Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-29
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less IMAM nve, nor more than thirty days
schools Sec l3.-Ifany person has attend
ed school when affected with diphtheria,
(membraneous croup,) scarlet fever, tscar-
latina, scarlet rash,l small pox or measles.
shall be Immediately closed until properly
disinfected.
Report by Teacher Sec. Alt is the duty
OF every school teacher and school officer
who discovers, or who has knowledge OF
case OF these contagious diseases, to use the
'act TO be Immediately reported to the Mayor.
Permit from Mayor sec. l5.-During the
exlstance or any contagious or Infectious
disease in any family or household, or place,
Within the limits of the city of DEBORAH, Iowa,
and until after the recovery of the SICK ana
the dlsiniection OF the premises where snch
disease shall have existed, no person residing
in such household, family or place, shall be
permitted to attend any public meeting with
out written permission from the Mayor, ana
no superintendent, teacher or officer OF any
school shall permit any child or person fIom
any such family, household or place, to at
tend auy school without permit from the
Mayor, upon the recommendation OF the at
tending physician showing thorough disinfect-
ion OF the person, clothing and premises.
And any uerson who shall knowingly violate
any of the provisions of this section shall De
one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not
less than five, nor more than thirty days
Milk Dealers Sec. l6.-When Asiatic
eous croup,) scarlet fever. (scarlatina scarlet
rash,) typhoid fever, leprosy, measles, or any
other contagious disease exists in any house
or dwelling place OF dealer IN, or seller C, OF
or sell or distribute milk to any person, or TO
creameries or butter factories, or in any wise
handle such milk, until permit is granted
attends cows, and does the milking, or who
has Gaze of milk vessels, or the sale or distri-
button of milk, shall be permitted to enter
any premises or place wherein exists any
of The diseases named herein, nor have any
communication, direct or indirect, with any
person who resides in. or is an occupant OF
such infected place; nor shall any milk or
butter be given away, sold or distributed
from such Infected place.
And any person, either as principal, agent
or employe, who shall violate any OF the pro.
visions of this section, shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than five
days, nor more than ten days.
Funerals Sec. l7.-NO per-O company,
corporation or association having charge of,
or control of, any schoOlhOuse or church, or
of any building, room. or place used for
school or church purposes, or any pubic as,
sembly In this City of Decorah, Iowa, shall
permit the body ofany person dead from any
of the contagious or infectious diseases NAM
ed in this ordinance, or any other dangerous
contagious disease, to be taken into such
sch olhouse church, building room or place.
for the purpose of holding funeral service
over such BODY; ana no sexton, undertaken. or
other person having charge OF, or direction
Of the burial OF any body dead from any of
the said diseases, shall permit the coffin or
cdsket containing such body to be opened I'M
the presence of any child, nor shall any child
be permitt-d to act as pall-bearer or carrier
at such funeral. Any person who shall
violate, or cause To be violated any OF the
proceedings of this section shall be liable IL a
hne of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor
more than zone hundred dollars or to inn
prisonment not less than five days nor more
than thirty days.
Penalty. Sec. lS-If any person, whether as
owner, occupant, lessee or agent, shall rent
or lease, or permit the occupation by any pc :
son of any house, room, or place in which
there have been any OF the contagious
diseases named in thi, ordinance unless the
same has been previously thoroughly disin-
fecled and such disnfection approved by the
Mayor, he snail be fined one hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned thirty days, aud 1t shall be
the duty of the Mayor and sanitary police to
maintain a danger signal upon any such pre-
misses as provided in Section of this ordi-
nance, until such distinction be made.
Small Pox. Sec. ia body dead from
small pox must be Immediately wrapped in
IA cloth saturated with the strong est disin-
fectant solution, without previous washing,
and buried deep, and no body dead from this
disease shall, under any circumstances, or
any lapse of time. be disinterred
Other Diseases Sec. 20.--The body of a per-
son who has died from Asiatic cholera, yell
low fever, leprosy,. diphtheria, (membrane-
Gus croup), scarlet fever (scarletina or scarlet
rash) must not be removed from the sick
room until ii has been wrapped in cloth
saturated with a solution OF corrosive subli-
then tightly incloseu in coffin. The body
shall then be buried Immediately without
the attendance OF any person other than Is
necessary for the interment thereof:
No Public Funeral Sec. 2l.-No public
funera' shall be neld of any person who has
died rom either of said diseases named in
sections ~ ana 20, and no public funeral shall
be held in a house, nor ANY premis' where
there is a case of, nor where a death has
recently occurred from either of said disea ses.
Disiufecting Carriages. Cabs. etc. Sec. ~ :
Any carriage, omnibus cab, hack, or other
vehicle, in which a person has been carried
affected with any OF the diseases named here
in, shall be forthwith removed ffom service
and be disinfecied before being used again.
And any person, either as owner. lessee, agent
or employ ee, who shall violate the provisions
of this section in the use OF such vehicle. shall
be fiued not less than fifty dollars, nor more
than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than ten days, nor more than thirty
days.
Mayor to Enforce Sec D. Rules and regu-
and by the local board of health of the City OF
DEBORAH, Iowa, concerning Asiatic cholera,
small pox. diphtheria, tmembraheous croup)
typhoid fever. scarlet fever, (scarlatina, scar
let rash) or other contagious or infectious dis
cases. shall be enforced by the mayor under
the supervisors of the health officer; and IL
shall be the duty of all police, and other pub
lie officers of the City OF DEBORAH, Iowa, in
or health officer any violations OF such rules
and regulations, and to aid and assist the
board OF nealtn, the mayor, ana healt n
officer, In the enforcement OF said rules and
regulations.
Duty of Police Sec. 4.--It shall be the duty
of all police officers to observe the sanitary
condition of their districts, aud to report
through their chief 10 the health officer
promptly, any nuisance OF accumulated NTH
found in any portion of the corporation.
sanitary Police Sec. 25.-Tue mayor shall.
have au hority to appoint sanitary police
whose duty IL shall be to aid I'm the establish
ment and enforcement of quaran Inc regula-
tons, and such other sanitary regulations as
may be provided by the local board and the
in such manner as the mayor or the health
officer may direct, Said sanitary police shall
visit each quarantined premises at least once
each fOfty.eight hours, anC at such other
times as the mayor or health officer may di-
rect tie shall see that strict quarantine is
maintained and the premises properly pla-
carded. PROVIDED he shall rot enter any
dwelling or place unless requested by the
occupants thereof. nor shall lac disturb the in-
mates or the sick unless he has good and suf-
ficient reason To believe here IL willful viola
tion OF the quarantine regulations therein.
He shall have fuil powers of "A police officer
To " axe arrests for violations of quarantine
or health regulations and shall file informa-
ton against such offenders before the police
court. DE shall appear for duty at the Office
OF the mayor on or before ten O'Clock "a. m.
each day. His compensation shall be the
same AS that allowed other police officers.
Cert. of Ply sicians Sec. 10 Upon the
death of any person within the limits OF the
City OF DEBORAH, iowa. IL shall be the duty of
the physician who was attending al the time
of death or of the coroner. when the case
comes under his official Jurisdiction, To fur
niSh within twenty four hours after such