Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-28

familiar with the new state health
law which has just been adopted. 1t
is as follows:
SECTION |. Whenever any physi-
clan shall know, or have reason to be.
lieve, that any person whom he is
called to visit, or any person sick
within his knowledge without the
care Of a physician, is sick with or
has died Of cholera, smallpox, scarlet
fever, diphtheria, epidemic cerebro-
spinal meningitis, or any disease dan
gerous to the public health, he shall
Immediately give notice thereof to
the nearest board Of health or health
officer; and II the case occurs in his
own practice, shall at once cause
red or yellow cloth or card not less
than twelve inches square, with the
name Of the disease written or print
ed thereon in large characters; to be
fastened upon the front door or other
conspicuous part Of the building
wherein the sickness prevails; such
cloth or card to be maintained duriag
the existence OF the disease and until
such time as the health officer, or. in
bis absence, the attending physician,
acting by his authority and approval,
is satisfied that the premises have
been thoroughly disinfected and are
fit for reoccupation.
Sec. 2. Whenever any household.
er shall know that any Of his family
is sick with or has died Of smallpox,
cholera, scarlet fever, diphtheria,
epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis,
or any disease dangerous to the pub
lie health, he shall Immediately give
notice thereof to the nearest board Of
health or health officer, and shall
cause the house to be placarded, as
prescribed in section /.
Sec. 8. Any municipal or county
health officer having knowledge OF
any infectious or contagious disease,
or Of death from such disease, with
in their jurisdiction, shall Immediate
ly exercise and maintain super
vision over such case or cases during
their continuance, seeing that oil
such cases are properly cared for and
that the provisions Of this act as to
isolation, restriction Of communica-
ton, placarding, quarantine and dis
infection are duly enforced. The To-
cal board Of health or health officer
shall communicate without delay all
information as to existing conditions
to the state board Of health. Said
health officer will confer personally,
ii practicable, otherwise by letter,
with the physician in attendance upon
the case as to its future management
and control, and with the authorities
Of the place as to their duties in the
premises. Should the disease show a
tendency to become epidemic, the
public and private schools must be
closed, and, in extreme cases, church
services suspended and public assem-
blages Of people at shows, circuses,
theaters, fairs or other gatherings
prohibited In case Of smallpox, a
general and thorough vaccination
should be recommended and insisted
upon.
SEC 4. All persons sick with
smallpox, cholera, scarlet fever, diph-
iberia, epidemic cerebro-spinal men
ingitis or any contagious oriniectious
disease dangerous to public health
shall he thoroughly isolated from the
public and quarantned.
SEC. D. Members Of any household
in which cholera, smallpox diph.
therio' scarlet fever, epidemic cere-
bro-spnal meningitis, measles or
other infectious or contagious dis
eases exist shall be required to alb
stain from attending places Of public
amusement, worship, and from visit
ing other private houses. No per-
son recovering from such diseases
shall be permitted to appear on the
public streets or highways or in any
public place until after the danger
from contagion is past and the prem
ises thoroughly disinfected.
SEC. 6. No person inflicted with
any infectious or contagious disease
dangerous to the public health shall
be admitted into any public or private
school. No parent, guardian, tutor
or other person having charge or con-
troll Of children whose residence is in