Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-15
NEW RULES FOR QUARANTINE
Board Of Health Has Meeting and Adopts
More Stringent Regulations
CONDUCT OF ATTORNEY is CRITICISED
Mayor Threatens to Have Him Arr
rested as soon ns He Has Recov-
cred from Present Case
of smallpox.

Inc Board OF Ettalth at a Specldl meet
Ing yesterday afternoon decided that the
prevalence Of smallpox in the city de-
n1anded more stringent measures to check
its spread as far as possible. AS a result
of the meeting the Board of Education
will be called upon to enforce the regula-
tion Of the State Board of Health requiring
the vaccination of all children attending the
public schools who have not been eff
ciently" vaccinated within the last three
years; business men will be advised to
require their employees to be vaccinated to
avoid as far as can be the possibility of
suspension of business by necessary quar-
antine. More stringent quarantine regula
tions and rules were adopted, and to ensure
their proper enforcement a special officer
will be detailed for the purpose.
Quarantine Regulations.
The quarantine regulations and rules de-
clded upon are substantially as follows:
Quarantine period for smallpox shall be
forty Gays in each and every case where
the patient is not removed TO the detention
In cases where the patient is removed to
the hospital the period OF quarantine for
premises and exposed persons shall be sew
AS soon as a case, or suspected case OF
smallpox is declared or found a quarantine
notice shall be served in writing upon The
sponsibe, requiring all inmates of the
house to remain in until further notice
and prohibiting other persons from enter
II the case is as reported, smallpox, the
house shall be Immediately placarded
Inquiry shall at once be made as to the
whereabouts of any absent members of the
household so quarantined and IL they have
been exposed to this disease they shall be
promptly returned to the house and quar-
antined
1t shall be the duty of the attendant
physician. on ascertainlng the character of
such disease, to notify the city clerk
within twelve hours. In the event of the
failure of the physician to give such no
tice II shall be the duty of the head of
the household to notify the city clerk, and
the failure Of the attendant physician to
give the notice as required shall not re-
sponsibility
All children from families where quaran-
tine Is maintained must be excluded from
school and public gatherings until, such
readmitted to school present certificate Of
release from the health officer, approved by
the president of the Board of Health.
An officer shall be detailed to make such
daily. visits to cases under quarantine as
quarantine regulations; And further, It
ally supervise all fumigatioh and disinfec-
tion Of premises before release from quar-
antine. 90.
Formaldehyde must be used in all in
ises.
Mayor is wratbx.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
called by Mayor Macrae, who explained
that the situation demanded more stringent
quarantine regulations and their proper en-,
forcement by the Board of Health "The
people generally" he said. "had an err
roneous idea as to the rules governing
smallpox and other contagious diseases and
the result was that the city physician had
more troubles than-the car of Russia. This
board should adopt rules and regulations
such the situation demands and then
see that they are duly enforced. To insure
their enforcement it will be necessary to
provide a special officer for the purpose.
Such officer will not only see that the reg
ulations are enforced, but will be required
to watch for and report all violations. The
law should be enforced and all persons
found violating quarantine regulations
should be dealt with as the law provides"
In connection with his recommendation
that all persons violating quarantine reg
ulations be dealt with as the law provides
Mayor Macrae cited the case OF a certain
attorney. who It was reported had at the
time his home was quarantined by reason
of his daughter being i'll with smallpox.
with his wife removed to a hotel. and ten
days later had himself been seized with the
disease. 81 am fully determined that as
soon as this lawyer in question is released
from quarantine he shall be brought before
the court and dealt with as the law pro.
vides for wilfully violating the1quarantine
regulations" said the mayor.
What School Board viii Do.
When President Hess of the Board of
Education was seen last evening he had
not learned of the action OF the Board of
Health. To enforce the regulation regard
ing vaccination, he thought would un-
doubtedly be met with a storm Of protests
from parents who were opposed to such a
course. Mr.. Hess said that as soon as
formal notice Of the action of the Board
OF Health was served on him, he would