Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
To Protect the
Public Health
Rules and Regulations as
Adopted by the Iowa
State Board.
Valuable Instructions as to the Hand
ling of Contagious Diseases.
Continued from page two

outside after t..r d;..nrrction is com
plete.
Sec. 4. When us.n= lsormals.enyle
no open vessel containing wafer shou,i
be |t't in THIS room. (eNce,,t rs y. o,
vi,i.C IA Rule H..
sec D III, temperature cf the room
shall in no case lie below GO degrees
e. preferably 40 degrees t. or above.
Ii the atmosphere Is unusually dry. the
amount OF moisture should lie in
creased by ho..ing !, kettle of watei
IN TIE room. or ny pouring loilin.
water flon! one vessel 10 another iol
Eve or ten minutes hc.orc begsnn.ng
The disinfcction.
Sec. q. \ large wash tub s,loald bt
paced near the center OF tile roo,a
conveniently Situated 81 rs to lie seen.
through one az lie windows In this
sh@rlsl he p.;tectl y III or iron pat
;i'iD's. !. to =; ,..!leS deep. llt 5 al-
Ni>:i'l!n to cover the outside Of He pa.l
with asbestos paper, leaving the tp.l
clen.l
Materials To We Used for Disinfaction.
Rlr ! = every LOCO cubic feet
az s;'a'i' IN - disiMfected. the follow,
!ns al.es:a.s and quantities shall be
used
- ~ on. Solution of I'orma.ae
Il. ~ X a.
:i ~ $40 of Potash ('inn
Cr,sS'i- :, liilces.
.i!esv Quantities arc To lie used To
d.s.i.Irot premises following v;lSrs OF.
Asi;lt:c Cholera. lulsunit. Plague,
Ccrebras.'nal Men n.itlS. iph,her..
Mem ':;iil ~ Coup. sea:rt Fever
stSc:llct Rash and Scarletnsl,. small
jos Cllickrmpox. Tul,crcuos : con-
sMlnpliom, Typhoid Fever. l'yphn'
Frvcl. Eryspcl;ls. ed l'ucTjcFal
Fever. In cases of Measles Wirraatn
Measles. Mumps Whooping cuagii
and Pneumonia, only half the aoov"
quantities are required.
Mode of Operation.
Rule =. Section |. Vixen The roo'n
Or house to he disiniec;cu has 90.
prcpely prepared in :ccns5lailee With
the requirements OF Rlllc ). the prop
az quantity of l'csLian2An:itr o! Pot
ash. MS prescribed i'm isll!c i. !lonll be
placed in IL" pai! The s.>.uti of 4;
per cent FormaldcllY,e should 30
placed i'm Il tim clipper OF other vessel
convenient for pouring rapidlN. l',.p
operator. when everything is in rr;ldi
ness, should pour the lorn.ldrlydc
upon the crystals of l'crnlailg;luatc OF
Potash contained in the pail. and i'm
mediate!v leave the reonl. closing tn,
door and stopping nll cracks i'm the
manner indicated in R,llc ). tn:
operation should he performed p,ic.lly.
as the gas generates very rap d.N. lh
door shnuld lie locked in order TO Pre-
vent accidents, and the room. or hui d
ing, as the case may he. kept close
for at least eight hours. At the eX
pration of this time. the Windows
should be opened from the outside ana
i'll the space of IL or 20 minutes the
|lieor may be opened allowing the ail,
to blow through the room. If the
odor remaining is very stron. II little
ammonia waiter splinllled upon tan
tloorwill soon nclltralize the Fornalde
hyde and hasten the disappearance OF
the odnr.
Sec. .. After the fumigation. as
prescribed in this Rule. has been com
plctrfl. all bedding. clothing. cite. that
Will not he harmed ly boiling. sl.oul
he boiled for nj least half i'm loar.
When possible. mattresses. rag; ans
lsenvy curtains should We stcrilizrd by
steam under pressure Ht l2D degrees
G for 80 minutes. Where This is NOT
pnss HE. these articles should e take
ont of doors and thoroughly aired ami
exposed t, tire lay. Of The sun lo; an
hour on 50.
Nctc In disnfcctin@. il is nccrS-
Snry To see that the shoes worl pl
necd hy the operator and all person
2pan III" promises are properly Il sin
i fetah ls tl's.>c articles are Frequently
ov,ri@ olel and become the cnnveyo'-
If infectious diseases. They may u,
'cadily diSinfectel by using Slasdal.
Solutions ] and >.
Articles To BE Destroyed.
Rule 6 Under lna mG'!.ol pre-
Scrihc,l in Role j. ii is unnecessary /,
| destroy amy articles Of value Papers
lsl.s. cheap books and other article,
Vt litt,e or no value. should he buried
In ..cs # Scarlet Fever, Smalpo,
an,! ~ 'rlin. in addition to llo re
MI,
IN Il possible, the walls. should Il,
I w;is.!tsi With Il liquid diSinfet tant
/ such as Il solution of I;icllori;!e o;
| Mercury. one part of I:icllloridc
F, Mercury - LOCO parts % weter
! Where the wall paper il l3te
(; di.apdate,l it should lie removed am
| burned.
Disinltction of Persons Who Hav,
Been Affected with or Exposed
to Infectious or Conta-
gious Diseases.
Rule {. Before release from qua
ant ne. Ill persons who have been af
| fectcd with or exposed t9 an infection
| or contagious disease. shah be sub
| ierted to the following requirements,
They shall lie removed to a room tia
las been di-inlrctrd according to Ru
). The entire body, incud 'ng the hair
shall be washed with solution u
Bichloride of Mercury. one par
Bichlo.illc of Mercury TO 1000 part
of water (See Standard Solution No 4
Or Il 2A per cent solution of Carboli
| Acid (See Standard Disinfectant NJ
., They shall then he subjected to
full bath with plenty of soap and no
water. after which they shall be prs
vidcd with clothing that has bee
properly disinfected. or that has NJ
| nrnvinuSlr hnnn nnnn 1lln infantn