The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-03
LEGAL.

LEGAL
have been sterilized, pasteurized, or other
wise treated in such manner as to insure
that the article is free from the danger OF
conveying contagion infection afore
/ said; and all articles of food drink for
said passengers shall be handled and
stored as to prevent contamination with
the said contagion or Infection
RULE X.
After notification i'll writing by the prop
er health authorities, common carriers
shall not transport or accept for trans
portation, within the state, milk from
premises on which there exists case of
throat, scarlet fever, epidemic cerebrosp.nal
meningitis, acute epidemic ,poliomyelitis.
typhoid fever or para typhoid fever, unless
said milk is accompanied by a certificate
| that it has beer properly pasteurized
under official supervision.
RULE NJ.
Water provided by common carriers on
| cars, vehicles or conveyances operating
shall be furnished under the conditions
provided by regulations of the State Board
of Health under the authority granted by
Sections 1919 1O1S0 and 101S1, General
Statutes Of 1915.
RULE Mi.
| No person knowing that he is in com
municable stage of any of the diseases
enumerated in Rule XIII thereafter givenl,
veyance engaged in interstate traffic. ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, nor shall any
parent, guardian, physician. nurse, or other
person allow or procure such transporta-
ton for any minor, ward, patient or other
person under his charge who may be af-
fected with any such disease.
RULE Kill
la No common carrier shall accept for
aRy
measles, leprosy. measles. epidemic Ger
ebrospinal meningitis, para typhoid fever,
sore throat, smallpox tuberculosis, typhoid
fever, typhus fever, whooping cough, or
yellow fever, except as otherwise hereafter
OBJ Anything living or dead, which has
been affected with or exposed to the con
tagion or infection of any disease named in
paragraph TAI shall be regarded as con-
tagious or infectious until the contrary has
been proven and shall not be accepted for
transportation by common carriers.
RULE XIV.
No person, firm, corporation shall of
fer for shipment in intrastate traffic, and
no common carrier shall accept for ship
ment, transportation in intrastate tral-
been exposed to the contagion or infection
of any of the diseases enumerated in Rule
XIII, unless certificate has previously
been obtained from the proper health
authority that all necessary measures have
been taken to render the said article or
thing free from infection; and in the case
of yellow fever, Rocky Mountain, spotted. or
tick fever or typhus fever, free from mos
quitoes, ticks or lice
RULE XIV
Any person or any thing either living
or. dead, which has been exposed to or Is
in with n T or ne found n any
vehicle or conveyance. undergoing intra-
state transportation shall be subjected ITO 10
measures as may be necessary to, prevent
the spread of the infection from them.
RULE XVI.
disease mentioned in Rule XIII, with the
exception of tuberculosis. in any person
veyance engaged in interstate traffic, a
common carrier shall at once Isolate the
sick person and remove him from t5s fi the
convenient place at which reasonable provi-
sion may be had for the protection Of the
mediateiy notify the State and local health
officer of the place at which the person was
veyance and shall disinfect the compart-
ment from which the person was removed.
RULE XVII.
No person affected with plague, cholera,
SMALLPOX scarlet fever, typhus fever or
yellow fever shall be received upon any
car vehicle or conveyance engaged in In
trastate traffic.
Common carriers shah not receive upon
in intrastate traffic any person affected
with typhoid fever or para-typhoid fever
unless removal and entrance permits have
A been granted by the state or local health
Sofficers at place of departure and arrival
and unless said person is placed in sep
arate compartment and is accompanied by
a properly qualified nurse or attendant,
and unless said nurse or attendant shall
obligate himself herself in writing to
the common carrier to comply with the
following regulations while in transit:
fa) Communication with the m0art1nent
in which the patient is travelling shall be
restricted to the minimum consistent with
proper care and safety to the patient.
All dishes or utensils used by the "a
tient enroute shall be placed in five
per cent solution of carbolic acid or any
disnfecting fluid Of equivalent disinfect-
ing value for at least one hour before be-
ing allowed TO leave the compartment
All urine bowel movements or other dis
charges from the patient shall be received
into a five per cent solution of carbolic
acid disirfecting fluid of equivalent
disinfectfng value. placed in a covered YES
sci and allowed to stand undisturhed for
mt least two hours after the last addition
thereto Upon the expiration of the time
stated they may be burned destroyed. or
emptied into common sewer at any con-
venient place.
Said nurse or attendant shall use all nee
essary precautions to prevent access of files
to the patient. and after performing sery-
ices of any nature TO the ratient shall at
once cleanse the hands by thoroughly
washing in two per cent solution of car
bolic acid or other solution of equivalent
disinfecting value.
Oh Immediately upon the disembarka tion
of the patient. the common carrier shall
close the compartment the patient has va
tents and shall keep same closed until dis
infection.
Common carriers shall not receive upon
any car. vehicle or conveyance engaged in
intrastate traffic any person affected with
diphtheria. measles or German measl g
epidemic cerebrospinel meningitis. epidemic
poliomyeiitis or whooping cough, or any
person known TO be carrier of bacillus
diphtheriae unless removal and entrance
permits have been granted by the State OF
local health officers at the place of de-
parture and arrival and unless said er-
is placed in satisfactory compar tmeni
and is accompanied by a properly qualified
nurse or attendant and unless such nurse