The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-15

or on the premises, in room screen
9 ed, when practicable, against flies
and mosquitoes. during those months
: in which these insects are active.
: tb). Prohibition of entrance into OF
exit from the building in which the
= sick person is confined, except as the
Local Board of Health may permit,
under rule 8.
(c). Persons affecter with any of the
following diseases shall be placed un-
der modified quarantine: Scarlet fe-
yer, diptheria, typhoid fever para
typhoid, tuberculosis, dysentery,
whooping cough, measles, trachoma.
Sec. 8: Rule Observation Obser-
vation is defined to mean and include:
la. Inspection from time to time
by the Health Officer or agents of the
Local Board of Health, of the person
suffering or affected with an infect
ious or contagious disease, OF dis
ease which may be notifiable under
the rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health and not subjec: 10
the regulations for full quarantine
or modified quarantine.
CD. The supplying of information
and advice, printed or otherwise. to
such persons, relative to the measures
for the care of the sick and the pre-
vention of the spread of infection. The
Health Officer or Local Board OF
Health shall exercise certain degree
of supervision and control over such
persons as may be deemed necessary
to prevent them from becoming dam
gerous to the public.
(c). Persons affected with any of
the following diseases shall be placed
under observation: Chickenpox, Pei
legra, Mumps, German Measles, Rab-
les, Tetanus, 0pthalmia, Neonatorum.
When persons, or ahouse, or build
ing. or place, has been put under full
quarantine, modified quarantine, or
observation, by the Local Board of
Health, no person quarantined nor
persons within the quarantined area
shall leave it, and no person outside
shall enter it, nor shall they do any
thing which is in violation of the de-
.inition of that degree of quarantine =
which may be in foce in the given
place or area, nor shall they do any
thing in disobidience of the orders or
regulations of the Local Board of
Health.
Sec. 8. Rule Z. Contracts and sus-
poets. Persons who have been expos
ed to an infectious or contagious dis
sase, or who are suspected of having
an infectious or contagious disease.
)r of being infectious or the carriers
Of infection, may be placed under
or observation, as is pro-
ided in Rule 6 until the period of
incubation has elapsed, or until the
nature of the disease has been deter
mined, or the period of infectious
less and danger to the public has
,nded, and said persons shall obey
III orders and shall be guided by the
which may be given by the
4ocal Board of Health.
Sec. TO- Rule s. Children. When the
veil children who remain in the same
ome with those who are sick under
by the Local Board of
Tealth to play in their own yard, they
hall be kept off the streets, and from
II places outside of their premises,
nd it shall be the duty of their par
nts, guardians, or other persons
nder whose charge they are, to keep
aid children in their own yard or in
leir own premises. Parents, teach
IS, or other guardians of children in
her homes or in other places shall
1t allow the children under their
large to enter houses, premises, or
lrds which are held under quaran-
ne or observation.
Sec. IL: Rule 8. Adults need not
ways be quarantined. When per-
n affected with an infectious dis
Sc is properly isolated on the prem
IS, except in cases of smallpox, Ger
rospinal Meningitis epidemic, Ty-
us fever, Infantile paralysis, the
uIt members of the family or house
Id, particularly the wage-earners,
10 do not come in contact with the
tient or with his secretions or ex-
stions, unless forbidden by the
alth Officer or Local Board of
aith, may continue their usual vo-
ion, provided their vocations do
bring them in close contact or
ociate with children. and provided
ther that they do not go into other
,ples homes, or attend any public
ertainments, clubs, lodges. church
vices, ETC., without permission from
local Board of Health.
&c. IL: Rule 10. Quarantine in GER
! emergiences. In any ease of Dyp-
eria, Cereborspinal Meningitis. Po-
Myelitis, Measles, Scarlet Fever,
/ is not or can not, be properly
ated on the premises and cannot