Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07
TO BIZ ISOLATED.

eOCCs a. -- Ildl WllEHNNGIt Nlthln lllt
limits of this county and without the
corporate limits OF any incorporated will
age or the city of Broken Bow, person
is suspected of having small rox, scarlet
fever, diphtheria or airy other Virulent,
contagious or infectious disease said per.
son shall be Immediately isolated within
his own house or any such other place as
the Supervisor of said District or Health
officer may direct and as soon as it APP.
pears that said person is effected with
contagious disease IL will be the duty OF
the attending physician, if there be "a
physician in attendance, and If 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.
QUARANTINE.
Sec. 5-That when it shall come TO the
attention of the Supervisor or any mem
Der of the Board of Health that any con
tagious disease as is mentioned i'll Section
Three hereof exists OF is suspected to
exist within the jurisdiction of the said
Supervisor it shall be his duty to make
investigation Immediately, and if he
shall find that such disease does exist,
he shall institute a proper quarantine
against any such diseased person and
against any who may be exposed to such
disease, provided the attending physician,
if there be physician has not already
instituted said quarantine. Said quaran-
tine shall be duly instituted by placing
upon the house or some CONSPICUOUS
point upon the premises, a red placard
giving the name of the disease i'll letters
not less than ? a inches in helghth and
by a verbal or written notice to the oc-
cupant of the house and to any who have
been within the house and exposed to the
disease to remain on the premises and in
no way to mingle with other people nor
allow others, except the physician in
charge, to approach nearer than thirty
feet of any person or house thus quaran-
tined In order to make the quarantine
of the disease named in these regulations
more effective, the supervisor of the dis
trict in which such quarantined disease
may exist, shall have the power and au-
thority to close all public roads which
run along or near the quarantined prem
ises, and stop public travel along said
the closing OF said public road as he may
deem necessary, and when said quaran-
tine is raised the distractions used to
close said road shall be removed and said
road again opened to public travel.
DUTIES OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
Sec. 6-That the attending physician
or health officer in charge shall order the
use of such disinfectants as he may deem
proper and prescribe the manner of their
use, He shall order the excretion of the
bodies of diseased persons to be disposed
| of, and such other care of the diseased
person as shall prevent the communica-
| ton of the disease to others as nearly as
possible. When, in the judgement OF
the attending physician or health officer
it is necessary, he may order that no per
son shall be allowed to enter the house
or building in which such sick person
may be, and may prescribe what persons
may be in attendance upon such person
and order all other persons excluded
from the premises or building or room as
he shall deem expedient where such sick
person is. Said Attending Physician oI
Health Officer may also order that all
persons who have been exposed to any
such disease shall remain at home or
their place of abode and not co-mingle
with other people until after the period
has elapsed during which, in the course
of nature, such disease would manifest
itself If necessary in the judgment OF
the attending physician or Health Officer
such exposed person or persons may bs
confined in an isoloted place during such
period. The Attending Physician oil
Health Officer shall have the authority
to order all persons to be vaccinated who
are so situated as to be liable to contrac
the disease of small pox. He shall have
authority to enforce and effectuate pro
per quarantine as he May deem advisable
The said quarantine shall be maintained
and the orders of said Attending Physi
clan or Health Officer with reference
thereto shall be enforced and binding
ing upon all those to whom directed un
til after such sick person has fully re
covered from said disease and the dan
ger from communicating the disease t.
others is fully passed, and clothing
bedding, furniture and premises hav'
been effectually disinfected and the sicl
person ordered discharged by the salt
} Health Officer or the attending physician