Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-20


titioner, among them Supt. B. T. San
born of the Maine Insane hospitals. and
in the executive session which followed
Holmes was granted a pardon on the
condition that he never again violate
any of the laws Of the State
Among other business transacted
was the approval by the Governor and
Council of the following rules and
regulations relating to the manage
ment and control of cases and out
breaks of smallpox, which had been
adopted by the State Board of Health
1t special meeting held Wednesday:
BY virtue of authority conferred
upon the state Board of Health in
Chapter Is, Section 8, Revised Statutes,
the said board makes the following
'ules and regulations for guarding
against the introduction of smallpox
INTO the State; for the control and
suppression thereof if within the
State; and for the quarantine and dis
Infection of persons, localities and
things infected or suspected of being
Infected by such diseases. The word
smallpox in these rules and regula-
ions includes variola and varioloid
Section /. Local boards of health
shall at all times be vigilant in guard
ing against the Introduction of small
oox or smallpox infection into their
towns. and especially when there are
cases of this disease in this State or
in an adjoining state or province
Local boards shall investigate prompt
" any rumors of cases Of smallpox in
their towns and any suspected cases;
fn hn
smallpox or if there are good reasons
to believe that they may be cases of
smallpox, said boards shall, without
the least delay, take measures for the
purpose of preventing the communica-
ion of infection and the spread of the
disease.
Section 2. Relating to quarantine.
L. Every person infected with small
,oX shall be uuarantined promptly and
absolutely until he has fully recov-
red until the last trace of des-
ludmation has disappeared, and until
he whole surface of his body has re-
ceivel a disinfecting bath and he has
eceived clothes which are free from
infection.
H. Persons who show any symp-
-oms Of smallpox or an eruption sug-
FESTIVE of smallpox shall be quaran-
lined as is provided in Paragraph
lntil it is determined that their dis
| ase is not smallpox.
Ill Transient persons, that is per-
] sons who have no permanent home or
/ "esidence in the town under the juris-
! liction of the local board, and who
nave been exposed to smallpox, shall
De kept under close quarantine until
he danger of their having smallpox Is
| passed.
~. Persons who have been exposed
0 smallpox and who have perma-
1ent home within the town over which
he local board has jurisdiction shall be
Kept under quarantine, or, if the local
0oard deem best. shall merely be kept
Ihdcr observation as is provided un-
ler.Paragraph V.
| V. persons under Paragraph " who
lave baen exposed to smallpox shall be
considered under two classes, (a) and
| %:
(a) Those'Who have been exposed to
smallpox but once or a short time
These. if they are promptly and care
FULLY vaccinated. may be kept under
observation until it's sure that their
vaccinations have taken. They may
then be discharged from. further sur
l velllance.
CD Persons who have been exposed
to smallpox and more than haur days
have elapsed shall be kept under OBJ
! seration sixteen days from their>last
exposure, and the wearing of infected
/ clothing shall be deemed a continu.
/ ance of exposure.
| Ncte-Exposed persons. those under
class (a) as well as those under class
| (b) shall have their clothing and bodies
| lisinfected as promptly as possible at
| the beginning of their period of quar-
| antine or of observation. (See Circu-
lar ~.
| Section s Relating to Vaccination.
| Local boards of health and health Of
ficers shall secure, if possible, the
prompt vaccination of all persons who
have been exposed to smallpox, and re-
peated vaccinations, if necessary, until
there is an assurance that these per-
| sons are protected against the danger
of taking smallpox. Exposed persons
who refuse to be vaccinated shall be
subjected to an absolute quarantine for
sixteen days dating from their last ex-
pOSure.
Section 4. Relating to DlSlnfectlon
Local boards of health and health Of
ficers shall require a thorough disin-
lection:
(a} OF every person who has been
exposed to smallpox and of every per-
son who has. or who has recently had.
smallpox before they are released
from quarantine, and this disinfection
shall include all infected clothing and
other things that the person may be
permitted to carry away with him.
(b) OF every house. room, piece OF
furniture. bedding, clothing, and of all
other things before the quarantine is
raised: and no article which has been
exposed to smallpox infection shall be
allowed to be removed from the house
or the premises before it has been dis
infected.
The disinfection of persons. rooms
and things shall be done as is recon-
mcnded by the State board of health
ir the latest editions of Circulars 6S.
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