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

and no person afflicted with or recovering
from any of these diseases shall be per-
mitted to appear on the public streets or
highways or i'll any public place, or attend
any place of public amusement or worship.
or visit any other private house, until after
danger from contagion is passed and said
household premises thoroughly disinfected.
Every case of these diseases shall be re-
! ported at once by wire to the State Board
of Health and shall be subject to any addi-
tonal requirements which may be deemed
necessary.
RULE XXII
Tubercnlosis:-The legislature has de-
contagious disease, and has prescribed
| certain restrictions, with penalties for VIC
lations, for persons afflicted with this dis
ease, and those who attend them.
it is hereby ruled, that when, in the
lts representatives or of the local health
tllcted with tuberculosis endanger the pub
nc health by continuously and repeatedly
1 ignoring or violating the sanitary restric-
tiOns prescribed in accordance with the
Instructions of the legislature the local
place such persons and household under
/ complete Isolation or quarantine and shall
p pa me premises in such manner that
] the puDllc may be warned against the
presence OF the disease in such persons or
RULE XIII
Epidemic CerebrOspinaI Meningitis and
Epidemic PoliOmyelitis-(a) All premises
on or in which cases of epidemic cere-
I
it's shall occur shall be placarded
, 90 ANY person afflicted with either of
ore t9 diseases snail be Isolated and quar-
antlned for a period of not less than two
weeks nor more than three weeks from
onset onset unless the temperature has not re-
! turned TO normal in the meantime
.(c) Children from household in which
either OF these diseases exists shall be re-
| strIcted from attending school or places of
public assemblage for a period of four
teen 90 days from the last date of con
| health officer. ~ INC
Id) Adult wage earners of the house
mold II the patient is properly Isolated
their employment does not bring them into
contact with children at any time
,teI patlents afflicted with either of these
diseases shall, first, be promptly isolated
ana contact with all others except the
physician or caretaker prohibited; second,
the physician and the caretaker shall SO
handle the patient that discharges shall
| not soil their clothing. special care being
taken to prevent droplet infection; third,
ana not water promptly after handling any
! discharges; fourth, the caretaker shall
WASH WASH d hands similarly before leaving the
| ton shall be terminated by a Thorough
washing of the entire body and hair of the
| patent and the room cleansed with soap
and hot water, aired and summed; sixth.
sick room precautions shall include the
ton of eating utensils, person and body
| clothing, rugs, door knobs, TOYS and other
| things handled by patient or caretaker.
| ID EFFICIENT screening and the use of
! approved Insecticides shall be employed so
that insects shall not have access to the
patient or his excretions.
RULE XIV
Typhoid Fever and Para-typhoid Fever
Lla Al premises on or in which cases of
! typhoid fever or para typhoid fever shall
occur shall be placarded.
(b) All persons afflicted with either of
| these diseases shall be isolated as com
pletely as possible. Persons occupying the
| same premises, who are not in Immediate
attendance upon the patient, may come aud
In
Uses, persons in immediate attendance upon
the patient shall in far as is possible
refrain from the care and preparation of
foods intended for others than the patient
ana shall wash hands with soap and hot
water water followed by the use of an approved
ling any discharges of the patient.
80 IN al cases where persons are i'll
with typhoid fever or ara-typhoid fever
III hotel. lodging house or camp, all per
sons having to do with the care of the
patient shall be prohibited from working
ha adnyy1nihg 70 90 with the preparation or
(O Al excreta from the patient must be
Immediately and efficiently disinfected All
must be thoroughly disinfected.
,,hS ef9 me house; apartment or room in
fever patient is confined shall be effectively
RULE XIV
SmalIpOx-(a) No member of any house
mold in which smallpox exists and no per
son afflicted with or recovering from such
the public streets or highways or in any
pubic place, or attend any place of pub
lie amusement, worship, or visit any other
private house. until after danger from con-
tagion Is passed and said household prem
Uses thoroughly disinfected
~ No person who has not had smallpox
aud who by reason of contact with a pa
tent afflicted with smallIo OK is thereby ex.
posed to the disease, shall be permitted to
appear on the public streets or highways
or in any public place. or attend any
place or public amusement or worship, OF
visit any Other private house. for a period
OF q days after such exposure; Provided
vaccination, the above restrictions shall
apply only until such time as vaccination
shall prove successful. Provided, further
that these restrictions shall not apply
to persons who shall present evidence OF
Il successful vaccination within seven years
previous. The local city or county health
ofricer IN whose jurisdiction the case oc.
ours shall determine as to what constitutes
exposure and successful vaccination in eacl
individual case.
| 90 To prevent the spread of smallpox
the local board Of health or health officer
or any city or county where the disea Sc is
present in any school district part there
or which Is included in such city or county
shall with the advice and consent of the
State Board of Health Tor its Executive
officer) prohibit the attendance at schoo
In any such district or part thereof fol
period of % days, after the appearance Of
smallpox, OF any and all pupils and teach
ers, who have not been successfully vac
Should new cases of smallpox continue
to develop in such school district or par
thereof. after the expiration of % days, tbs
local board of health or health officer shall
upon the advice and consent of the Stat,
Board of Health Cor it's Executive Officer)
renew such order for another period of >.
State Board Of Health Cor its Executiv,
Officer may deem necessary in order t.
control the epidemic.
In the event that any Board of Educa
ton or School Board or principal or teach