Evening journal., 1900-02-26

Asiatic cholera, leprosy. typhus fevr,
diphtheria, (membranous Group OF
yellow fever is strictly forbidden.
Rule 2. The bodies of persons dead
Of anthrax, scarlet fever, puerperal
fever, typhoid fever. erysipelas,
measles, whooping cough or dysentery
must be wrapped in a sheet thoroughly
saturated with a strong solution of
bi-chloride Of mercury to a gallon OF
water or in an antiseptic cottonwood
blanket. and encased in an air-tight
zinc, tin, copper or lead coffin; or in
an air-tight casket, Theoretically seal
ed, and all enclosed in a strong, tight
wooden box; or the body must be pre-
pared for shipment by being wrapped
in sheet disenfected by solution of
bichloride of mercury or antiseptic
blanket as above, and placed in a
strong coffin or casket, and said coffin
or casket encased in a Theoretically
scaled soldered) zinc, copper or tin
case, and all encased in a strong out
side wooden box of material not less
athan one inch thick.
Rule In the case of contagious, in
| fectious or communicable diseases the
body must not be accompanied by per-
sons who. or articles which, have been
/ exposed to the infection of the dis
ease And. in addition TO the permit
| from the board of health or proper
health authority agents must require
an affidavit from the shipping under
taker, stating how the body has been
/ prepared and the kind of coffin or
casket used, which must be in con-
/ formity with rule 2
Rule 4. The bodies of persons dead
[ Of diseases that are not contagious
infectious or communicable, may be
received for transportation to local
points in this State when encased in
a second coffin, or metallic case, and
enclosed in strong wooden box, Sc
curel y fastened so that it may be
safely handled. But when it is pro-
posed to transport them out of the State
i (unless the time required for trans
lportation from the initial point to des-
i tionation does not exceed eighteen
hours they must be cased in an air
Il tight zinc, tin or copper, or lead lined
coffin, or a strong coffin or casket en-
cased in a heremetically sealed (sol-
ldered) zinc, copper or tin case and all
/ enclosed in a strong outsidewooden box
OF material not less than one inch
thio1g.
Rule 5. Every dead body must be
accompanied by a person in charge
who must be provided with a transit
permit from the board of health, or pro
per health authority. giving permis-
sion for the removal, and showing
name Of deceased. age, place Of death
cause Of death land If Of a contagious
| n 4 "a nt A.
which IL is to be shipped and the name.
Of medical attendant and undertaken
Rule G. The transit permits must bl
made with stub and two coupons; TIT
stub to be rtained by the person is
suing it; the first coupon to be detach
. ed by agent at initial point, and sen
to the general baggae agents, and Thu
E second coupon by the last train bag
gageman, while the permit itself mus
accompany the body to it's place Of des
tinauon The stub permit and cou
pcns must be numbered, so that onl
will refer o the other, and on the bacl
T of the permit there must be a spac
I for the undertaker's affidavit to be usel
4 In contagious or infectious diseases, q
required by rules two and three.
Rule Z. The box containing corps
must hl HAAAAAA1 hNu Win a Vaolt
e showing name OF deceased, place O
4 death, cause OF death, point to whicl
: II is to be shipped number OF transi
h permit issued in connection. and nam
l, of person in charge Of the remains
n There must be blank spaces at the bot
d tom OF the paster for the station agent
+ at the initial point, to fill in the forr
and number OF the passage tickei
= where from, wher to, and route to des
s tination Of such ticket.
It Rule s. II is intended that no dea
it body shall be moved which may be IN
J. means Of spreading disease; therefor'
h all disinterred bodies dead from an
II disease or cause. will be treated as in
+ fictitious and dangerous to the publ
r health, and must not be accepted fC
sr transportation. unless said removal ha
been approved by thestate or local boar
,e of health and the consent Of the heali
h authority of the locality to which III
le corpse is consigned has first been oil
Is tanned and the disinterred remain
n have been enclosed in a heremeticall
IN sealed (soldered) zinc. tin. or copp'
r lined coffin or box. or a box encase
in a hermeically sealed (sOldereC
a. zinc, in or copper case.