Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-11-26
Health Regulations.

The following rules have been
drafted governing the health regula.
tons of Custer county.
WHEREAS, the.County Board of Super
visOrs Of Custer County, Nebraska, did on
the 5th day Of September. 1908, establish Il
County Board Of Health to be composed
Of eight members to be appointed by the
Chairman Of said board and whereas, the
Chairman appointed as membees of said
board; j. w. Conley, Alvin Daily, j. L.
Arthur, q. Hiser, &. II. Thorpe, Geo.
Greenwalt, j. II. Mcclure and DR.. w. Il.
Pennington.
Therefor be it. resolved by the Board of
Supervisors OF Custer County, Nebraska,
that the following rules and regulations
be and the same are hereby adopted.
LIST. That the County Board of Health
shall have jurisdiction co-eXtensive with
the boundaries of said county, except
within tho limits of Incorporated villages
and the city Of Broken Bow.
End. That each supervisor shall have
general supervisor Of the matters per-
tanning to the Board of Health within in
his Supervisors district.
3rd. That whenever, within the limits
| Of this county and without the corporate
| limits Of any Incorporated village or the
| city of Broken Bow, person is suspected
of having small pOX, scarlet fever, dlph-
liberia or any other virulent, contagious or
infectious disease, said person shall be
| Immediately Isolated within his own
house or any such other place as the
Health officer may direct and as soon as
1t appears that said person Is effected with
a contagious disease it will be the duty of
the attending physician, If there be a
| physician In attendance, and II there be
no physician In attendance, of the house
holder or the head OF the family where
said person is staying, to Immediately
give notice to the Secretary Of the County
Board of Health, giving the name OF the
disease, the name Of the person having the
disease and the location of the place where
such person Is confined
4th. That when it shall come to the
attention OF the Secretary or any member
of the Board OF Health that any contagious
disease as Is mentioned In Section Three
hereof, exists or is suspected toeXist with
In the jurisdiction of the said board, II
shall be his duty to make investigation
Immediately, and if he shall find that
such disease does exist, he shall institute
Il proper quarantine against any such
diseased person and against any who may
be exposed to such disease, provided the
attending physician, IL there be physi'
clan, has not already instituted said
quarantine Said'quarantine shall be duly
instituted by placing upon the house oil
some conspicuous point upon the premises
IL red placard giving the name of the
disease in letters not less than three inche:
in height and by verbal or written motto,
to the occupant Of the house, and to an!
who have been within the house and eX
posed TO the disease to remain on tn,
premises and in no way to mnge will
other people nor allow others, except tn,
physician in charge, to approach neare
than thirty feet Of any person or hous,
thus Quarantined. In order to make tn
} quarantine OF the disease named in thes
; regulations more effective, the supervise
a OF the district In which such quarantine,
y disease may exist, shall have the powe
and authority to close all public road
which run along or near the quarantine
premises, and stop public travel alon
2 said public road, using such obstruction
S In the closing of said public road as h
D may deem necessary, and when sal
p quarantine is raised the distractions use
a to close said road shall be removed an
said road again opened to public travel
9Th. That tbs attending physician o
a health officer in charge shall order the us
OF such disinfectants rs he may deer
= proper and prescribe the manner Of thei
use. lie shall order the eXcretion of tn
l bodies of diseased persons to be dispose
: Of, and such other care of the disease
D person as shall prevent the communica
tion of the disease to others as nearly Il
| possible. When, in the judgment Of tn
Coughing spell Caused Death.