Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-02-22
Dan Long Disregarded7 the Advise Of
the Board Of Health in Case
Of Scarlet Fever.
TOOK HIS CHILD HOME
The Matter Has Been Reported to tht
Board Of Health and Now Awaits
Their Action.

\ rather serious rupture of the laws
relating to the public health has been
brought TO the attention of the city
board OF health during tho past week
and the board still has the matter under
Iadvi~cment pending action sllch as tile
case may seem To warrant.
Several cases o. scarlet fever have ap.
peared in the city during the past few
days and the board of health in each
case has been quick to establish a rigid
quarantine. Last year this city had an
experience With i scarlet fever cpidrmic
that no one cares to sre repeated.
Therefore the authorities have bccn par4
|ticularly careful i'll regard to this ono
disease, which spreads NJ easily among
the children
One OF the cases that had been placed
under quarantine was that Of the 8 Year
old son Of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Long, who
live on a ranch On Alkali creek Mrs.
Long and her son had been visiting iii
The city for some time with Mrs. George
Brown, who is Mrs. Longs daughter.
The child was taken i'll with scarlet fever
and quarantine was established. It
seems that MIR. Long then came in from
the ranch and desired to take the child
out to their own home. He went tn see
Mayor Larkin about it and was referred
by the mayor to Dr. Lutz, president Of
the board Of health. Or. Lutz said that
he told Mr.. Long that il it were neccs-
sary for Mrs. Long to return to the ranch
on account of sickness out there he
might he given permission to take her
and the child home, but that he must
not do so under any condition for three
or four days. Mr.. Long left the doctors
office with the remark that he would
take his wife and child out at once and
would stand the consequences. This he
proceeded to ce. Dr. Doty was the at
tending physician and when he found
that Mr.. Long had disregardcd the quar-
antine regulations he reported the mat
ter t" Alderman lolager, who isn member
Of the board Of health. Alderman Fla
ger informs The Picket that this is evi.
IDENTIFY case which demands some de
cdcd action on the part Of the board.
For the information Of all it might he
we'll to state that Red Lodge has very
comprehensive health ordinance, which
was passed by the city council Jan. 1.
1900. Section of this ordinance relates
to the matter Of quarantine and is as fol
lows:
That the head Of every family within
the city Of Red lodge, in which family
there is any person suffering or affected
with any contagious or infectious disease
shall at once notify the board Of health
thereof. and, until the order of the board
has been received, no such person or
any clothing shah be removed from such
house: nor shall any occupant Of such
house change his residence elsewhere
except bN permission Of the board The
board of he;tlth may ;l-o quarantine
every holl-c III which there ID person
suffering with amy contagious OF lnfec=
tlous disease, or any person in said
house, under such rules and regulations
as the board may make, All physicians
OF attendants upon persons suffering
from such contagious or infectious dis
eases Shall at once notify the board of
health thereof, il writing witha dcserip.
tion ~ The place.
Among tile other provisions of the
above ordinance is one that imposes a
fine Of not more than 500 for the refusal
to obey and carry out the orders of the
board Of health or for violating any pro
vision Of the ordinance or any order of
the board Of health OF health officer.
Mayor Larkin informs The Picket that
he has simply been awaiting the return
Of City Attorney Bailey, who was OK.
pectcd back from Billings today in order
to have a warrant issued for Mr. Long,
whcrcupon he will be held to answer for
a violation of the city health ordinance.
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WALKED AWAY TO OBLIVION.