The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09


As an appetizer take before meals; as
Digestive. take after meals: as n Gen.
eral Tonic or Stimulant, ut any time.
Sold by all Druggists. Refuse Substi-
tutes.
nuisances issued TO the said health Of
:icor u order OF SAID board. attest,d by
TIE secretary, shah be executed by him
ana his sulordinatcs tnd workmen, aud
the cost and expenses thereof sinai! he
rcco, ernbie from the owner or owners Of
the premises from which the nuisance
snali De removed, or from any person
or persons causing CT maintaining the
Same, In the manner herein provided.
The regulations of the board provid-
cd as follows for the prevention of the
spread OF contagious diseases:
fhe following named Diseases are de-
clared to be communicable and danger
GUS to the public health, viz: SMALL
pox tvariola varioloiuJ, cholera (Asiatic
or cpidcmic), scarlet fever tscarletina,
scarlet RASH. measles, diphtheria ldiph-
theritic Group, diphtheritic sore throat.
typhoid fever. typhus fever. yellow fever,
leprosy, spotted fever (cercbro-spinal
meningitis), relapsing fever. epidemic
dysentery, hydrophobia (rabics). and
glandcrs Qarcy). and shall be under
stood to be included in the following reg
u.atiohe. unless certain Of them only are
specified.
Whenever any ho,iseh Older knows that
any person within his family ar nousc-
hold has Il communicable disease. dan.
gerous to the public health, he shall i'm
mediately report the same to the sccr.-
tary of the board of health. giving the
name OF the person, street AMI number,
or location of the house.
Whenever any physician finds that any
uerson whom he Ia called upon TO visit
has communicable disease. dangerous
to public health. he or she shall imme-
diatcly report the same To the secretary
OF the board Of health. giving Tho name
Of the person. street and number or To-
cation of the house: On receipt e: which,
report the secretary shall Immediately
notify the principal of all private schools
ard the city superintendent Of The public
schools. and re shall Immediately notify
the principal of the schOo, in the district
or districts where sucn communicable
disease exists to dispense with the at
tendance of all pupils residing in the
family In which such disease exists. No
physician who may. in good faith. in
obedience to this rule. report case IA
one of communicable disease which sun
senuently proves not to be such, shall be
liable to a suit of damages for such er-
rOr In reporting. 1t shall be the duty of
such physician end of all other attend
ants upon persons affected with such dis
eases to avoid exposure TO the public of
any garments or clothing about their own
persons that may have teen subjected to
the risk of infection.
REMOVING PATIENTS.
No person shall. within the limits OF
this city, unless by permit of the board
of health, carry or remove from one
building to another aEy patient affected
with any communicable disease. danger
GUS to the public health. Nor shall any
person. by any exposure Of any individual
SO affected. or of the body of such individ-
ual. or of any article capable of conveying
contagion or infection, or by any negli-
gent act connected with the care or GUS
tody thereof. or by needless exposure
Of himself. or herself cause or contrl-
butte to the spread of disease from any
such individual or dead body.
That In the case of the prevalence or
of reasonable ground to apprehend the
prevalence of malignant disease in the
I city, the board shall direct specially the
cleansing Of houses. cellars. yards, or
such other places as they may consider
requisite or prudent for the preserva-
tion Of the health of the city, or for the
mitigation Of the disease; and shall estao-
| lish hospitals, one or more, as they shall
| deem circumstances to ~equire, and make
provisions and regulations for such hos
pitals.
In case OF the prevaler ce Of malignant
| disease in this city. the board shall re-
move persons from filthy and noxious
habita atiuns. or from nuxious and pecu-
liarily exposed places, to other habita'
| tions, whenever two-thirds of all the
members of the board shall determine
that the faithful care Of tho health of the
| city. or any neighborhood thereof, re-
quires such a measure.
| That for the purpose of preventing mis-
chief arising from rumors Of malignant
disease existing in this city. II any per
sons SHALL without authority from the
board of health. publish any account Ol
any malignant disease in this city. or any
| case of such a disease. every such per
son shall forfeit AMI pay fine of ter
| dollars.
The medical attendant, in all cases OF
| smallpox or variOloid, of epidemic oil
Asiatic cholera. or malignant fevers
shall report, In writing. to the secretar!
of the board Of health, within six hours
after knowledge of such case or cases
occurring between o'clock a, nj and
n. m OF within eighteen hours, II sucf
call be made between t o'clock p. m ant
G a. M, such report shall state the name
| SEX age color, nation and residence, an'
| duration Of disease at the time OF report
| end in case of smallpox or varioloih
| shall state the time of vaccination. an,
the said report or reports shall be fiiet
and recorded by the secretary Of th'
board of health. If any medical attend
ant shall fail to observe and comply Will
the above regulations. he shall forfeit an'
paw fine of ten dollars and twenty-five
| <Jn1I n, f,r oh r,,Is nM
PLACING NOTICES.
| Cpon the return OF cases of small-po,
or variolod being made the health olil
Ger shall cause u printed notice, not les
than six inches square, to be fastened
upon the front door or other consptcuou
place of each house In which sutn sick
ness prevails, To be maintained durin
the existence of the disease, and unit
the health officer Is satisfied that tn
house has been properly clcansed. d!sin
fected and purified; and in case such no
tice is removed. without permission fror
the board, before the danger from con
tagion has ceased. the name of the pc!
son, head OF the family occupying sue
house. together with the locality OF IT,
house. shall be published. and the perso
or persons removing the notice, ~ caus
ing such removal. shall be fined in "A man
ner herein provided.
There shall not be public or churc
funeral of any person vino has died q
Asiatic cholera. smallpox, typhus fevc!
6iphtheria. yellow fever, scarlet feve
measles. and the family of the decease
shall In all such cases limit the attend
ance to as few as possible, and take a
precautions possible to prevent the eN
posure of other persons authorizing tn
public notice OF death of such person
shall have the name of the disease whic