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tendance. Those adults engaged In
any industry connected with the prep
aration or handling OF milk or food, or
with any factory. school, office, shop or
store where persons under fifteen
years OF age may be employed or con-
gregated, shall not work during the
period of isolation
Must BE Disinfection.
Placards are also to be posted in
these cases. and there is to be thor
ough disinfection at the end of the
period. In cases of diptheria. there
shall be no release from Isolation until
three weeks have elapsed or until a
culture shall have been submitted by
the attending physician and pronounc-
ed free from bacilli by the bacteriolo-
gist OF the State Board of Health or
come bacteriolog!st approved by the
board.
Coming TO the sanitation OF build
ings. the amount of cubic space per
pupil and the amount of fresh air to
be supplied are to be enforced accord
ing to the State law. The air is To
be kept at ali times in a wholesome
condition. No school room is to be
! swept until after all pupils have left
at the end of the days exercises No
floors are to be swept without first
having been sprinkled or covered with
damp sawdust or damp paper. Furni-
ture and woodwork is to be wiped
down with an approved disinfectant
solution at least once a month and
| wiped with damp cloth at least once
a week.
Good sanitary drinking water is to
be supplied at every schoolhouse. Sew
, erage arrangements are 10 be kept up
to health standards.
Cure of Railway Coaches.
| Railroad coaches are to be cleaned
in the same manner as schoolhouses.
! No railway coach or street car may be
| swept or busted while occupied by pas.
lsengers.
Dry busting with feathers or dr,.
/ cloth is forbidden. A vacuum clean
Ter is recommended whenever possible
iCuspidors are to contain water and
must be disinfected a, the end OF each
run. Everything movable must be
taken from the car at least once each
mouth and 1t is then to be thoroughly
cleaned. busted. summed and aired, while
the interior is to be fumigated with
formaldehyde gas.
/ The same rules, practically. apply
10 railway stations. which are 10 be
thoroughly cleaned once a week.
/ Theatres must be provided with
means for maintaining the purity OF
the atmosphere. All buildings used
for public meetings are to be cleaned
after each performance. Suspidors are
ITO be supplied. TO contain water.
The regulations as to what consti-
flutes proper distinction are. of course,
Technical.
j The State Board makes 1t plain that
all rules and regulations are not pro-
muigated for fun. but Will be strictly
enforced.
Following is the list of county boards
OF health appointed:
Aecomnc- ElF-' Z p's! Seai, chairman
Temperanceville; DR.. = y; Ayres Ae;
comac: DR.. Frank Fletcher. ,Jenkin;
Bridge: Or. Rocker White. Keller
lansville; Dr. L. j. Head, Jerrells; Or
"A. L. Martin, Naulakla.
| Elizabeth City-H c; shelton. chair
ton; Dr. a. 3 Howe, Hampton; Or
Esse1-George ". Ellis. chairman
J II. peshazo, Centre cross.
Gloucester-Dr. F. F.. Davis. Sassa
rras. DR.. w. F. Jones, Gloucester; Dr.
D. O. Clements Ordinary .,
roy. Dragonsville; DR.. R. D. Bates
Newtown: DR.. w. w. Bennett, Cologne
Lancaster-J William Chewing
chairman, Bertrand: DR.. F. W. Levi
l.Whealton: DR.. H. ]. Edmonds. Kilmar
mock; DR. NJ. e. Oldham. Lancaster.
man Port Haywood; DR.. Thomas E
!. Lane. Port Haywood; DR.. C. NJ. Rains
Bohannon; Or. p. G.. White. Mathews.
Streets; DR.: W. S. Christian. Urbanna
u DR.. A. B. Evans. Church View; DR.. w