The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-03-01
To the local boards of health of Ohio:

the Rules and Regulations Of the State
Board Of Health for the Prevention Of
Smallpox, as given below.
The following rules and regulations
cover the essential points in dealing
with cases of smallpox, and their strict
enforcement will be required. The
State Board of Health, upon request,
will give prompt assistance to the local
authorities OF any community in which
smallpox makes its appearance.
/. Physicians called to attend persons
suffering from smallpox, yariOloid
modified smallpox or chicken-pOx.
shall report the fact within 12 hours to
the board of health within whose juris-
dictiOn such persons are found, giving
their names and addresses.
2. When there is good reason to sus-
pect the existence Of smallpox in any
house or place from report other than
from physician, it shall be the duty of
the board of health to at once make an
investigation, by sending physician to
examine and report upon suspected
cases.
3. In the case of smallpox or vario-
lOid it shall be the duty of the board of
health receiving such report to at once
placard the house in which the patient
resides or is found, announcing in large
letters the existence Of smallpox with
in, which placard shall not be removed
until after recovery Of the patient and
disinfectiOn of the house; or the board
may remove the patient to an infectious
disease hospital, disinfect the house and
contents, and quarantine the inmates who
are not protected against smallpox by
previous attack Of the disease, or by
recent successful vaccination, for 16
days from the completion Of such dis
infection.
4. In the case of chicken-pOx it shall
be the duty Of the board of health to at
once placard the house in which the
patience resides or is found, announcing
In, large letters the existence of contag-
iOls disease within, which placard shall
not be removed until after the recovery
Of the patient.
5. A quarantine notice shall be served
upon the head of the household forbid
ding any one to enter or leave the prem
ises except the attending physician or
other person authorized by the board of
health.
6. 1t shall be the duty of the local
board of health to strictly enforce this
order, which shall be done by placing
day and night guard over quarantined
houses whenever necessary.
T. All persons unprotected against
smallpox by former attack of the dis
ease, or by recent successful vaccination,
known to have been exposed to a person
suffering from smallpox in the eruptive
stage of the disease, shall be quarantined
for 16 days from time of last exposure,
and be vaccinated.
8. Quarantine of smallpox patients
shall be maintained until they have COM
pletely desquamated or scaled off, as
certified by reputable physician, and
until the house and its contents have
been properly disinfected under the
supervision of the board of health. Per-
sons in the house with the patient who
are not protected against smallpox by a
recent successful vaccination or former
attack of the disease, shall be quaran-
tined for Is days from the time disin-
fectiOn Of the house is completed.
| 9. Persons who have recently recover.
ed from small-pO or suspected small
pox, the nature of their malady not hay
ing been known or recognized at the
time OF their illness, shall not be re-
turned to their homes until their dwell
ings and contents, including the cloth
ing OF all the inmates, are properly dis
infected under the supervision Of thu
board OF health.
10. No child in community il
which smallpox actually exists, shall b,
permitted to attend any public, parO
chial or private school without present
ing satisfactory evidence Of having beeI
successfully vaccinated.
IL. 1t shall be the duty Of the lOca
board Of health or its health Office
receiving a report Of case of smallpox
within the jurisdiction Of such board, t,
at once report the case, by telegram i
possible, to the State Board Of Health.
12. The Secretary OF the State BOart
OF Health, as its Executive Officer, il
hereby authorized and directed to secur,
the strict enforcement Of the above rule
and regulations, with such modification
thereof and such additions thereto as tn
exigences Of any particular case ma,
demand.
In this connection, you will pleas
note the provisions Of Section 2, Of tn
act to create and establish State Boar,
Of Health, by authority Of which actthes
regulations have been adopted, AM
which reads as follows: