Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-05-13

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tine shall be permitted until the fol-
lowing conditions have been complied
with, viz:
J Sec. 2. Seventeen days must have
elapsed after the date of complete
recovery or death of the last case on
the premises, to which fact the at
tending physician must certify in
writing.
Sec 8. The entire body of the pa
tient and all exposed individuals must
be bathed in to 5000 solution
Bichloride of Mercury, or other ap-
proved disinfectant, and thoroughly
washed with soap and hot water.
The clothing and other personal eff
fects must be properly disinfected
/ as provided In Rule Z, Chapter 2.
Sec. 4. In cases Of Smallpox, at
tention to the following additional re-
| quirements is Imperative: Unvac-
cinated persons who have been ex-
| posed to Smallpox must be vaccinated
at once. and kept Isolated until It is
evident that the vaccination Is sue
cessful. OF n such exposed person
promptly submit to vaccination, he
may at the discretion OF the Local
Board Of Health, be permitted to go
at large, provided that he make per
sonal daily report for a period Of
twenty-one CID days to his attending
physician, or the Health Officer OF the
Local Board of Health. In either
case, the requirements of Section 8
Of this Rule relating to dislnfection,
must be complied with. If the vac
:ination should fail In the normal
oeriod Of time (ten days) the isola-
lion, or observation with daily report
'rust be continued until twentv-one
(21) days after the date of exposure.
whom the person may be released;
provided that the requirements Of
Section 3 of this Rule relative to dis.
infection, have been complied with.
Persons who are able to show salts.
factory proof that they have been sue
cessfully vaccinated within three
years prior to the date of exposure
are subject only to the requirements
of Section 8.
Sec. 5. Persons who have once been
successfully vaccinated, but not with
In a period of three years next pre-
ceding the date Of exposure, must be
revaccinated, or upon refusal, be dealt
with as unvaccinated individuals and
subject to the requirements of Section
of this Rule.
Release Of Nurses from Quarantine.
Rule IL. After proper disinfection
nurses who have been employed to
care for the sick, may be released
from quarantine when their services
are no longer required. The order for
such release must be made in writing
and signed by the Mayor or Township
Clerk. In cases quarantined for
Diphtheria, at least one culture test
Of swabings taken from the nose and
throat of the nurse as provided for in
Section 3 of Rule IS, Chapter I, must
be required before the nurse is re-
leased.
Quarantine Premises. Who May Enter
or Leave.
Rule IS. No person except the at
tending physician shall be permitted
to enter or leave any premises while
the same are under quarantine, except
as specially provided for by the regu-
lation of the State Board of Health
and in strict accordance Herewith.
as Infected Letters.
Rule a.. No letter or other articles
coming from quarantined premises
shall under any circumstances be
placed in any post office, letter box
or rural delivery. II on account Of
carelessness or neglect, any such In
fected article shall have been placed
In a post office, letter box or rural
delivery, all such letters or articles
together with such other articles as
have come in contact Herewith, shall
be detained and Immediately disin-
fected by the Health Officer, without
unnecessary delay or removal from
the custody of the post master.
Second Hand Clothing, Books, and
Travelling Libraries.
Rule IS. Section 1. No person
shall publicly sell or offer to sell any
second hand clothing, books or other
articles, until the same have been
properly disinfected.
Sec. 2. Books contained in travel
ing libraries shall be disinfected be-
fore being shipped from one commun-
ity to another.
Sec. 3. All disinfection provided
for in this Rule shall be done under
the supervision of the Health Oficer.
School Teachers.
Rule 16. School teachers boarding
or residing with q family in which any
disease, subject to quarantine or pla-
card, Is known or suspected to exist
shall Immediately remove to premises
not 30 infected. and provided they
have not been actually exposed to
Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever or Smallpox
may be allowed to continue their at.
tendance at school, In all cases they
shall conform to the requirements
OF the State Board of Health relative
to disinfection.
Superlntendents Of Schools.
Rule II. All persons suffering from
any disease subject to quarantine or
placard or residing upon premises In
fected with any such disease, shall be
excluded from the public schools. The
superintendent, teacher or other Of
icial in charge of any school, shall
be held personally responsible for the
enforcement of this regulation, and
under no circumstances shall such
superintendent, teacher or official al.
low any person SO excluded to reenter
suoh school, except upon the presen-
tation OF written permit, showing
that such person has been properly
disfnfected and regularly released
from quarantine. All such permits