Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12


school except upon the p"e,ertat on Of
n Written pe.'ait, swing that such
person has lrcn rrupar.y .'isl.if.s ted
ana regularly released from q,,a,,r-
tinn. All such permits must ba gae,l
by the mayor. or township clerk. ana
10y the Ileallh Officer OF the ! O al
Hoal,l or Health This REGULATE II shat
also apply TO Academic. Seininar.cs
an; Colleges
Laboratory Cultures in Cases n.
!. Diphihcria.
Rule is. Scctian I. Where possible
laboratory findings shall he Used to do
telminc the period of quarantine for
each individual case of Diphthe,ia.
Specimens for culture shall he takc,,
by the attending physician from the
nose and throat of each suspected
patient. and forwarded to the State
Board of Health Laboratory for dag
nosis. Quarantine and isolation shall
lie established Immediately upon the
appearance of suspicious symptoms.
II, districts where ii is not possible fol-
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-five (S5) days. provided however,
that If antitoXin was administered
within the first twenty-four hours
from the discovery of the initial
symptoms. the quarantine may he re-
leased ut the expiration of twenty
eight (2S' days. provided the patient
has made u complete recovery and
these facts arc certified to by the at
tending physician.
Sec. =. Cultures for the release of
quarantine shall not be taken until af-
ter fourteen N4) days from the date
Of initial symptoms. When release
from quarantine is to be determined
by laboratory findings. all infected
persons OH the premises must show
two consecutive negative results from
slLtmes taken spontaneously from tilr
nose and throat of each. The second
and subsequent cultures for release
of quarantine shall not he taken I'M
til after the expiration of forty-eight
as, hours after the first or subsequent
cultures were obtained.
Sec. 3. MI culture examinations foi
the release of quarantine must be
made by IL bacteriologist of the State
Board of Health, and the reports there
of shall he filed With the Local Board
of Health. Before the release of any
person or persons qnarantined on ac-
count of Diphtheria, the rules of this
be fully complied With. (See Chapter
H.,
Sec. A. The rules and regulations of
the State Board of Health pertaining
to diagnosis, quarantine and disinfec-
ton i'm cases of Diphtheria. shall APP
ply equally to all eases of Membrane.
Gus Group.
Ieprosy.
Rule ~. All persons affected with
lcprosy shall be continuously confined
upon their home premises. 1t shall
he the dnty of the Health Officer of
the Local Beard of Health to report to
the Secretary OF the State Board U.
Health. the name age, social condition
and residence OF al persons ;itrec.c
with this disease within the cummuni-
ty over Which he has jurisdiction. ana
'|r LEGAL I,o;s,d s'all keep Il record o
he particulars rr,lrisei here II.
Pet Amin,miS. FLIES rnd lsni.,.a.
I.ule 30. Whenever any premises are
g,iarantI,,eA. sracal attention mMst
10 given to nil pet ;illimAl- l,e',: the O.
on. tnta and lAgs shall. 10 ns.l'.,!c.l
from the Iasuse. AMI plc~t,s''' from
rinning NJ l,i.r. Eefafe ;lu gi.l,.n.
'inss Is II! saa all suel, animals shall Ia.
'',~or&i;'.:; washed IN Il slis:llfpntlng
snlniipm. S'i1r hi precautions must be
ial:ci 10 destroy lii m;t.r and rats
When l.lcs are present all doors and
wi'.aows shalt he ser,i:c.y screened
anl flesh hy pal,rr placed in each
room daily
Sale of Milk from Injected Prensie.s
Prohibited.
lsrle 81. When .Asiatic Cholera. Epi-
DENT. lercl,rosnnal Meningitis. Small
roN. Eil,Ithclia Unloading Membrane
n.ls Group. Scarlet Fever Gncllulin.
Scalle:ina ana Scarlet Rasl.,. TyphGi,l
Fever. Mcas.e, or Tuberculosis exists
IN anv house or dwelling occupied by
!. 'eiler or seller OF milk or other
dairy products. lac Shall discontinue to
give. sell or distribute such prcinctS
~ "iiN per Oh. "a tn creamcrirS OF at
ter Factories. and such milk or GARY
products shall not be removed! from
the infected OF Illarliiine,l premises
until Il written permit is gsantah
t!ic efore by tn" Mayor o, Township
clerk. and coun:erSi.n;.l by the Health
Officer. No person who attends COWS.
OF. does the milking. or who has care Of
milk vossc!s W who manufacturers ~
handles l,lttcr or other dairy prod
ducts. %" has for sale or distrihut OH
hEftcr milk. or other dairy protlnc;s
shall l,r permitted to enter IL premises
wherein exists amy OF the diseases
nan."l herein. nor shall he come i'm
contact ether directly or indiarcly
with amy person who resides i'm, oi
upon, VI is nm occupant of such In
fcctrd or qu;llantined place or prem
iScS
Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Rule %. Section I. The sputum ex-
perforated 10y persons affected with
Tuberculosis Consumption. is infcc.
tlou>. and therefore Il seIous menace
TO the public health. nNulcr to pre-
vent dissemination of this disease it
is hereby ordered by the State Board
OF Health of Iowa. that splitting upon