Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-02-05

whm the person may be released;
provided that the requirements OF
Section of this Rule relative to dis
infection, have been complied with.
Persons who are able to show salts.
factory proof that they have been sue
cessfully vaccinated within three
years prior to the date of exposure
are subject only to the requirements
Of Section 8.
Sec. 5. Persons who have once been
successfully vaccinated, but not with
in period of three years next pre-
ceding the date of exposure, must be
revaccinated. Or upon refusal, be dealt
with as unvaccinated individuals and
subject to the requirements of Section
of this Rule
Release of Nurses from Quarantine.
Rule IL. After proper disinfection
nurses who have been employed TO
care for the sick, may be released
from quarantine when their services
are no longer required The order for
such release must be made in writing
and signed by the Mayor or Township
Clerk. In cases Quarantined for
Diphtheria, at least one culture test
throat of the nurse as provided for in
Section of Rule is, Chapter |, must
be required before the nurse is re-
leased
Quarantine Premises. Who May Enter
or Leave.
Rule 10. No person except the at
tending physician shall be permitted
to enter or leave any premises while
the same are under quarantine, except
as specially provided for by the regu-
lation of the State Board of Health
and in strict accordance Herewith.
Infected Letters.
Rule IA. No letter or other articles
coming from quarantined premises
shall under any circumstances be
placed in any post office, letter box
or rural delivery. If on account of
carelessness or neglect, any such in
fected article shall have been placed
in a post office, letter box or rural
delivery, all such letters or articles
together with such other articles as
have come in contact Herewith, shall
be detained and Immediately disin.
fected by the Health officer. without
unnecessary delay or removal from
the custody of the post master.
Second Hand Clothing, Books, and
Travelling Libraries.
Rule 15. Section /. No person
shall publicly sell or offer to sell any
second hand clothing, books or other
articles. until the same have been
properly disinfected.
Sec. . Books contained in travel
ing libraries shall be disinfected be-
fore being shipped from one commun-
ity to another.
Sec. 8. All disinfection provided
for in this Rule shall be done under
the supervision of the Health officer.
School Teachers.
Rule is. School teachers boarding
or residing with family in which any
disease, subject TO quarantine or pla-
card, is known or suspected to exist
shall immediately remove to premises
not so infected, and provided they
have not been actually exposed to
Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever or Smallpox
! may be allowed to continue their at
tendance at school, In all cases they
shall conform to the requirements
of the State Board of Health relative
to disinfection.
Superntendents Of Schools.
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! any disease subject TO quarantine or
placard or residing upon premises in
| fected with any such disease. shall be
excluded from the public schools. The
superintendent teacher or other Of
fetal in charge OF any school, shall
be held personally responsible for the
enforcement of this regulation, and
under no circumstances shall such
into 1r,Nt s,y -
low any person so excluded to reenter
such school, except upon the presen-
tation of written permit. showing
that such person has been properly
disinfected and regularly released
| from quarantine. All such permits
must be signed by the mayor, or town
ship clerk, and by the Health officer
OF the Local Board Of Health. This
regulation shall also apply to Acade-
mics, Summaries and Colleges
Laboratory Cultures in Cases of Diph.
liberia.
| Rule 10. Section /. Where possible
laboratory findings shall be used to
determine the period of quarantine
for each individual case of Diphtheria.
Specimens for culture shall be taken
by the attending physician from the
nose and throat al each suspected
patient. and forwarded to the State
Board of Health Laboratory for dag
nosis. Quarantine and isolation shall
be established Immediately upon the
| appearance of suspicious symptoms
In districts where it is not possible
| for the physician TO avail himself OF
! the Laboratory tests, and the clinical
symptoms are those of Diphtheria
quarantine shall be established and
maintained for the regular period of
thirty-ive $3.50 days, provided how
ever. that II antitoxin was admins
tered within the first twenty-four
hours from the discovery of the initial
| symptoms. the quarantine may be
released at the expiration of twenty
eight (2S) days, provided the patient
has made complete recovery and