The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08

State Board of HEALTH 50 that said
section as amended shall read as FOL
lows:
Section 80 Persons recovering from
other diseases for which disinfection
may be required by the State Board
OF Health. and nurses who have been
In attendance on any person sunerlns
from any such disease shall not leaVc
the premises until thev have received
from the board of health or health Of
fcer a certificate that they have taken
such prcca utions as to their persons.
clothing and all other things which they
propose bringing from the premises as
from infection Of other persons with
whom they may come in contact, and
no such person shall expose himself In
any public place. shop. street. inn or
public conveyance without having hrst
adopted such precautions
Section 10. Section forty of chapter
eighteen of the revised statutes is here
by amended by striking out the word
cholera" in line two of said section
and inserting in place thereof the words
or other quarantinable disease so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section 40. Nurses and other attend
ants upon persons sick with smallpox,
scarlet fever. dIphtheria or other quar-
antinable disease, shall adopt for the
disinfection and disposal Of excreta.
and for the disinfection OF utensils.
bedding. clothing and other things
which have been exposed to Infection.
such measures as may be ordered In
by the s isaa board fort OF health Of
chapter eighteen Of the revised statutes
Is hereby amended by striking out the
words measles, cholera, plague or
pulmonary. tuberculosis or consump,
ton" in lines three and four 81 o sald
the words or other disease for which
disinfection may be required by the
State Board of Health. SO that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section IL No person shall give.
lend. transmit, sell or expose any bed
ding, clothing, furniture or other azti-
Gle which has been used by persons az
fected with smallpox. scarlet FEVER,
diphtheria. or other diseases for which
State Board of Health. or. from rooms
which have been occupied by such per
sons. without first having said articles
disinfected to the satisfaction OF the
local board Of health
Section IL. Section forty-four OF
chapter eighteen Of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out the
words, specified in the preceding sec.
tion." In line two of said section and
inserting in place thereof the words,
by the State Board Of HEALTH so thai
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section a. When persons from
houses or places which are infected
with any of the diseases for which dis
infection may be required by the State
Board of Health. have entered any
schoolroom. or when. from any other
cause the schoolrooom has probably
becme infected. the teacher shall dis
nNI .0tt HtA
officers and local boapd Of health. and
no school shall be again held in such
schoolroom until the room has been
disinfected to the satisfaction OF the
local board of health. and the. school
OIL GERS and board of health shall cause
possible
Section 49, Section forty-eight of
chapter eighteen of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out t.. the
therefor the following
Section As. No person shall let or
hire any house or room In house In
which any of the diseases have existed
for which disinfection may be required
by the State Board Of Health without
ises used in connection herewith to be
disinfected to the satisfaction of the
local board of health
Section a. Section seventy-five OF
chapter eighteen Of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out from
the end of said section the following
words. but no such hospital shall be
within one hundred rods Of an inhabited
dwelling house In an adjoining town
without the consent of Its local board
of health SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section rs. town may establish
therein one or more hospitals for the
reception of persons having the small
pox or other diseases dangerous, to the
PUBLIC health; or its local board OF
e eontro n0s q said wf boa De u"oe' Inc
Section Is. Section seventy-six of
chapter eighteen Of the revised statutes
is hereby repealed.
Section l6. Section seventy-seven OF
eighteen Of the. revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out the
word 'inoculated" milne two of said
section and inserting In place thereof
tious,' so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section II. When a hospital Is so eS-
tablished or licensed the physicians.
the persons who are infected infectious.
and all who come within it's limits. and
all furniture or other articles used or
brought there, shall be subject to the
regulations made by the local board of
health.
Section II. Section eighty-two of
chapter eighteen Of the revised statutes
Is hereby amended by striking out the
words, lover two years of age" In
line four of said section. so that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 49, The board of health ,of
each city. village. town and plantation
shall annually on the first day of
March, or oftener II they deem It pru-
dent. provide for the free vaccination
with the cow pox. OF all the inhabitants
done under the care OF skilled practic-
ing physicians. and under such circum-