Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-22
RULES OF State LABORATORY
Strict Measures Adopted by the
State Eoard of Health.
WILL PREVENT IMPROPER USES
Protection From the Ravages
of Epidemics.
The State Board pf Health is Arranging to
Keep snGh Records MS VIII Insure the
Best Results TO the Citizens OF Delaware
in the Investigatton of Disease.

The State Board Of Health has adopted
the following rules for the government
Of the State Pathological and Bacterio-
logical Laboratory, in order that proper
use thereof may be made by the general
public:
Whereas, By an act OF the Legisla-
ture, approved March 23d, A. D., 1899,
the Board of Health of the State of
Delaware was authorized and em-
powered to establish and supervise a
pathological and meteorological lahora-
tory at Delaware College, and the same
having been accomplished, it becomes
necessary. in order to prevent improper
uses and to enable the Board of Health
to keep such records as will insure the
best results to the citizens of the State
in the investigation of disease and the
protection of the people from the raw
ages of epidemios, to adopt somewhat
strict rules for the examination of
specimens forwarded, &c. The rules
are as follows:
Rule No. l. That the laboratory is
under the management and supervision
of the Board of Health of the State of
Delaware, and is open TO physicians.
veterinary, surgeons, druggists and local
boards OF health, only under such regu-
lation as are prescribed by the said
Board of HealthY
No. 2. All specimens must be ad-
dressed to the Pathological and Bac-
THEOLOGICAL Laboratory of the State
Board of Health, Newark, Del, and
all reports upon such specimens must
be issued under the name of the said
laboratory, by its director.
No. 3. The laboratory will be open
daily, except Sundays, between the
hours of 8 a. m. and p. M, and at
such otner hours as the work may
demand.
No. A. Specimens will be examined
in the order of their, receipt at their
laboratory, except in the case of diph-
liberia, or unless some special reason
necessitates the deviation from this
rule.
No. ). The laboratory will refuse to
examine specimens not prepared in
accordance with the instructions issued
from time to time. 1t will also refuse
to receive from the postoffice packages
| sent in violation of the postal regula-
tions, the board having provided for
| the distribution of regulation packages.
No. 6. The laboratory will not be
used for private purposes not connected
with the health OF the citizens of the
State, viz: No examination for insur-
ance purposes, or for citizens of other
States, except as may be necessary BY
reason of immediate contact of resi-
ence.
No. Z. The examination of local
water supplies will be undertaken only
at the written request of the local
| f,fh hAn in, tuh
said water supply pertains.
No. s. Tho examination of private
water supplies (wells, springs, &C., will
be undertaken only at the written re-
quest of local board OF health having
| jurisdiction within the territory in
which the private water supply is in
cluded, or by local physician interested
in said examination. In any case valid
reasons must bo given why said ey-
animation is advisable.
| No. 8 Druggists and others who are
distributing agents for mailing pack
ages shall settle their accounts on the
first day OF April of each year. AT
least 10 days previous to that date the
director OF the laboratory shall furnish
| to the secretary of the Board of Health
written statement of the number of
boxes sent TO each station during the
year, together with the number sold by
each distributing agent. 10 this end,
every mailing package shall be marked
| by number, which numbers are re-
corded against the dealers to whom
they are sent, thus enabling the labora-
tory to know, each time sample is
received, the station from which the
4 said package was purchased.
Nc. 10. The scope of the work of the
laboratory will include: First, the
chemical, microscopic and bacteriologi
Cal examination of secretions, eNcre-
tions, exueates, tissues of morbid growth,
necessary to the diagnosis of disease,
including the examination of urins,
faces, stomach contents, milk, pus or
-purulent discharges, sputum and
exudates; secoud, the chemical, micro
scopic and bscteiiological examination
of blood; third. the chemical, micro
seopio and ,bacteriological examination
of water; fourth, the examination Of
foods and drugs especially with the
view of deducting authorizations or i'm
purities; fifth, the study of any problem
having sanitary or hygenic bearing,
it being understood that the main pur-
pose of the laboratory is the study and
investigation Of infections diseases and
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health. m
No. II. The laboratory is authorized
to issue quarterly bulletin to be sent
to the physicians OF the State, calling
attention to the work of the laboratory
and the facilities it has to offer, and
giving such information regarding new
methods in clinical microscopy and
bacteriology, together with directions
as to the preEaratiou of SCecimeuS and
other cooperative work which may be
considered actually beneficial to both
the physician and the laboratory.
| TRANSPORTATION OF BODIES.
The State Board of Health has also
adopted the following rules regarding
the transportation Of bodies:
Rule No. l. The transportation oi
bodies of persons dead of smallpox,
varioloid, Asiatio cholera, leprosy, ty-
phus fever, diphtheiia, membraneous
Group Or yellow fever is strictly for.
bidden.
No. 2. The bodies of persons dead oi
anthrax, scarlet fever, puerperal fever,
typhoid fever, erysipelas, measles,
whooping cough, or dysentery, must be
wrapped in sheet thoroughly saturated
with a strong solution of bichloride oi
mercury to gallon Of water, or in ar
antseptic cottonwood blanket, ano
encased in an air tight zinc, tin. copper
or lead coffin or in an air-tight oasket
Theoretically sealed, and all enclosed il
a strong, tight, wooden box; or the
body must he prepared for shipment b,