The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-12
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Shawnee. Okla. Oct. i2-WIth All
that has been said and written regard.
ing the provisions adopted by the state
.of Oklahoma for the health Of It's citl.
zens. comparatively few OF The real
provisions Of the law have been gen.
erally known For instance. few arc
aware OF the fact that roller towels
are forbidden in all toilet rooms ol
hotels. restaurants and lodging houses.
roads one cusDidor shall be provided
for each seat or every two chairs. and
that in the smoking apartment OF the
sleeping car there shall be three Gus.
pidors, one OF which shall be an unus.
ually large one placed Near the wash
basin for use i'm washing The teeth
Zach cuspldor must contain one-thi,i
pint OF an approved disintectant sol';-
ion. and must be washed IN the same
solution every twenty-four hours 81
states the book Of rules just issued by
Dr J G. Mahr, state health commits
sioner OF this city
Sidewalk and floor displays OF fruits
vegetables, etc, are prohibited unless
they are enclosed IN glass cases, cr
screened from the flies apl dust 'fi
which event they must be elevated al
leas rs INCHES from he flocr
Stringent rules are laid down for
he slaughter houses Tho yards and
surroundings must be free from mnd
and filth and the walls Of the build.
ings white washed wioe q yoar Clean.
who'll csonc water must be secured
from springs, wells or unpollutel
streams No other disiufectant is per.
mittcd in the slaughter house When
The oClul and bodies Of immature ami
mails are n0i consumed BY the swine
witbn twelve hours ii must be re-
moved from the pens and burhc /,
buried or composied With fresh earth
and lime.
Hotel Men Given Set Rules.
Burlap cocoa mating or sacking
cloth, which is used TO some exicut 10
he smaller towns will not be toleraf'
ed from any hotel. restaurant or lode
ing house as a floor cover The fl03
must be swept daily, after an APPROX
ed disinfectant solution has beca
sprinkled ON IT, Splitting on The floo,
is prohibited; cuspidors with fonr
ounces of an approved dsiniectan'
must be provided and washed eao1
day
The ice box must DC kent sweet and
clean a suitable covered receptac g
for liquid and solid garbage refuse
must be kept and cleaned and secure
each day
Among the laws required in clean
ing passenger coaches Is that the WI.
tor coolers be emptied aud scalded
once in each twenty-four hours. ard
that no day coach shall be swest
while in motion. Every passeng 4.
coach operating in the state of Okla.
homa is required 10 have a fumiga.
ton record where all can see when &,
vas last disinfected
The state commissioner Of public
health Us the final arbiter when a
Dispute arises as 10 the location Of
any creamery, cemetery, laundry o.
nannlacory
The safe Of milk by dealers whose
promises urc infected or who visits au
Infected hol.se Is forbidden
The school superintendent, teaohe-
or other official IN charge is held re-
sponsible if any OF the provisions OF
he law are violated by children suf-
fering IRON disease subject TO quar-,
antinc or placard
Cats and dogs are excluded from q
quarantined house, and must be pes,
vented from running at large
In order 10 publicly sen any seconl.
hand clothing, books or other articles
one must have them disinterted under
The supervision OF The local health
officer Books in travelling librari S
must be Treated in The same fashioA
before they can be transported TO an.
other cOmmunity
The local health officers can pro.
claim quarantine whenever they
learn OF any contagious, infectious or
malarial disease aad shall destroy an
impure and diseased food Offered for
sale. Scarlet fever, dipiheria and
small pox must be quarananel and
Whooping cough, chickcnpox aud
mumps must have a plaoard
perspns With scahies itch or infec =.
I'd with vernim aud contagious sore
cyes arc eNcnd q from the public
schools
Must Report Deaths and Births.
Every phyaiciaH and Midwife Is re-,
qnircd TO report on blanks furnished
hv iho state board OF health. cacn
birth death and cases OF INFECTIOUS Or
conNgIons disclose IA ibelf practice,
This must De doue onAAls last day og
earh month
The probate Judge Of each count
must report the first OF each mona
ph marriages he has performed duN
ing The previous month, and the cle (
at lha district court must report tho
divorces.
When a death occurs where iher.
has been no attending physician. The
must report ihe case 10
the local health officer who IN tnfr
must forward record TO the state
health commissioner No church, cr
school house shall be used in al-
nerals where the dCaih was from
dangerous OF contagious disease. eN-