Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-03
SPECIAL ORDERS OF STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH RELATING
TO SMALLPOX.
M.WAF

In view Of the danger from smallpox,
the State Board of Health deems it nee
essary to make the following rules and
Section i. No person affected with
smallpox or any disease of which there is
good reason to believe 1t may be smallpox
ing, family, place, or town where he may
be. and go to any other house, building,
family, place, or town without the per-
mission of a local board Of health or an in
spector or agent of the State Board.
Section 2 Any person who knows that
he has been exposed to smallpox or to
smallpox infection. and any person who
the local board of health of the town in
Section 8. Whenever any householder
person within his family or household has
smallpox, he shall Immediately give notice
thereof to the local board of health OF the
town in which he resides.
smallpox shall go to. school or to church,
or in any way mingle with the general
public until the smallpox spots have all
Smoothed off, and he and his clothing
and the house where he is have been dis
infected in accordance with the rules of
the State Board of Health, and to the sat-
iSfactiOn of the local board of health or
any agent or inspector of the State board
of health
Section 5. No person shall visit any per-
son who has smallp1x or enter any room ON
attending physician, the clergyman, the
agents or inspectors OF the State or local
| board of health, or such persons as said
agents. of the. State or. local board may
| authorize to do so, and all such persons
shall observe the precautions against the
| carrying of infection which are prescribed
by the State board of health.
Section g. When smallpox appears in a
family the local board of health shall ar
range for the free vaccination of all the
persons in the family and the neighbor-
hnn6 a G O11CISlV a nnSSih1a arficI1l9 rlv
all exposed persons. The local board of
health shall also make prompt arrange
ments for the proper care of all persons
whose clothing may be infested.
Section z. No householder in whose
dwelling there occurs any case Of small
from this disease to leave his house. or
any clothing or other property to be re-
moved from his house without the con-
sent of the local board of health or of an
Inspector or agent of the State board of
health, and permission to leave or for re.
moval shall be granted only after the
precautions prescribed by the State board
of health have been taken against the
spread of infection.
Section g. No parent, guardian, or other
person shall carelessly. carry about chill
dren or others affected with smallpox or
varioloid. or introduce infectious persons
into other persons houses or permit such
children under his care, to. attend any
school, theater, church, or in any way
mingle with the general public.
Section 9. No householder in whose
house smallpox exists shall allow cats, or
dogs from his house to run loose or to
visit other houses, or come in contact
with other people
Section 10. ANY person who shall neg
lect or refuse to obey the said rules and
regulations, or who shall wilfully OBJ
struct or hinder the execution thereof,
shall be punished by. fine of not more
ment in the county Jail for a period of
not more than six months, or by both fine
and Imprisonment. in the discretion! of
the court. And it shall be the duty of all
and village corporation, and of all local
boards of health, and of all officers and
persons in charge of the !, institutions.
buildings, and vehicles mentioned in this
act to Cooperate with the State board of
health in carrying out the provisions of
this act"
BY order of
Augusta, March, 301 1903.