Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
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| ter and other places of amusement, are
fumigated after each performance, is
| deemed sufficient to make such an or
ldCr unnecessary in Rock Island. In
addition to the measures common in
| both cities. the Rock Island authori-
ties have secured the adoption of
measures by the street car company
and the cars operated in Rock Island
and Moline are now fumigated daily.
Resolutions of Committee.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted by the joint commit.
| tee:
In view of the epidemic of scarle,
fever now prevailing in the cities OF
| Rock Island and Moline. and for tbs
prevention of its spread. we recon
mend that the public in general and tho
children in particular abstain from at
tending public gatherings of all kinds
until the same has decreased. 1t is
| further the unanimous opinion of this
committee that the circulation of books
IS a fruitful source of Spreading conta.
gion, and during an epidemic Of scar
let fever Libraries should be closed
| Rules Physicians Recommend
The physicians at the joint meet
ings adopted rules and passed on in
| formation TO be printed in card form
as furnished to families where the dis
| ease exists in the two cities. The reg
ulations determined on by the com
mittees are as follows:
! We, the undersigned committee OF
Rock Island and Moline physicians APP
pointed to prepare rules and regula
tions for the management of scarlet
fever and diphtheria recommend the
| following:
| ID Persons affected with scarlet
fever or diphtheria must be excluded
| from the schools until official permis
| sion is given by the board of health
or the proper authorities for their re-
admission.
O. Persons living in family o.
| house where such a disease occurs are
also excluded until similar permission
has been obtained.
| Permission 10 Leave.
60 Permission to leave premises is
not to be given until sufficient time has
elapsed since the premises have been
thoroughly disinfected under the direc-
ton of the board of health.
"a If a child suffering from one of
the above diseases attends school. The
premises of the school must be thor
; oughly disinfected, under the direction
of the board of health, before they are
used again
(5D Physicians, teachers, school of
ficials and school children or any other
person knowing of such a case of dis
ease should at once report it 10 the
board of health.
| Co. The board should notify the
school and public and circulating libra
! ry authorities of all such cases.
ca Children having had one of the
above diseases may return to school
with safety after the following periods
Scarlet fever. four weeks from the date
of attack provided desQuamatiOn has
entirely ceased. Diphtheria not less
than II days if convalescence is com
lpleted, subject. however. to the discre
ton of the board of health.
50 AT the termination of any OF
the above diseases, a certificate to that
effect must be furnished by the attend
ing physician to the board of health
and after the premises have been thor
oughly disinfected under the direction
of the board of health. the board must
notify the superintendent of schools
and librarians in writing that the rules
of the board have been complied will
and that the child should be admitted
to school.
All In HOuse Held.
90 All persons living in a family
or house where scarlet fever or diph
liberia exist should be quarantined. Il
scarlet fever, not less than four weeks
. and longer if disquamation has not
ceased. If diphtheria, not less than L
days and in no case should they be
allowed the leave the premises unit
they or the premises have been dis
infected under the direction of the
board of health. or until a permit has
been obtained from the board o
D health.
o QOD During the course of the dis
ease there should be no more cemmu
lnication between the occupants of thu
sick room and those in the other par
:. of the house than is absolutely neces
I sary, and a sheet should be hung a
o the door and kept moist with some dis
injecting solution. All articles coming
I from the sick room, whether dishes
clothing or food. should be submerge
u in boiling water or burned. Ventilation
u should be as perfect as possible; sur
/ light should be admitted whenever
' will not injure or annoy the patient
q and above all things cleanliness in eN
cry respect should be insisted upon a
being most essential.
Q1.) In scarlet fever, at the stag
d of disquamatiOn. the patient should b
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