The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-08
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| LEGAL.
are under ouarantfne rerulations. ii will
not be necessary to embalm the body II
the body. is buried within twenty-four
| Bodies dead Of any disease named in Rule
| 2 to be moved from hospital or place of
wrapped in a sheet saturated in bi-chIor7
ide of mercury 1 to 1000 and then put in
Der s6eeting and placed in basket or con.
| tainer and moved only in conveyance used
exclusively for conveying. the dead. lcon-
/ fected after each body Is removed.)
| NON-COMAIUNICABLE DISEASES.
Rule 3. Bodies dead from any cause not
offered or accepted for transportation lex
cept to local or adjacent cemeteries) by any
Company, Express Company, Electric Rail-
way, Coaches, Public or Private Convey
disnfected SS BY ye fPa5artera If and cavity in
lection with an approved disinfecting fluid
containing not less than ten (109e) per cent
ton; Misunderstanding and stopping all
orifices with dry cotton (c)-washing body
with disinfectant. After being prepared
and disinfected above, such bodies shall
be enclosed in coffin or casket. encased
shian; strong outs S s %1Ooen box OF metal
case may be dispensed with, IL body IL
conveyed in heaEse or other conveyance
used exclusively for moving the dead "a
| MANGLED. BURNED, ETC. -.
Rule L. Bodies dead from any cause not
| <,
gled or burned that cannot be prepared
under Rule 3, shall not be transported, Of
fered or accepted for transportation lex
cept to local or adjacent cemeteries), by
any person, agent or owner of any Railway
Company, Express Company, Electric Raiis
way, Coaches, Public or Private Convey
ance unless prepared by being thoroughlv
disinfected by an approved disinfecting
alright sealing as required in Rule 3
| The shipping box or outer case may be
dispensed with. If body is conveyed IN
MEDICAL SCHOOLS. ANATOMY. ETC.
any Cause E%cGPT p9erpePs SeTer nn
those stated in Rule 2 to be used for DEM
and schools of embalming, or for the use Of
the State Board of Embalming. shall not
be transported, offered received for
oWner pV Of Z any any Railway Company I Express
Company, Electric Railway, Coaches, Pub
by being thoroughly disinfected by arteriaf
| injection with an approved disinfecting
fluid. After being prepared as above. such
bodies shall be enclosed in a tin, copper,
or metal lined box, or metallic shipping
DIsINTERRED BODIES. &
! Rule 6. Before bodies can be disinterred,
Disbursement Permit must be obtained
Health. The Disinterment Permit must be
tackled or fastened lido not paste or put IN
as Yellow Paster. and must accompany the
body to destination. Local Registrars will
issue Removal and burial PERMITS Tor DIS
Inferred bodies upon presentation Of Dis,
Secretary of the State Board Of Health.
ease s or cause named in Rule >, shall be
transported, offered or accepted for trans
Of any RAILWAY y' Company, Express Com.
pany, Electric Railway, Coaches, Public or
eas two All gn as assd s s
shall be treated as infectious or dangerous
to public health. and shall not be trans
ton unless said removal has been ap-
proved by the authorities having jurisdic-
such disinterred remains shall be enclosed
in air-tight metallic. zinc, tin, copper or
seams hemetically sealed or soldered, and
eneased in a strong outside wooden, or
tight metallie, zinc. tin, copper, or metal
lined box, vault or metal shipping case.
All joints seams hemetically sealed or
soldered. -
Rule T. Bodies that have been embalmed
shall not be received for re-shipment Or
transportation by any person, agent OF
by Kansas licensed embalmer, using YER
baimer's certificates Nos. i and 2. and
copying Original Physicians, Coroner'R
Health Officers Certificates or Registrar'f
Removal Permit. *
j Bodies not in good condition shall not
be re-shipped or transported until said
body has been prepared according to the
portation Of dead human bodies in the
State OF Kansas. -
Shipping box or outer case may be dInr
pensed with. if body is conveyed In hearse
or other conveyance used exclusively for
moving the dead.
DEAD BODIES IN TRANSIT.
Rule 8. II is further ordered by the Statf
Board of Embalming that all dead human
bodies coming into the State of Kansas via
any Railway Company; Express Company.
ate Conveyance shall be accompanied by
Physicians, Coroner's, Health Officers
stating cause Of death. etc, also by n cer-
tificate of q licensed embalmer stating tha4
the body has been embalmed according TO
the transportation rules of the State from
where said body was shipped =
PROVIDED, where shipment Is mad1
from any state or province having no Board
or statutes regulating the practice Of ems
balming and the transportation OF dead
human bodies. such body must be ACCOM-
panied by documentary evidence that gueE
body has been prepared in accordance with
the rules herewith promulgated: 4.
Any person. agent or owner OF any Ra1l-
way Company, Express Company, Electric
Railway Coaches, Public Private Com
dead human body that has not been pro-
perry prepared or embalmed and has be-
come offensive dangerous to public
I besiltA shall refuse to continue transportz>
: prepared, embalmed, so that public health
Is not endangered. n
The foregoing rules have been adopted
by the State Board Of ETnbalning OF thu
r. NJ JOHNSON. e
: Secretary, Topeka. Kan
This Yellow Faster approved by the
! State Board of Health on Jnne p 1911. -