The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-29
QUARANTINE RULE
MAY Be: AMENDED
Regulations 40 to WhoopIns Cough
May be Changed II Doctors sus-
gestIons Are Received
by Board.
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The quarantine regulations of the
Keokuk school board relating to-
whooping cough and mumps may be
changed if the suggestions made by
two of the local doctors before the
school board last night are accepted
by the board. DR.. c. A. Dimond, city
health officer. defended the boards
regulations. DR.. Frank NJ. Fuller and
Or. e. G. Wollenweber suggested a
change which should allow child
who has had whooping cough to es-
cape quarantine when some other
member of the family contracts the
disease
The three doctors appeared before
the board last night at the instance
Of the superintendent. In explaining
their coming, Mr.. Aldrich told the
board that under present quarantine
regulations all members of the fam
ily are uuarantined when whooping
rough breaks out This means depriv-
inq other members of school age. of
school privilege. He said one of the
principals had a request from DR..
Fuller to allow one member Of a
quarantined family TO go back to
school This was because the pupil
guarantined had had the disease.
Mr.. Aldrich said that in his last
talk with DR. Hughes the subject came
In and he suggested having represen-
tatiyes of the profession speak to the
hoard about this matter.
Mr.. Aldrich then asked the three
doctors what their views were in re-
gard to quarantining FOR whooping
cough and humps ~
Views Of Physicians.
Dr. r. NJ. Fuller said that II child
has had whooping cough and another
case should develop in the family, the
one having had the disease would not
convey it 10 the school. If any in the
family had not had the disease, and
are exposed, they should be quaran-
tined But child that has had whoop-
ing cough wouldn't carry the disease.
He said he had looked up authorities
on this question. and they took this
stand Whooping cough germs were
seldom carried on clothing, as they
do not live long.
DR.. C. A. Dimond, city physician,
took an opposite stand. He said it de-
pended in a measure on how people
lived. In some cases. he said. the
children all slept together and too fire.
quently there was not change OF
clothing. The children with the whoop-
ing cough would cough and vomit In
the night. This was a way In which
the disease could be spread on the
clothing, If quarantine were not en-
forced
In some families of course. DR.. d.
fnond said DR.. Fuller's idea would be
good But the board must take into
consideration the fact that there were
many districts where this would not be
practical because OF the instances he
had cited. He thought all should be
quarantined
Danger in Chicken Pox.
DR. Wollenweber thought there was
no danger OF those having had the
disease carrying it He did not think
there was much chance of spreading
the disease through the clothing, as
the germs do not live long. AS for
chicken pox, he thought there was too
much danger to not quarantine.
ALI of the doctors seemed to be OF
the opinion that humps were not par
tcularly apt to be carried.
The superintendent asked' about ira
ehoma. DR.. Fuller said where there
was positive diagnosis of traehoma.
there should be quarantine, in his
mind.
The board members were given