Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02
SPECIAL ORDERS OF STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH RELATING
TO SMALLPOX.

In view Of the danger from sma1Jpox
the State Board of health deems 1t nee.
iessary to make the following rules and
Section /. No person affected with
smallpox or any disease of which there n
good reason to believe it may be smallpox
ing, family. place, or town wnere he may
he ard go to any other house building.
mission Of local board of health or an In.
lspector or agent OF the State Board.
Section 2. Any person who knows that
he has been exposed to smallpox or 10
smallpox Infection and any person who
has smallpox snail give notice thereof 10
the local board of health Of the town ia
which he may be.
| Section g. Whenever any householder
knows or has reason to believe that any
lperson within his family or household has
IsmallroN, he shall Immediately give notice
thereof to the local board of health OF the
town in which he resides.
| Section A. No person affected with
smallpox shall go to school or to church,
or in any way mingle with the general
ipuhlic until the smallpox spots have all
Esmoothed of. and he and his clothing
and the house where he Is have been dis
infected in accordance with the rules Of
1.-THE State Board of Health and to the sat
/ isfaction of the local board Of health or
lany agent or inspector of the State board
| of health
Section s. No person shall visit any per-
son who has smallpox, or enter amy room
| or house where smallpox exists except the
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 q. When smallpox appears in q
| ia nily the local board of health shall ar
range for the free vaccination of all the
persons in the family and the neighbor-
| hood as quickly as possible, particularly
! all exposed persons. The local board OF
health shall also make prompt arrange
| ments for the proper care of all persons
who may be affected with smallpox or
whose clothing may be infested.
Section 7. No householder In whose
dwelling there occurs any case or small
| pox shall permit any person suffering
| from this disease TO leave his house. or
moved from his house without the con-
sent of the local board of health or OF I'm
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
Section s. No parent guardian. or other
person shall carelessly carry about chill
varioloid, or introduce infectious persons
into ether 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 g. No householder in whose
house smallpox exists shall allow cats. or
uCSS lJpfH MS mousse 10 run loose or Ib
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
than five hundred dollars. or by inprison-
ment in the county Jail for a period of
not more than six months, or by both inc
and imprisonment. in the discretion Nof
the court. And il shall be the .dtfty or all
authorities of every county city, faw8.
and village corporation. and of all local =
boards of health, and of all officers AMI
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
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Augusta, March, 301 1908.