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


the Local Board OF Health to report
to the Secretary of the State Board
OF Health, the name, age, social con-
dition and residence of all persons
affected with this disease within the
community over which he has juris-
dietion, and the Local Board shall
keep a record of the particulars re-
quired herein.
Pet Animals. Flies and Rodents
Rule 20. Whenever any premises
are quarantined, special attention
must be given TO all pet animals kept
thereon. Cats and dogs shall be ex-
ciuded from the house, and prevented
from running at large. Before the
quarantine is raised all such animals
shall be thoroughly washed in a disin-
fecting solution Special precautions
must be taken to destroy all mice and
rats. When flies are present all doors
and windows shall be securely screen
ed and fresh fly paper placed in each
room daily.
Sale of Milk from Infected Premises
Prohibited.
Rule 81. When Asiatic Cholera
Epidemic CerebroSpinal Meningitis
Smallpox, Diphtheria Cncluding Mem
branous Group. Scarlet Fever Tin
GLIDING Scarletina and Scarlet RashD,
Typhoid Fever, Measles or Tubercu-
losis exists in any house or dwelling
occupied by dealer or seller of milk
or other dairy products, he shall dis
continue to give, sell or distribute
such products to any person, or to
creameries or butter factories, and
such milk or dairy products shall not
be removed from the infected or quar-
antined premises until written per-
NIT is granted therefor by the Mayor
or Township Clerk, and countersigned
by the Health Officer. No person who
attends cows, or does the milking, or
who has care of milk vessels, or who
manufactures or handles butter or
other dairy products, or has for sale
or distribution butter, milk, or other
dairy products, shall be permitted to
enter a premises wherein exists any
of the diseases named herein, nor
shall he come in contect either direct
ly or indirectly with any person who
resides in, or upon, or is an occupant
of such infected or quarantined place
or premises.
Prevention of tuberculosis.
Rule %. Section L. The sputum ex-
perforated by persons affected with
tuberculosis Consumption is infec-
tious, and therefore a serious menace
to the public health. In order to pre-
vent dissemination of this disease, it
is hereby ordered by the State Board
of Health of Iowa, that splitting upon
the public sidewalks, or upon the
hoors or stairs of any public building
or other premises where the public
congregate, or upon the floors or steps
OF any street or railway car, or other
public conveyance is hereby prohibited
and forbidden
Sec. 2. The custodian Of every pub
lie building and the manager of every
street or railway car operating in this
state. shall cause all cuspidors used
therein to be cleansed and disinfected
by steam or other approved disinfect-
ant, at least once each day. and shall
keep not less than one-half (1a) pint
of a per cent solution of 'carbolic
acid In each cuspidor. (See Standard
Solution No. l. Chapter I'D
Sec. 8. All apartments and dwell
ings occupied by persons affected with
Tuberculosis (Consumption) shall be
deemed to be infected premises. 1t
shall be the duty OF the Local Boards
of Health upon the death of any per-
son affected with tuberculosis, to dis
infect the premises occupied by such
person in accordance with the rules
prescribed by the State Board of
Health relative to infectious diseases.
Every dwelling, apartment or fur
nished room. occupied and vacated by
a person affected with tuberculosis
shall be closed until properly disin-
fected as provided for in this Rule,
and IL shall be unlawful for any per-
son either as owner or occupant. TO
rent or occupy any such premises
without first obtaining from the
Health Officer of the Local Board,
certificate showing that the said pre-
misses have been properly disinfected
as herein provided.
Sec. A. All Local Boards of Health
and Feace Officers are hereby ordered
to pay strict attention to the enforce
ment of the Regulations contained In
this Rule.
Persons Affected with Tuberculosis
Not to Attend Schools or Engage
in Certain EmpIoyments.
Rule 20. Secion 1. Whenever a
principal or superintendent Of any
school or a county superintendent in
any county, or any Health Officer in
the State of Iowa shall have reason
to believe that any superintendent,
principal, teacher, pupil or employee
In any school. public or private. in
this state, is affected with Tubercu-
losis, he shall so inform the Health
Officer, whose duty it shall be to
procure or cause to be procured by
the family physician, a sample of the
sputum or other discharges OF such
supposed infected person, and for
ward the same to the Laboratory of
the State Board of Health at Iowa
City for examination. Should such
examination reveal the presence of
Tubercle bacilla, such superintendent,
principal, teacher, pupil or employee,
shall be excluded from the schools
until such time as Laboratory exami-
nation subsequently made shall fail
to reveal the presence of tubercle
bacilli All Laboratory examinations
made under this regulation shall be
free of expense to the patient
Sec. 2. The employment of any
tubercular person in or about any