The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-01

all persons except those in actual at
tendance.
49, The complete exclusion OF all
persons from the premises.
"a That no person shall leave said
premises except the attending physi-
clan without a permit therefor signed
by the mayor.
(5.) That no article that has been
used on or about person sick with a
contagious or infectious disease shall
be removed from the SICK room, nor
from the premises, until the same has
been properly disinfected.
SEC.34 Nurses who have been en-
ployed to care for persons sick with a
contagious or Infectious disease may
be released from quarantine when
their services are no longer required,
upon the order OF the mayor. Before
leaving the premises there must be
thorough dlsinfection of their person
and clothing.
SEC. 5. Isolation means the CON-
plete exclusion Of all other persons
from the sick except the nurse and at
tending physician: that the nurse
shall be restrained from going to and
from the premises, or mingling with
the family: that all well persons shall
be prevented from contact with bed
ding, clothing, food or other articles
that have been used on or about the
sick. Where from necessity the pa
rents or family are nurses, the
isolation and quarantine apply to
them
mr., /, 81 oh 1,
lished and maintained in each and
every case for the period named here
in, to-wit:
Scarlet teuer. (scarlatina, scarlet
RASH, thirJy-fve days.
Ithirty-fve days.
Snmllpor. Forty days.
Asiatic cholera. -Twenty-on days.
SEC. Z. When family is quaran-
tined for diphtheria, the head of the
family or braad-winner, may at the
discretion of the local board, have the
privilege of attending to his regular
business, and Of going to and from his
house only when complying with the
following conditions, and the mayor
shall issue a permit therefor:
First He shall change his clothing
before going to and leaving his home
to go to his place OF business.
Second He shall wash his hands,
face, head and beard with two per
cent solution Of carbolic acid each
time before leaving his home to go to
his place OF business.
Third While in his honse he shall.
not act as nurse or live in the same
room with The sick person.
Fourth. He shall not attend any
public meeting, or attend any place
where persons are congregated.
FTth.-This privilege shall not be
granted to school teachers nor to any
person whose business brings him 10
intimate contact with children.
SEC. s. Whenever there is complete
recovery or death Of persons who
have been sick with contagious dis
ease, and there are no further expos
ures thereto, the quarantine may be
released, although the period pre-
scribed herein has not elapsed. Pro
cided, that no release of quaranti tine
shall be permitted until at least seven
teen days after the recovery OF the last
case, and proper disinfection of person
and premises is made as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. o. After death or recovery of
persons sick from contagious or infec-
tious disease, the room, the furniture.
and other contents MOTTO be destroyed,
shall be thoroughly disInfected In ac-
cordance with the regulations made
by the State Road of Health.
Ii the disease was scarlet fever (scar.
latina, scarlet rash) or smallpox the
paper on the walls and ceiling if any
there be, shall beremoyed and complete