The Falls City tribune., 1909-02-19
SCARLET fever IN VICINITY
RULES AND REGuLATIoNTS
SENT GALL PHYSICIANS
Inspector for State Board of Health
Visits This City and Says
Law Must be Enforced

IL Is t pQI tea Il idlullS living
about two miles from the city
were down with the fever and
never were q|uarantined at all.
No more deadly disease than
scarlet fever could be introduce
I'd into any community. nor is
there any disease which Is
spread with such ease, nor is
there any disease IN which the
after effects are as liable TO be
serious.
The following IS printed from
the rules and regulations of the
State Board OF Health. which
IS sent to every physician for
his guidance in these cases.
The following is printed from the
Rules aud Regulations of the State
Board of Health. which is sent to
every physician fer his guidance in
these cases.
The State of Nebraska
Health Department
Office OF the Stale Board Of Health.
Lincoln. Nebraska:-By authority Of
the provisions of Section 6, Article =,
Chapter -. Revised Statutes of Ne
braska, 1903. hereinafter given, the
Nebraska State Board Of Health has
adopted. and caused TO be published,
the following rules for the restriction,
prevention, quarantine, distinction,
and regulation OF contagious, infec-
tious and epidemic diseases. Obedi-
ence and enforcement of these rules
is required of all local boards of health
N accordance with Sections Il and $,
Article :, Chapter %, Revised Stat
utes of Nebraska l903. which sections
are as follows:
Sec. 9.-The State Board of Health
shall have supervision and control of
all matters relating to the protec-
ton of the people of this state from
contagious, infectious and epidemic
diseases: and it shall be the duty of
said board TO formulate, adopt and
publish such proper and reasonable
general rules and regulations as will
best prevent the Introduction or
spread of any such diseases. IN addi-
ton to such general and standing
rules and regulations, in cases OF
emergency wherein the health of the
people of the entire state or OF any To-
cality therein shall be menaced by or
exposed to any such contagious, in
fictitious or epidemic disease, or when
a local board of health having iur1S-
dictiOn to a particular locality shall
fail or refuse to act with sufficient
promptitude and efficiency in such
emergency: or in localities wherein no
local board of health shall have been
established as provided by law. it
shall be the duty Of the Board to
adopt and enforce such special quar-
antine and sanitary regulations as
the occasion and tie protection Of
the public health may require: and all
necessary expenses incurred in the en-
5orcement of such rules and regula-
lions shall be paid by the city, village
or county for and within which the
fame shall have been incurred. 1t
shall be tile duty of all local, munich
pal and county boards ofhealth. health
authorities and officials, officers of
state institutions, police officers, sher-
ifs. constables, and all other officers
and employees Of the state, or of any
county. city, village or township there
Of, and every person TO obey and en-
force such quarantine and sanitary
rules and regulations as may be adopt
ed by the State Board of Health; and
each and every person or officer speci-
ted in this section, who shall fail.
neglect. or refuse. to obey or enforce
such rules or regulations shall, upon
conviction for each and every such Of
Tense, be subject to a fine of not less
than fifteen $500 dollars.
Sec. sit shall be the duty of all
boards of health now in existence, or
hat may hereafter be created, and Of
physicians in localities where there
are no health authorities, or where
such health authorities fail to act, to
report to the State Board of Health
promptly upon the discovery thereof,
the existence Of any one Of the follow
ing diseases. viZ:-Asiatic Cholera,
yellow fever, smallpox. scarlet fever,
diphtheria. typhus and typhoid fever
and such other contagious and infec-
1iouS diseases as the State Board of
Health may from time to time specify
and each and every member OF such
board of health, or other officer or
Physician who, knowing Of the exist
ence of any such disease. shall fail
DIOlIlBllA " lCDOlb DiAN oNAAC III az
eordaIce with the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not
less THAI $40 nor more than 500 for
each and every such otiense.
Z. J. c. Sward, Nj. d, Sec.
W. T. Johnson, M. D. Pres,
Rule contagious Diseases. 1t
shall be the duty of every physician
residing or practicing within the linn
its Of any city, town or township who
suspects an Illness to Asiatic cholera,
yellow fever, Smallpox, lor varioloid),
diphtheria, .membranous Group scar
let fever, scarlet rash or %scarlatina).
measles. typhus fever. Ophthalmia
neonltorum. typhoid fever, cerebro
seinal meningitis, leprosy. %whooping
cough. c~hickenpoX. tuberculosis, puer-
peral fever. or any other disease con-
tagious or dangerous to public health
TO Immediately isolate the patient,
and within tWenty=fo hours after