The Calumet news., 1914-02-23
Hancock Department
RULES GOVERNING the CARE
OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
REVISION OF REGULATIONS Is
ANNOUNCED BY THE STATE
HEALTH BOARD.

revision of the rules and rcgula-
tions governing the care Of contagious
diseases has been announced bv the
state board of health. The changes are
important to the people generally. A
copy of the revisions has been receiv-
ed by Dr. Edward r. Abrams, of Han
cock, upper peninsula member of the
board They follow
lnfantile paralysis - Conspicuous
placard on the house; quarantine If
household four weeks minimum; head
Of family and other adults may be re-
leased from quarantine after antisep-
! tic bath and in disinfected clothing;
complete disinfection of rooms Nand
clothing after death or recovery IF
patients.
Chicken poX-Placard not required:
Isolation of patient until desquamation
is complete, keep patient from school
ten days after desquamation is COM
pletc, other children i'm the household
who have had chickcn-pox may COM
tinue i'm schools fumigation not re-
quired.
-poX-Cases must he reported
to the local board of health. Con-
spicuous placard on the house. Abso-
| Lutte quarantine. Wage earners who
have been successfully vaccinated may.
'upon revaccination. be dlsinfected and
allowed to reside elsewhere. but should
be under observation of health officer
for l6 days. other exposures who have
been successfully vaccinated may hc
rcvaccinatcd, disinfccted and kept uu-
der observation 16 days. Exposures
who have not been successfully vaccin-
ated should be vaccinateJ and qua"-
ant.ned 16 days. Children from infect
ed households should he barred from
school until two weeks after release
from quarantine; complete disinfectiotr
Of rooms and clothing after death or
recovery az the patient.
Spinal mcningtis-Cases must he
reported to the local board of health;
conspicuous placard ON the house;
isolation of patient and attendant;
complete disinfection of rooms ana Of
clothing after death or recovery Of pa
tent
Conspicuous placard on
the house: quarantine minimum II
days or until two negative cultures
are secured ON successive days after
the fourteenth day. Head of family
may he disnfected. immunizcd and re-
leased Children not i'll nay he dis
infected. immunizcd ana kept I'm quar-
antine elsewhere ten days. after which
they may attend school if throat swahs
are negative; complete disinfection of
rooms after death or recovery of pa
tient.
ErN Nsipelas-Isolation Of the patient
and disinfcction of material coming
into contact with eryspelatous areas.
Measles-Conspicuou placard on the
house; isolation of patient two weeks
Exclude fiom school children in the
household who have not had measles.
No restriction on heads of family;
fumigation not required.
neumonia-Isolation of patient and
dsinfection Of the sputum and eNcre-
| tions from nose and throat.
Scarlet fever-Cases must be re-
ported to the local board of health;
conspicuous placarG on the house;
quarantine minimum 80 days or longer
until desquamation complete. Head
Of family may he disinfected and re-
| leased. Children not i'll in the house
hold may he dsinfected and quaran
| a. 1aN md
allowed to go to school. Patient may
enter school and other public assem~
lblies two weeks after released from
quarantine; complete disinfection Of
rooms and clothing after death or re-
covery of patient.
| Tuberculosis-Care instruction re-
garding the disinfection of rooms and
clothing after death. recovery or re-
moval of patient.
Typhoid fever-Conspicaous placard
on house; isolation of patient; no re-
struction on other members of family
excrcta from the patient must he thor
| oughly disinfected. marketing of dairy
products is forbidden by law com
plctc disinfection of clothing AMI
rooms after death or recovery of pa
tient.
Whooping cough--Conspicuous plac-
ard on the house; isolation of the pa
tient until after the whooping stage:
/ exclude from school children in this
household who have not had whoopin9
lcough: fumisation not required.
| Veneral disease-May be reported
lby number of initials, rather than 10y
patients name.