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


ers in any school district or part thereof.
where the disease is present shall fail to
cooperate with the local board of health
or health officer of any city or county in
the enforcement of this rule, the local board
of health or health officer shall order the
school to be closed, and, in extreme cases
church services suspended and public as
semblages OF people at shows. circuses,
| tneaters, ralrs or other gatherings pro-
hibited.
Id 1t shall be the duty of the local
health officer, in whose Jurisdiction the
case occurs to investigate all alleged in
stances of smallpox infection smallpox
| exposure which come to his knowledge
PHYSICIAN 1t shall be the further duty of
the local health officer to use all dill
gence in warning the public of the pres
ence of smallpox and in instructing the
public as to the proper procedure to be
followed to prevent its spread.
(e) Since chickenpox in adults occurs
but rarely and since this name is fire.
quently a mistaken diagnosis of smallpox
cases of smallpox, it is hereby required
that every such case and the household in
which it occurs shall be subject to the
same quarantine restrictions as smallpox.
f) Persons suffering from or exposed
to varioloid shall be required to undergo
the precautions prescribed for smallpox.
RULE XNVI.
Diphtheria GncIuding membranOus
crouP)-(a) No member of any household
in which diphtheria or membranous Group
exists and no person afflicted with or
recovering from such diseases shall be per
mitted to appear on the public streets or
highways or in any public place, or at
tend any place of public amusement or
worship, or visit any other private house.
until after danger from contagion is pa ssed
and said household premises thoroughly
disinfected.
Cb) Such quarantine restrictions shall
be maintained until two successive negative
meteorological cultures have been obtained
from the nose and throat of the patient at
tive culture shall have been obtained from
each of the other members of the house
hold, unless circumstances in rural COM
munities makes such procedure imprac-
ticable, families refuse to have cultures
taken, in either of which events the mini
mum period of quarantine shall not be less
than 81 days from the beginning of the
disease and as long thereafter as false
membrane or evidence of sore throat or
throat remains Provided. that where pa
tients are properly isolated and contact
with them is avoided, after negative cul-
ture or cultures from the nose and throat,
wage earners may be allowed to continue
their occupations when employed in in
dustries other than the production, manu-
facture or sale of wearing apparel and
foodstuffs, and when their emp oyment
does not bring them in contact with chill
dren, but in all such instances, such pro-
cedure of release from quarantine shall
meet with the approval Of the local health
officer.
(c) All persons not mentioned in para
graph la) who have been exposed to
quarantined for seven days after the last
exposure; or, as an alternative procedure.
all persons SO exposed may be released
from quarantine upon the returning of
negative cultures from the throat and nasal
passages.
has been living or visiting with any family
in which a case of diphtheria develops
must not return to her school duties until
seven days have elapsed from the date OF
RULE XVII.
Septic Sore Throat-(a) All premises on
or in which case of septic sore throat oc-
ours shall be placarded.
(b) Persons afflicted with septic sore
throat shall be carefully isolated
(c) No member Of any household in
which septic sore throat exists shall at
tend school or public gatherings
RULE XVIII.
Scarlet Fever, ScarIatina. and Scarlet
Rash-ta) No member of any household in
which scarlet fever, scarlatina or scarlet
or recovering from such diseases shall be
permitted to appear on the public streets
or highways, or In any public place, or at
tend any place of public amusement or
worship. or visit any other private house.
until the patient in such household shall
be entirely recovered and desquamation is
completed, but in no case shall the time
during which these restrictions shall apply
be less than n days; Furthermore. all per
sors recovering from such diseases shall be
sub ect to these restrictions for II days
in addition to these 81 days and until all
discharges from the nose. ears and throat
or suppurating glands have ceased. Pro-
vided, that in all instances where. in the
opinion of the city county health Of
ficer, proper and safe arrangements can
be made the wage Garner of the family may
be released from such restrictions If the
work of the wage Garner does not bring
him in contact with children that he
does not attend places of public assem-
blage
| OBJ All children exposed to scarlet fever,
scarlatina or scarlet rash, who have not
previously had scarlet fever, scarlatina or
scarlet rash. must be quarantined for seven
/ days after the last exposure.
(c) Any teacher In public school who
has been living or visiting with any fam
! lily in which case Of scarlet fever scar
/ latina or scarlet rash develops, must not
I return to her school duties until seven days
have elapsed from the date of the last
! exposure.
Measles and German Measies-(a) No
member of any household in which measles
! or German measles exists. except those who
have previously had the diSease. and no
person afflicted with or recovering from
measles or German measles shall be per-
mitted to appear on the public streets or
highways or in any public place: or at
worship. visit any other private house.
until thew shall be declared by the local
health officer free from danger OF trans
(b) All premises on or in which measles
or German measles occur shall be
placarded.
(cJ No person. except those who have
previously had the disease, exposed 70
measles or German measles shall be per-
mitted to attend school OF rlaces of pub
lie assemblage for fourteen ((1D days after
td) The minimum duration of ouaran-
tine or isolation of all cases Of measles or
German mea sizes shall be until seven "a
( days after the appearance of the rash and
until all discharges from the nose. ears
I and throat have disappeared and until
the cough has ceased.
/ RULE NXN
WhOopiug COugh-(a) No persons under
fourteen years of age Of any household in
which whooplng congh exists. except those