The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-12
REGULATIONS FOR
HEALTH OFFICERS
Commissioner Paul Issues In
StruCtiOnS for City Quar-
antine inspectors.

Regulations for the guidance of the
quarantine inspectors of the city board
of health were issued yesterday by DR..
S. G. Paul. city health commissioner. and
will be observed in the future. The or
ders comprise a resume of the city ordi-
nances and state laws in regard to quar-
antine regulations. They are made gen
eraI and without exceptions, and are as
follows:
Scarlet Fever-Any person over IS years
of age may be fumigated and released.
Persons under Is years giving satisfactory
proof of having had scarlet fever may be
released. Children not sick with scarlet
fever and not having had scarlet fever,
may be fumigated and held in quarantine
in another house for a period of seven
days, and then released providing scarlet
fever has not developed.
Smallpox-Any person having vaccina-
ton mark, not over 10 years from date OF
vaccination, may be fumigated and re-
leased. Any person giving satisfactory
proof of having had smallpox may be re
leased Any person not having been vac
cinated If submitting for vaccination,
may be fumigated and released whenvac-
cination shows evidence of taking. Any
person not having had smallpox or vacci-
nation, may be fumigated and held in
quarantine at another house for a period
of IA days, and then released, providing
that smallpox has not developed. In case
of removal of patient suffering from
smallpox to the isolation hospital, II all
occupants of the house have been vacci-
mated, the house may be fumigated and
released Immediately upon removal OF pa
tient. In case inmates of the house are
not Vaccinated, the house Will remain I'M
der quarantine for period of two weeks.
Diphtheria-All persons over eighteen
QS) years of age may be 1umlgated ana
released. All persons under eighteen uSl
years of age, showing satisfactory PROOF
= y, 4 frnhf Il
gated and released. Any person under
eighteen QS) years of age having been
given an minimizing dose of antltoXin
NAV be fumigated and released after
twenty-four (24) hours. Any person not
receiving antitoxin may be fumigated and
held under quarantine in another mouse
for a period of seven 90 days and then
released, providing diphtheria does not
develop. -,
dren of family under quarantine Tor
measles or whoOping cough must remain
within their own yard during the entire
period of quarantine. Adults are not re-
ouired to stay in quarantine, but may
90 to their various duties without re-
striction No children from house IN
der quarantine for whOOping cough or
measles will be allowed to attend scnool,
bit those giving satisfactory PROOF OF
having had measles or whooping cough
NAV return to school providing they live
AWAY from the house under quarantine
Chicken Pox-Children in house where
there is a case of chicken poX are not al
lowed to attend school, but those giving
Satisfactory proof of having had chicken
pox may attend school providing they
live at another house.
To MISREPRESENTATION people about al
lowing dogs or cats from houses under
quarantine to run at large. Any dogs or
cats which are not kept tied within the
limits of yard will be taken to the city
crematory and killed. This rule Is with
ont exception Caution people that they
are not allowed to fumigate themselves
hut all work of this nature must be done
nv an inspector of the board of health.
Under no condition will any case OF
scarlet fever be released from quaI .sllil
,,atii after % DAYS from date of quaran-
tine.