Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-30
MuMPs AND wHooPINe COUGH
Houses Having These Diseases Must
Be Placarded and Disinfected After
Patients Recover-Dr. w. S. Devine
Outlines Provisions of New Rules
Adopted by State Board.


with the state board at Des Moines,
has resulted in drastic rules being
adopted, and they are now in force.
Mayor Ingledue is now preparing
cards for placarding premises for dis
eases that have not heretofore been In
cluded in the placarded list. The chill
dren's diseases, mumps and Whooping
cough, which are now prevalent in this
city, are among the diseases included.
Houses having cases of either disease
must be placarded, altho they are not
placed under quarantine. After the
diseases have run their course the
premises must be thoroughly disin-
fected under the direction of the health
officer.
The same rule Of disinfection also
applies to cases of pneumonia, puer-
peral fever, typhoid fever, and tuber-
culosis.
TubercuIous Persons Excluded.
According to the new rules of the
state board tuberculous persons are
not permitted to be employed in pub
lie places. School children afflicted
with tuberculosis are not allowed in
school.
Look Out for Old Clothing.
The state board has also adopted
rule making it unlawful to dispose of
cast-off clothing, bedding, carpets,
ETC., without first having them thor
oughly disinfected. This applies to all
second hand stores, rummage sales,
and farm public sales-in fact to any
person or persons offering or having
second hand goods for sale.
Devine Outlines Provisions.
DR.. w. S. Devine, member Of the
city council from the Second ward,
who represented the mayor at the re-
cent meeting at Des Moines, has out
lined the provisions OF the new rules,
at the request of the T.-R. 1t would
be we'll for all persons to read. the
rules carefully, that they may not vio-
late any of the numerous provisions.
DR.. Devines summary follows:
Editor Times Republican: The fol-
lowing, which has to do with matters
pertaining to public health, and has
been made part Of the official records
of the Iowa State Board Of Health.
will be mandatory for all local boards
of health to follow:
1.-THE rules adopted by the state
board will govern all quarantine mat
tiers In the county, the same as in the
city or town which makes it compul-
sorry on the part of a physician or os-
teopath to give immediate notice (by
telephone If accessible) to the mayor
of the city or town, or the clerk Of the
township of every recognized case of
any of the following diseases, which he
is called upon to attend professionally,
and within twelve hours after making
his diagnosis he shall give written no.
tice Of the same to the above named
official. The following are the dis
eases: Scarlet fever, (inciuding
scarletina and scarlet rash), diphther-
tia, Gncluding membranous croup),
small pox, epidemic of cerebro spinal
Asiatic cholera, bubonic
plague, leprosy, measles, whooping
cough, chicken pox, humps, puerpera,
fever, typhoid ever, tuberculcss , Gin
cluding consu!,Itjcn). and pneumonia.
all of which are declared by the state
board to be contagious and infectious
and dangerous to the public health.
I'm case there is no physician in at
tendance it will be the duty Of the
head Of the family to report in the
same manner as the physician, and
any school teacher or officer of a
school who has knowledge of the exis-
tence Of any contagious disease or in
fectiods disease among persons attend
ing school, shall also give immediate
notice.
Children's Diseases Included.
Where the disease is measles,
chickenpox, whooping cough or mumps
the premises shall be placarded with
the danger card, denoting the disease,
and all persons living upon such prem
ises shall be prohibited from attending
the public schools or other public gath
erfngs while residing on premises until
the same have been properly disinfect-
ed under the personal supervision Of
the health officer, and until they are
in possession Of written permit
signed by the mayor or township clerk
and countersigned by the health Of
fcer.
Other Diseases Regulated.
Ceases Of typhoid fever, puerperal
fever, tuberculosis (consumption) and
pneumonia, shall be reported for rec
ord, but neither Of these diseases shall
be subject to quarantine or placard
The premises on which either typhoid
fever pueperal fever, tuberculosis
(consumption) or pneumonia have ex-
listed shall be properly disinfected in
accordance with the rules of the state
board under supervision of the health
officer.
Drastic Rules on tuberculosis.
Especial attention is called to per-
sons and premises where afflicted
with tuberculosis. Apartments and
premises shall be deemed to be infect
ed premises. 1t shall be the duty of
the local board of health upon the
death of any person affected with tu-
berculosis, to disinfect the premises
occupied by such person in accordance
with the rules of the state board.
Every dwelling, apartment or furnished
room occupied and vacated by a person
affected with tuberculosis shall be
closed until properly disinfected as
provided for in the rules. and it shall
be unlawful for any person, either as