Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-17

Of 40 per cent. solution of formaldehyde being vaporized in
an approved generator, or by pouring % ounces of 40 per
cent. solution of fornaldehyde upon IL 23 ounces of powder
ed permanganate of potash in some such vessel as an earth
en- milk pan. The latter method is expensive and should not
be used excepting where other methods are impracticable.
Before fumigating the temperature Of the room must be
raised to at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. The persons of patients recovering from any of these
diseases shall be bathed thoroughly with soap and water and
provided with clean, sterile clothing.
20. The bodies of all persons having died of these diseases
shall be encased in sheets previously soaked in a solution of
corrosive sublimate, $500, and shall be cofdned as early as
possible.
Fl. No public or private hospital for the care and treat
ment of any infectious disease shall be established, conducted.
maintained or carried on within 200 yards of any building
previously erected.
%. Whenever the superintendent of the state board of
health shall have information satisfactory to him, and is of
the opinion that smallpox, diptleria, scarlet fever, measles,
whooping cough or typhoid fever is epidemic or threatens to
become epidemic in any county, township, city, town or vii
lage in the state, he shall have authority as executive officer
of the board, to issue a proclamation in the name of the
board, declaring such disease epidemic, and to order and en-
foce such measures in the way of quarantine, isolation of the
sick, vaccination, disinfection and closure of schools, public
and private, religious and secular, as in his Judgment may be
necessary to stamp out the infection.
%. 1t shall be the duty of the local health officer in his re-
spective jurisdiction, to disnfect or cause to be disinfected
anybody where death has been caused by smallpox, %diphtheria
scarlet fever or any dangerous contagious of infectious dis
ease.
"a. The use of the coming drinking cup shall be prohibit
ed on all railroad trains, railroad stations, waiting rooms, no.
tells, restaurants, boarding houses, stores, schools (public and
private) or any state institution or other public place in RAM
sey county.
rs. The common towel, having been proven to be a medium
through which disease is carried from person to person,
therefore Tor the protection of the public health, the use of
the aforesaid towel shall be prohibited in all railroad stations,
waiting rooms, hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, board
ing schools, OF other public places in this county.
70. NO superintendent, principal or teacher of any school,
and no parent, guardian or master of any child or minor, hav-
ing the power and authority to prevent, shalt permit any such
child OF minor having smallpox, scarlet fever, %diphtheria,
measles, chickenpox, Tuberculosis, infantile paralysis, ervsipe-
ias' whoopng cough, nunps, scabies, pedculosis, ringworm,
trachoma or any other communicable disease, or any child re-
siding in any house in which such disease exists or has re-
Gently existed, to attend any public, private or parochial
scoho, Sunday school or church until the local health officer
or school inspector shall have given his permission for such
attendance.
n. The period of exclusion from school for children hay
ing the common communicable diseases, are as follows:
Scarlet fever six weeks or longer if redness of the throat,
nasal dlscharge or other sequelae persist; measles, two weeks
from the date of the appearance of the eruption; German
measles, one week from the date of the appearance of the
eruption; chicken pox, until all scabs are gone; %diphtheria,
one week after second negative culture from nose and throat;
whooping cough, eight weeks from appearance of character
istic cough; mumps, three weeks or longer if swelling per-
sists; pediculosis, until all parasites and nits are gone; ring
worm, scables and impetigo, until examination reveals sue
cessful treatment; smallpox, after complete desquanation,
but at least four weeks shall have elapsed from appearance
of eruption.
SECTION 25, SESSION LAWS OF 1918.
Section 275-ANY PHYSICIAN TO REPORT CASES OF
it shall come to the knowledge of
any physician or other person that a case of tuberculosis, ty-
phoid fever or any other dangerous infectious disease exists
within the Jurisdiction of any county or city board of health,
ne shall Immediately report to the superintendent of the
county board of health or to the city health officer in which
ever Jurisdiction the case may be, the name and place of re-
sidence, if known of every person afflicted with such dis.
ease, and if he is the attending physician of such person he
shall report not less than twice each week, the condition of
each person so afflicted with the state of such disease.
Adopted September S, 1914.
F. T. CUTHBERT, President.
]. A. HAIG, Vice President.
G. D. DREW, Supt. and Executive Officer.