Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-10
Ordinance No. Ia.
Of the Incorporated Town of Bray
ton, Iowa.

An ordinance for the protection of
public health of the Incorporated Town
of Brayton, Iowa.
SECTION BE it ordained by the
Council of Brayton, Iowa, that it shall
be the duty of every physician residing
or practicing within the limits of this
town, to give written notice to the
Mayor Immediately, of any case of Ash
attic Cholera, Small Pox, Diphtheria,
Membranous Group, Scarlet Fever,
Scarlet Rash, Scarlatina, Typhoid Fee
yer, Measles, Whooping Cough, or
Chicken Pox, that he may be called to
attend professionally; and any physi-
clan who shall neglect or refuse, to
give such notice as herein required,
within twenty-four hours after he shall
first visit and ascertain the character of
such disease herein named, shall be
fined not less than ten dollars nor more
than twenty-five dollars for each and
every day he so neglects to give such
notice.
In all cases where no physician is in
attendance, it shall be the duty of any
person having charge of, or being at the
head of a family, OF having the care or
custody of any lodging rooms, to give
notice in like manner, as required here
in of physicians, and anyone refusing
or neglecting so to do shall be subject to
like penalty.
SECTION 1T shall be the duty of
the Mayor, upon receiving written no.
tice of the existence of a case of Asiatic
Cholera Small PoX, Diphtheria, Mem
branous Group, Scarlet Fever, Scarlet
Rash, OF Scarlatina, to forthwith quar-
antine the premises, byserving written
notice of such quarantine on the occu-
pants thereof, and placing a danger
card thereon; and take such measures
as may be necessary and proper Tor the
restriction and suppression OF such dis
ease; and to investigate all the circum-
stances attendant upon the occurrence
of the same. He shall also make proper
provision for the care of the sick. When
the disease is Measles, Whooping
Cough or Chicken Pox, the premises
shall not be quarantined; but they shall
be placarded with the danger card, un-
less otherwise ordered by the local
Board of Health.
And it shall be the further duty of
the Mayor to disinfect, or cause to be
disinfected, the premises wherein such
quarantine diseases have occurred, to-
gether with all infected furniture, bed
ding, clothing, and other articles, as
provided by regulations of the State
Board of Health.
SECTION 5.-For the purpose of this
Ordinance quarantine shall be deemed
to be:
| QD The placing upon such conspic-
uous place on each building, hall, lodg-
ing room, or place wherein exists a con-
tagious disease, as will best protect the
public health, of a cloth OF card
lne.e >s..l,&
square, having imprinted thereon in
the name of the disease, and the words:
"No person shall be permitted to enter
or leave these premises except as pro-
vided by law, while it is quarantined,
under the penalty provided by law"
| (2) The separation of the sick from
all other persons, if possible, and from
all persons except those in actual at
tendance.
M(3) Complete exclusion of all per-
sons from the premises, except as per
mitted by the Mayor.
az That no person shall leave said
premises except the attending physi-
clam, without IL permit therefor signed
by the Mayor
(5) Quarantine shall be established
and maintained i'm each and every case
for the period named herein, to-wit:
Scarlet Fever, Scarlatina and Scarlet
Rash Thirty-iive days.
Diphtheria and Menbranous Group
Thirty-tive days.
Small PoN-Forty days.
Asiatic Cholera Twenly-one days.
SECTION 4-When Il family is quar-
antined for Diphtheria, the head Of the
family, or bread winner, may, at the
discretion of the loc. Board have the
privilege of attending to his regular
business, and of going to and from his
house only when complying with the
following conditions, and the Mayor
shall issue Il permit therefor:
(1st He shall change his clothing
before going to and leaving his home
to go to his place of business.
(2d) He shall wash his hands, face,
head and beard with two per cent So
luton OF carbolic acid each time before
leaving his home to go to his place OF
business.
| (3d) While in the house he shall not
act as nurse, or live in the same room
with the sick person.