Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-10

OF the diseases named herein, nor
Shall he come in contact either direct,
ly or Indirectly with any person who
resides in, or upon, or is an occupant
| OF such infected or quarantined place
or premises.
Prevention of tuberculosis.
Rule o. Section 1. The sputum ex,
perforated by persons affected with
tuberculosis Consumption, is infec,
| tious, and therefore serious menace
to the public health In order to pre-,
vent dissemination of this disease. ii
is hereby ordered by the State Board
of Health of Iowa, that splitting upon
| the public sidewalks or upon the
floors or stairs of any public building
OF other premises where the public
congregate, or upon the floors or steps
Of any street or railway car. or other
| public conveyance is hereby prohibited
and forbidden.
Sec. 2. The custodian of every pub
lie building and the manager of every
street or railway car operating in this
state, shall cause all euspiders used
therein to be cleansed and disinfeeted
by steam or other approved disinfect,
ant, at least once each day, and shall
keep not less than one-half (1a) pint
OF per cent solution of carbolio
acid in each cuspidor. (See Standard
Solution No. l. Chapter ID
Sec. 8. ALI apartments and dwell.
| lngs occupied by persons affected with
| Tuberculosis (Censumption) shall be-
deemed to be infected premises. It
shall be the duty of the Local Boards
OF Health upon the death of any per.
son affected with tuberculosis, to dis.
infect the premises occupied by such
person in accordance with the rules
prescribed by the State Board of
Health relative to infectious diseases
Every dwelling, apartment or fur
nlshed room, occupied and vacated by
6 person affected with tuberculosis
shall be closed until properly disin.
fected as provided for in this Rule
and it shall be unlawful for any per.
son either as owner or occupant to
rent or occupy any such premises
without first obtaining from the
Health Officer of the Local Board, a
certificate showing that the said pre-
misses have been properly disinfected
as herein provided,
Sec. 4. All Local Boards OF Health
and Peace Officers are hereby ordered
to pay strict attention to the enforce
ment of the Regulations contained in
this Rule.
Persons Affected with tuberculosis
| Net te Attend Schools or Engage
! Ii, Certain sEmployments.
Rule 20. Section /. Whenever a
principal or superintendent of any
school or county superintendent in
any county, or any Health Officer in
the State of Iowa, shall have reason
to believe that any superintendent.
principal, teacher, pupil or employee
In any school, public or private. in
this state, is affected with Tubercu-
losis, he shall so inform the Health
Officer, whose duty it shall be to
procure or cause to be procured by
the family physician. sample of the
ypntum Or other discharges Of such
supposed infected person, and for
ward the same to the Laboratory of
the State Board Of Health at Iowa
City for examination. Should such
examination reveal the presence of
:. Tubercle bacilli, such superintendent
principal, teacher, pupil or employee
shall be excluded from the schools
until such time as Laboratory exami-
nation subsequently made, shall fail
to reveal the presence OF tubercle
bacilli. All Laboratory examinations
made under this regulation shall be
free of expense to the patient.
Sec. 2. The employment of any
tubercular person in or about any
confectionery, bakery, dairy, meat
market, hotel, restaurant. railway
train or dining car, theatre, library.
church, department store, or other
place where numbers of persons
kIa,Iaga congregate is hereby pro:
Gar Sanitation.
Rule "a. Section 1, All railway
passenger cars operated or used In
this state or occupied by passengers
while in transit through this state
shall be fitted with water closets and
urinals so constructed as to properly
disinfect the discharges deposited
therein before such discharges are re.
moved or allowed to escape from the
car
Sec. 2. Any manager or agent of a
railway company neglecting to COM
| ply with the provisions of this Rule
pr any employee or other person al
lowing such discharges to escape
from the proper receptacle without
proper disinfection as herein provided:
shall be deemed to have violated tho
rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health, and shall be prose-
cuted accordingly.
Secretary of the State Board of Health
Shall Supervise Local Boards.
Rule s5. Section l, The Secretary
of the State Board Of Health Is the
Executive Officer of the BOARD He
shall have general supervision over
all Local Boards in the enforcement
of quarantine and the prevention of
infectious diseases. When he has
reason to believe that the regulations
pt this Board are not properly en-
forced by the Local Board Of any CITY:
town or township, and that the public
health is endangered by reason of
such neglect upon the part of any
such Local Board, he shall instruct
the officials of said Beard regarding
their duties. and in the event of their
failure to conform to such instrue.
tons, shall notify the President OF
the State Beard of Health, who may
convene the State Board In special
session, whereupon the said Board
shall. If 1t deem necessary, immediate.
ly assume control within the terri.
torial jurisdiction Of such Local Board.
and shall continue in control until
such time as there is no further dan.
| ger to the public All expenses thus
incurred by the State Board or Its
representatives, shall be paid as pro.
vided for in Section 2572 of the Code.
as amended by Chapter 1O7, Acts OF
the 18th General Assembly.