The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-12
PREPARED BY CITY PHYSICIAN
FOR ENDORSEMENT.
BY the CITY COUNCIL
II Is for the Prevention or Spread OF
Contagious or infectious Diseases
by Thorough Method Of Quar-.
antine and Disinfectant.

backed 4, the local board of health
and the Medical Society OF Carter
county. will endeavor to secure the
passage of an ordinance to prevent
the spread of any contagious or in.
fectious disease by a proper quaran
tine of the building. in which the said
disease Is located and by having the
house in which the patient is resid
ing properly labeled
The ordinance is an important one
and is as follows
Whenever any case of small poN
chicken poX, whooping cough, diph-
thcria. scarlet fever, measles, mun.ps.
| typhoid fever. tonsolitis. or any other
mouth disease including tubcrcu.
losis. parasitic or other infectious
skin diseases, yellow fever and cholera
shall occur in any house or tenc-
mont, in the city of Ardmorc, or
within the limits OF the jurisdiction
OF the board of health. The physi.
| clan In charge. or within the event
of there being no attending physician
at the time. the person In control
of the premises where such diseases
are located. shall at once report such
/, case to- the city physician, who shall,
when the disease is small poX, chick
en- pox, scarlet fever, measles, diph.
iberia, cholera or yellow fever, shall
tack up a sign in the most conspcu-
he a white piece of cardboard twelve
inches wide by twenty.fDur inches
I'm length. with the word quarantine
printed thereon In black letters. The
letters shall not be less than three
inches high, and the name of the
| disease not less than four inches
high, except In cases of whooping
I cough, tonsolitis chicken pox, typhoid
fever and tuberculosis, and in place
of the word qurantine there shall he
printed the word contagious disease,
followed by the name of the disease.
aud such card shall be kept there
until all danger FROM such case has
pa ssed. and the ety. ply stefan snail
have giveb his written permission
for removal. and until such tmc no
person shall take down or reno,
or cause to be removed such card.
Section 2. When case of small
poX, diphtheria, scarlet fever, yellow
fever, cholera. shall exist in any house
| or tenement, In this Gig or within
/ the jurisdiction of the board oi health
| thereof II shall not be- law
fulfor anyone to enter therein eXceut
the physician in charge and The
neces sary nurses as may be permit
ted by him or spiritual attendant to
20 To or from such house or to hold
communication herewith or there
from.
Section 3. When case of small
poX, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measlls
or cholera shall exist in any house o.
tenement of this city. or within the
VI Nu' ubdlu VI ll'dlNtl
thereof, no person staying o. residin-
thereat shall attend or go to any pup
lie school or other public place In
this city. And no person shall go out
from any house or tenement where
such disease exists to take service in
any family OF this, or To take In or do
any washing for any person In this
city, or within the jurisdiction OF the
board of health.
The quarantine of all persons liv.
ing or having been exposed to small
poX. yellow fever or cholera, shall b.,
strictly under the control and direc.
ton of the board of health.
Section T. In all cases OF diph.
iberia, measles, scarletfeve r, small
pox. yellow fever, or cholera, the pa
tient must be kept In a separate room.
preferably on an upper floor, from
which. II possible. carpets, curtains,
upholstered furniture, clothing, aud
other articles not required for imme-
uiate use snould ne removed betore-
hand, and no person except the ply.
sician, nurse, or patient, wife or hus-
band shall be allowed to enter the
sick room, or touch any OF the arti-
cles used therein until thorough dis.
infection by the following rules:
First. To disnfect clothing in sick
room. there must be kept in the sick
room tub containing a quarter OF a
pound of sulphate Of zinc. or one
dram or one half tea spoonful of BIZ
chloride OF mercury, and two ounces
of common salt to each gallon OF
water.
Second All bedding. towels. cloth
ing. handkerchiefs and SO forth. must