Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-05-07

tant, at least once each day, and shall
keep not less than one-half 1al pint
Of 8 per cent solution of carbolic acid
In each cuspidor tSee Standard So
luton No. /, Chapter ID
Sec. 3. All apartments and dwell
ings occupied by persons affected with
tuberculosis Consumption, shall be
deemed TO he infected premises, IL
shall be the duty of the Local Boards
OF Health upon the death of an! per-
son affected with Tuberculosis, -
disinfect the premises occupied by such
person in accordance with the rul -
Health relative to infectious diseases.
Every dwelling, apartment or furnish
ed room occupied and vacated by per-
| son affected with Tuberculosis shall
be closed until properly dislnfected as
provided for in this Rule, and II shall
be unlawful for any person either MS
owner or occupant to rent or occupy
any such premises without first OBJ
tanning, from the Health Officer of the
Local Board, certificate showing that
the said premises have been properly
disinfected as herein provided.
Sec. 4. All Local Boards OF Health
and Peace Officers are hereby ordered
to pay strict attention to the enforce.
ment of the Regulations contained In
this Rule.
Persons Affected with Tuberculosis
Not 10 Attend Schools or Engage
In Certain Employments.
Rule 23, Section /, Whenever prin-
cipal or superintendent OF any school
or n county superintendent In any
county, or any Health officer In the
State Of Iowa, shall have reason to be-
lieve that any superintendent, prlnci-
| pal, teacher, pupil or employee In any
school, public or private, In this state
Is affected with tuberculosis, he shall
so inform the Health officer, who's,
duty II shall be to procure or cause to
to be procured by the family physi
clan, sample Of the sputum or other
discharges of such supposed infected
person, and forward the same to the
Laboratory OF the State Board OF
Health at Iowa City for examination.
|
presence Of Tubercle bacilli, such SUI
perlptendent, principal, teacher pupil
or employee, shall be excluded from
the schools until such time MS Labora-
tory examination subsequently made,
shall fail to reveal the presence OF tu-
bercle bacllI. All Laboratory eXamln-
| ations made under this regulation shah
be free Of expense TO the patient.
| See. .. The employment OF any tu-
bercular person In or about any con-
fectionery, bakery, dairy, meat mar
ket, hotel, restaurant, railway train or
dining car, theater, library, church,
department store, or other place where
numbers OF persons habltually congre-
gate, Is hereby prohibited
Gar Sanitation.
Rule "a. Section /. All railway pas.
senger cars operated or used In this
state, or occupied by passengers while
In transit through this state, shall be
fitted with water closets and urinals
so constructed as to properly dlsinfect
the discharges deposited therein before
such discharges are removed or al
loved to escape from the ear.
Sec. 2. Any manager or agent OF q
railway company neglecting to comply
| with the provisions OF this Rule or
employee or other person allowing such
discharges to escape from the proper
receptacle without proper dlsinfection
as herein provided, shall be deemed to
have violated the rules and regulation
of the State Board Of Health and shall
be prosecuted accordingly.
Secretary of the State Board of Health
Shall Supervised o cal. Boards.
Rule %. Section |. The Secretary or
the State Board Of Health Is the Exec
utive Officer Of the Board. He shall
have general supervision over all Lo-
cal Boards In the enforcement Of quar-
antlne and the prevention Of infectious
diseases. When he has reason to be-
lieve that the regulations of this Board
are not properly enforced by the Lo-
cal Board Of any city, town or town
ship, and that the public health is en-
| dangered by reason Of such neglect
upon the part of any such Local Board,
he shall instruct the officials OF said
Board regarding their duties, and In
| the event Of their failure to conform
to such instructions, shall notify the
President of the State Board of Health,
| who may convene the State Board In
| special session, whereupon the said
Board shall, II 1t deem necessary, I'm
mediately assume control within the
territorial jurisdiction Of such Local
Board, and shall continue in con-
troll until such time as there is no
| further danger to the public. All ex-
penses thus incurred by the State
Board or Its representatives, shall be
paid as provided for In Section 2572
of the Code as amended by Chapter
107, Acts Of the Goth General Assem-
| bly,.
Sec 2. The Secretary of the State
Board OF Health or any member there
Of Is hereby authorized to enter and
leave any and all quarantlned prem
ises within the State, when necessary
| to make an Investigation or to enforce
the regulations Of the State Board or
Health.
Local Boards to:keep Record.
Rule 20. The Mayor OF each incor-
porated city or town, and the Clerk of
the Township, shall keep complete
record of all cases OF contagious or
infectious diseases reported within his
Jurisdiction; said record shall include
the name, age, sex, social condition
and address OF each patient, and the
name Of the attending physician, and
nurse, the date Of quarantine and re.
lease, the date Of disinfection, and the
name of the person who disinfected
hn A Of