The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
STATE PRINTERS QUARTERLY REPORT.
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Published in Topeka state Journal. July
At the annual meeting of the State
Board of Embalming of the State of Kan
rules were unanimously adopted, which
rules are made in accordance with Chap
ter rs. Section Of the Session Laws of
1909, known as the law Relating to
RULES AND gS42 REGULATIONS COY
TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD
HUMAN BODIES.
RULE L Yellow pastors to be used for
the transportation of dead human bodies
must contain Physicians, Coroner's, or
Health Officers Certificate, Licensed EN-
balmer's Certificates Nos. and 2. Rail
road, and Express Transit Form Said
Pastors to be furnished only to Embalm-
by the State Board of Embalning of the
State of Kansas. Said Yellow Faster to
Daln1ng and having been approved by
The Kansas State Board of Health
ct The Embalmer who prepares a body
Certificates Nos. and 2, also secure Ply
sicians, Coroner's or Health Officers
properly filled out and signed. Said En-
balmer shall detach Original EmbaImer's
ward the same to fhe secretaTy Of the
State Board of Embalming, of the State
The agent of any railroad or other COM
mon carrier who receives a dead human
body for transportation must make out
cate, and sign. He shall detach entire
duplicate paster and Immediately forward
Of Health. at '? Topeka, Kansas MS and also.
securely tack (not pastel Original yellow
or Health Officers Certificate, Licensed
Embalmer's Certificate No. 1, and Tran
sit Form on top of shipping box $50 that
same can be easily ead) and said yellow
paster must accompany body to destina-
ton. In case of a disinterred body, the
disintermit permit must be tackled on
shipping box same as the yellow paster.
No person, railway company or common
carrier shall receive for transportation
any dead human body unless said body
has been embalmed at least II hours and is
accompanied by Yellow Faster, properly
No person shall be entitled to use the
yellow paster unless they hold a valid
of EmbaIming of the State of Kansas.
All shipping boxes must have at least
RULE 2 The bodies of those who have
died of measles, erysipelas, diphtheria Cor
any diphtheritic diseases, including heart
putrid sore throat, malignant
sore throat,) scarlet fever sometimes
called scarlitina, scarlet rash, scarlatinal
canker rash, rash,) CHAMBERS, an
thrax, smallpox, Cvariola, Varioloid,) war
Icella chicken pox,) Asiatic cholera, yell
low fever typhus fever bubonic plague OF
Ieprosy, shall not be transported nor ac-
cepted for transportation unless prepared
by being thoroughly diSinfected by, (a)
arterial and cavity Injection with an ap-
proved disinfectine fluid containing not
per cent? OBJ disinfecting and stopping of
all orifices with absorbent cotton, and (c)
Aft si Being d dGd e as above such
body shall be encased in an alright me
tallic, zinc, tin, copper or lead-Hned COT
fin or casket, all joints and seams he
metically sealed or soldered, and all en-
closed in a strong, outside, wooden or
metal box. Or, the body being. prepared
by disinfecting as above, may be placed |
IN a coffin or caSket and the COFFIN or
or tin case, all joints and seams herneti- |
ally Soldered, and all enclosed in a strong, |
outside. wooden or metal box.
1ot stated in RULE 2 may be received /
Tor transportation when prepared by be-
and cavity injections with an approved |
fluid, containing not less than
lisinfecting and stopping all orifices with /
absorbent cotton, and Co washing body |
With the disinfectant. After being disin-
;ased in a coffin or casket enclosed in a
strong. outside. wooden or metal box
lot stated in RULE 3 such as bodies
BADLY mangled or burned, that cannot be
prepared under RULE 3, may be accepted |
or transportation by being thoroughly |
iisinfected by an approved disinfecting
compound or preventative and by using |
,irtieht sealing as required in RULE 2
RULE 5. The bodies of those dead from
2uerperal fever or any cause not stated
# anatomy in colleges and schools of EN-
or for the use of the State Board
II EmbaIIning may be received for trans
,ortation when prepared by being thor
,ughly disinfected by (a) arter1a1 injection
,eing prepared as above, such b3dies shall
)e encaSed in a coffin or casket enclosed
n a strong, wooden box or in tin, zinc
II copper lined, strong, wooden or metal
RULE 6 No disinterred body. dead
RULE 2 shall be accepted for trans
,ortation until after dead at least two
. disinterment permit must be obtained
rom the Secretary of the State Board of
All disinterred bodies shall be treated l.
s infectious or dangerous to the public
ealth, and shall not be accepted for
cen approved by the authorities, having
Jurisdiction where such body is disinterred,
ocality to where the body is consigned
as first been obtained and all such dis
ermeticaIly sealed or soldered zinc. tin
r copper, metallic or lead-Iined coffin
r casket enclosed in strong, outside,
ased in an alright zinc, tin or copper
ase all joints or seams Theoretically seal
trong, outside wooden or metal box.
RULE z. It IS further ordered by the
tate Board of Embalming, that all bodies
orning into the State of Kansas in transit ,
: for burial from other states, shall be
by q licensed physician's
tating cause of death, and by certificate
here Shipment of bodies are made into
his State from States where there is no
oard of Licensed Enbalmers. such body
violence that such body has been prepar-l
d in accordance to the rules herewith b