The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-07
Published in The Topeka State Journal
June Z 1909 .-e-T=

At the annual meeting of the Kansas
state Sta e., Board of Health held June !. 1902
ly approved and adopted:
RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED
UNDER , CHAPTER 224. SESSION
In relation to barber shops, barber
schools public bath rooms and public bath
BE IT RULED BY THE STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH.
Regulation 1. INSPECTION. All bar
Der shops and barber schools, public bath
rooms and public bath houses, shall be
open for inspection at any time during
business hours to the inspectors OF. the
sanitary or health officer.
! Regulation 3 GENERAL SANITATION.
All places mentioned in Regulation 1 to-
gether with their furniture, fixtures, in
struments, and utensils are required to be
kept in a clean and sanitary condition 4,.1
shaving brushes, razors, scissors. clipping
| machines, pincers, needles, the contact
cup or pad of vibrating or massage ma
chimes. and all other instruments. shall be
Sterilized either by immersion in boiling
water, or in alcohol of at least sixty per
cent strength. or by formaldehyde gas or
solution, after each separate use. Combs
| and brushes shall be thoroughly cleansed
VI" Rega aHaR " towels sss Clean towels
shall be used for, each person served
Regulation 5. ALUM. Alum or other
| material used to stop the flow of blood
towel or other clean appliance. The use
Regulation G. POWDER PGtFFs. The
use. of powder puffs and sponges is pro-
Regulation Z. HANDS. Every barber
shall thoroughly cleanse his hands immed-
| lately before serving each customer.
Regulation g. RAZOR STROPS- Any
barber when shaving any person having
nature shall be required to disinfect the
razor by dipping in a Is per cent solution
Regnlation 0s aR AMb WATER
Every barber shop and bath room shall
be well ventilated and provided with run
| ming hot and cold water.
Regulation 10. SLEEPING ROOM. No
| barber shop, barber school. or public bath
Regulation u IL us sRJN D TssP After
serving persons. who have eruptions on
the face or scalp or are afflicted with
and Instruments, brushes and combs that
have been used on such person shall be
the the u use Of forlnaidehyde gas before being
used again and the hands shall be thor
oughly cleansed with disinfecting solution,
| and all towels and damp cloths used shall
dried
| Regulation II BATH TUBS. All bath
tubs shall be thoroughly cleansed with hot
Regulation e, SDfs1NFEcTfoN. Every
shall be thoroughly and efficiently disin.
fected with formaidehyde gas or sulphur
tunes at least ONCE III every three months
| Regulation Il. VENEREAL DISEASE
No person shall knowingly be served ii
any barber shop, public bath room o.
i public bath house. who is suffering from
syphilis, such prohibition to continue un
til more than six months have elapsed
| from date of infection
No person shall knowingly be served il
any public bath room or public bath house
who is suffering from gonorrhea.
4 Regulation Ii. CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
No person suffering from measles. scarle
fever, smallpox, diphtheria or diphtheriti
sore throat. BARRIERS itch. ringworm o.
tuberculosis shall be served in any barbe
shop, barber school, public bath room o
public bath house.
Il Regulation Is. DISINFECTION OF
TOOLS, ETC All tools or instrument
used by BARRIERS outside the shop in serv
ing any person suffering from infection
or contagious diseases or used on a corps
are required to be thoroughly and eff
GENTLY disinfected with fornaldehyde so
luton or formaldehyde gas immediatel,
after using the same.
Regulation IT. BARRIERS MUST BI
FREE FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE
No person suffering from any infection
or contagious disease. including tubercu
iosis, shall serve any person in any barbe
r shop, barber school, public bath room Q
tpublic bath house in this State.
Regulation 1S. RULES POSTED. Thes
| rules and regulations shall be conspicuous