpox.
No public funeral shall be held in a
welling in which there is a case of either
iphtheria. scarlet fever or smallpox, nor
n which death from either disease has
occurred.
All physicians or nurses or other per-
ons having been exposed to any conta- ,
ious or infectious disease are forbidden
D mingle with other persons subject
hereto in the clothing worn by them j
Thile so exposed, unless the same has .
cen thoroughly disinfected, or to other j
rise expose any other person TO such con-
sun u '''-e Schools.
The board of health shall have jurisdic-
ion in all matters pertaining to the pre-
ervation of the health of those in at
enhance upon the public and private
choDis in the county outside of incorpo-
ated cities, to which end it is hereby
lade the duty of the said board of
ealth:
To exclude from said schools any per- l
on suffering with a contagious or infec-
Gus disease, or liable to convey such dis {
ase to those in attendance.
1t shall be the duty of the teacher or >
,hool board not to allow any pupil to at S
md the district schools, or any member 5
the household to which such pupil be- {
,ngs is sick with any infectious or con-
lgious disease, nor during the period of 3
NO weeks after the death, recovery or 6
.moval of such sick persons, then only 6
pom a certificate of competent physi- 6
an, or written permit of the district s
,hool board.
To make inspection of all school build 9
gs and premises when deemed advisable 8
! to their hygienic condition. and to re- 9
1rt the result of such inspection to those 8
lving charge and control of such schools 3
18th instructions as to the remedy of 3
,nditions Gf any such be found) whereby 2
le health of those in attendance may be 3
npaired or life endangered. g
That in the event of failure or refusal of q
lose having such charge and control to
TRY out the instructions so given, then d
Ie board of health shall cause such 5
.ulty conditions to be remedied at the e
,oDer cost and expense of those having v
large and control of the school or A
hools.
PENALTY. l:
That any person who violates, disobeys, a
nits neglects or refuses to comply with Il
any Of 10 prnyicfouc of ttfc