Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-03
A PROPER PR[CAUlON
Persons Taken to State Institu-
tions Must Be Free From In
fectious Diseases.
Board OF Control Takes Steps
to Guard Health Of States
Wards.
Implement Dealers Get Down to
Business---Towns Become
Cities.
.ial to Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. S.The action taken
ny the state board of control vest terday
in adopting a rule requiring that when 9
person is taken to any one of the state
sir stitutions from a community known
to be afflicted with either smallpox'
scarlet fever or diphtheria, the superii
Stendent shall require certificate from
the local health board to the effect that
the person has not been exposed, is one
which Will give superintendents OF some
OF the state institutions much pleasure
OF course the persons sent 10 the state
prisons are not puts under this rule. The
boards resolution virtually gives the
superintendent power TO require such
certificates in all cases, for if the super
intendent has any cause to suspect that
there has been exposure to any infec-
lsous disease. the certificate may be res
Huuired. some OF the superintendent,
q pecially those of the insane hospitals
nave been much annoyed in times past
by the persistence With which county
lrecaution. Persons are sent to the
hospitals who may carry with them tlas
germs Of diseases dangerous to the hun
creds of inmates already there What
caused the board TO act in this case was
trouble over an insane patient sent to
Mount Pleasant q few days ago from
Lee county The patient was sane.
anough to know that smallpox is dam
n rty,ts ev1f
She had visited her brother who was i'll
with the disease The superintendent
Erefused to take her in and endanger the
l1nore than thousand helpless parsons
4 ir the hospital. The Lee county aut hor-
/ ities eNpossulated- Finally the superln-
4 tendent offered 10 accept the verbal
statement of any one OF the keokuk
health officials over the telephone and
hold the woman until a certificate
could be procured, but the health olf1-
GERS would not give assurance that she
had not been exposed. Tne state board
/ efScontrof was appealed to and u pheld
| Tie attitude of the superintendent. Ihe
Hoard then prepared a resolution cover
ling such cases and submitted 1t TO At
tcrney General lsenIey as TO ITS LEGALITY.
| The attorney general decided that the
sbeard has full power to sxciuds persons
/ who have been exposed TO contagioii,
md IN his opinion rendered TO the board
fsaid
The trust lmposef upon tne BOARD $
feeling and8clothing The inmates OF the
siate institutions. II goes without say
ing that 1t Is us cuty ana one OF the
greatest Importance oslook afters the
isieatth ana iphssical Well peins o. the
! persons Wnom sucn lnstllutlons are M
tented 70 penefit- ne healtn ara Ire
- the inmates OF the insane hospitals,
.or stailce' IS OF more lfnportan nee tfan
| tflelr actual conhneinen'. So manage
mentor such institutions could be con-
ssdered good or capable which would ig-
ltere every ressonanie precaution neces-
ssary for their health and to prevent the
spreading of contagious diseases in such
institutions. The legislature has given
/ the board full powers IN he matter,
with ftlii authority 70 make sucn rules
ard regulations az snail pest carry out
the powers bestowed
Judge Kline, chairman OF tne board,
toaaN #caiied attenllon q the fact efat
! at the National Soldiers Home at l4eav-
senworth TIE smallpox mas Just broken
( out showing me great danger OF care
Elessness ~ aqmitting persons 70 state
lls5stitutions Wilsres large huthpers ol per-
sens are cenilnsd# VINO nave peen ex-
/ posed to contaglon.
/ Ihe STATE meeting OF ne iowa lnple-
nent Dealers Association commenced
4 Wednesday WITH a larsss attendance ttls
membership having psen largely IN
screased. Only snort BUSINESS session
4 vas hela IN tne afsefi'os,, ana .he. Nisi-
tors Went 70 me ,vauaeNiiie snow N 'ile l
savehlns. ltsesioiio"i'is are me commit
| lses ma We're q 'i'''ii' ssu ps lstsSiesiie
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