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

LEGAL.
no person afflicted with or recovering
from whooping cough shall be permitted
to appear on the public streets or highways
of public amusement or worship, or visit
any other private house. until they shall
be declared by the local health officer free
from danger of transmitting the infection.
(b) All premises on or in which whoop-
ing cough occurs shall be placarded.
tc) No person, except those who nave
previously had the disease exposed to
whoOping cough shall be permitted to, at
tend school or places Of pubiie assembiage
! I'D The minimum duration of quaran-
tine or isolation of all cases of whooping
cough shall be until six weeks after the
development of the disease or until one
week after the last characteristic paroxys-
NAL cough, or whoop.
RULE XXI.
Chickenpox-(a) No member of any
household in which chickenpox exists, ex-
disease. and no person afflicted with or
recovering from chickenpoN shall be per
mitted to appear on the public streets or
any place of public amusement or wor-
ship, or visit any other private house; until
they shall be declared by the local health
officer free from danger of transmitting
the infection.
(b) All premises on or in which chicken
poX occurs shall be placarded.
| (c) No person, except those who have
previously had the disease. exposed to
school or places of public assemblage for
sixteen Q6) days after exposure.
tine e or n isoI au of cases Of chiekenpox
shall be until twelve t12) days after the
appearance of the eruption and until the
! crusts fallen and the scars are COM
pletely healed.
(e) Since >chickenpox in adults occurs but
rarely and since this name is frequently a
mistaken diagnosis of smallpox or given to
evade the diagnosis of mild cases of small
pox it is hereby required at that every
tine restrictions as smallpox.
RULE XXXII.
Mumps-(a) No person afflicted with or
recovering from mumps shall be permitted
to appear on the public streets or high
ways or in any public place or attend any
visit any other private house, until they
shall be declared by the local health off,
Ger free from danger of transmitting the in
lection.
/ (b) All premises on or in which mumps
occurs shall be placarded.
| (c) The minimum quarantine or isolation
of ali cases of mumps shall be until two
weeks after the appearance of the disease
and one week after the disappearance Of
RULE XXXIII.
| Trachoma-No child suffering from ira
choma shall be permitted to attend any
public, private or parochial school unless
+ under the close supervision OF a com
petent physician, who shall certify in writ
ing to the school board and the health
officer that the case is not in contagious
state.
GonorrhOea Syphilis: Public Bath-No
person who is suffering from 9onorrhoea or
syphilis shall be served in a public bath
room in this state; and no person suffer-
ing from syphilis shall be served in any
barber shop, such prohibition to continue
until twelve months has elapsed from date
Regulations for the Prevention of the
| Communicable Diseases in schools.
RULE XXXV.
! Exclusion, from SchOOl-(a) Whenever the
school principal teacher in any private.
|
suspect that any pupil is suffering from
or has been exposed to any infectious, con /,
by the rules and regulations of the State
| Board of Health to be excluded from school
child home, and any pupil so excluded shall
not be permitted to attend school again
from the health officer or from u legally
qualified physician acting by the consent
of the health officer. stating that. the child
is not suffering FROM any infectious. con-
tagiOus or communicable disease.
/ Oh Within the meaning of this rule,
principals teachers shall exclude any
the following symptoms:
| (1) Sore throat tonsilitis.
! t2) Any eruption of the skin, or rash
(3) Any catarrhal symptoms accom-
panied by fever. or fever alone
ca Severe cough or cold.
RULE XXXVI.
/ Tuberculosis in Schools-(al No child.
janitor or teacher suffering from tuber-
culosis in a communicable form shall be
allowed to attend work in any public,
private parochial school.
(b) In the event that any child janitor or
teacher is believed to be suffering from
pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis. the
local health officer upon receipt of infor-
ma ton of such belief shall make prompt in
vestigation and satisfy himself either by
personal examination or by a written GER
tification from legally qualified physiciGn
of the necessity of the exclusion of such
individual from school, and until such ex-
animation and certificatiOn shall be made
the individual shall be excluded from
school
Other Diseases to Be Excluded-In addi-
ton to the diseases elsewhere declared by
these rules to be subject to quaran tine
! or isolation, any child shall be excluded
from any private, parochial or public
school. who is afflicted with the follOwin g
diseases Contagious conjunctivftis (Pink
eyel. Impetigo Contagiosa. Ring worm.
of ring worm or 'scabies. the child may be
allowed to continue school attendance at
the discretion of the health officer if prop
| er treatment be Immediately instituted
RULE XXXVIII.
Duties of Parents-Parents. guardians
| or other persons having custody of anv
child or children. shall not permit such
child or children if afflicted with or eN-
posed to any infectious. contagious or
communicable diseases required by the
State Board of Health regulations to be
excluded from school. to attend any school
RULE XXXIX
Closing of Schools Whenever in the judg-
ment of the State Board of Health Tor its
Executive Officer. or any local county or
city board of health or health officer, it
is advisable to close the school because Of
the prevalence of any infectious. contagious
or communicable disease or diseases he
or they shall serve written notice upon
the Board of school directors thoard of
educatiOnl or the responsible officials in
any private. parochial or Sunday school il
the same district in which such disease
or disea SEES prevail, directing them 10 close
all schools immediately. nor shall any