Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-22
Quarantine Regulations.

Quarantine ana Health kegula-
tions Adopted by the Board of
Health of Idaho county, Idaho.
In accordance with the laws Of
the State OF Idaho. and authority
given to the County Board Of
Health, the following rules and
regulations are adopted and pub
lished; also a synopsis Of the laws
bearing thereon. All violation of
these rules and regulations will be
a misdemeanor and punished as
provided for by the Revised Stat
ntes and Session Laws Of the State
OF Idaho:
lst.-All physicians as well as
all other persons having any
knowledge Of the existence of any
con tagious or infectious disease. or
having good reason to believe that
any such disease exists within the
County of Idaho, are hereby re-
quired to report the same to a
county commissioner, county clerk,
sheriff or county physician.
end. Upon all such cases Of con-
tagious or infectious diseases being
reported to either Of the above
named party. it shall be their duty
to at once notify the regular APP
pointed county physician who is
also quarantine physician. 1t
shall be his duty to Immediately
visit and examine such reported
case and take all necessary steps
to control the spread of such dis
ease by quarantine or otherwise.
3rd.-All premises infected with
any contagious or infectious dis
ease dangerous to life or health,
shall be Immediately reported to
one Of the above named parties;
whereupon said premises shall be
quarantined BY the proper officer,
and guard appointed to prevent
the ingress or egress Of all persons
whom oever to or from said infect
cd premises. except the quarantine
physician.
Upon all premises under quaran-
tine there shall he displayed flag
as warning OF danger signal to
the public, and by the color of said
flag+ 20 displayed, information
will be given the public Of the ma
ture of the contagion under quar-
antinc; the flags to be used and
their Specification shall be as fol-
lows, viz: For scarlet fever, a red
flag; for small pox, yellow flag;
for diphtheria, green flag, and for
other contagious and infec-
tious diseases subject to
quarantine, white flag with the
name Of the disease printed or writ
ten thereon in black letters.
4th.-No quarantine flag shall be
removed or quarantine lifted ex-
cept after thorough disinfection
and cleansing of the premi-
SEES under the direction
and supervision of the Board OF
Health; and no person shall enter
or leave any premises under quar-
aptine without permission of the
quarantine physician, and all per
sons receiving such permission to
leave any premises under quaran-
tine shall be required to thorough
ly cleanse the body and change the
clothing, putting on garments
that have been properly disin-
fected before mingling or being in
the presence Of persons outside oil
the quarantined premises or dis.
trict. Full directions for the pro-
per disinfection Of the person and
clothing must be obtained from the
quarantine physician and under
his guidance.
9th. Public funerals, in the
case Of persons dying from conta
gious diseases are hereby prohibi
ted; the funerals Of such persons
shall be under the authority anG
direction of the Board of Health
and the death Of all persons from
contagious diseases must be imme-
diately reported to said Board OF
Health or some member thereof,
whereupop full directions by the
proper officer will be given for in.
torment.
6th.-Any person neglecting or re
fusing to comply with the above re
quirements, or who shall take down
or remove any quarantine flag from
any infected house, premises OF
district, shall for each and every
offense upon conviction thereof, be
punished.
The following information as tc
contagious and infectious diseases
aud also synopsis from the laws OF
Idaho are added for the instruction
of the general public, SO no one
can have reason to plead Ignorance
In scarlet fever and small pox,
discharges from the skin as well
as from the nose and mouth are
believed to be especially malignant.
In diphtheria the discharges from
the mouth, nose and throat are
believed to contain poison. Scar
let fever and diphtheria prevail
among children, but may attack
persons Of all ages. Small poa at.
tacks persons of all ages. Pure
: water or rather water that has