Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-30
The Quarantine for Public Gather
ings, Churches, Picture Shows,
Etc. Will Be Lifted i'm De-
corah Friday Morning
at 6 a. m.
FEEL 1T CAN BE
REMOVED WITH SAFETY
Quarantine Was Not Ordered Re-
moved Until Practically all
Danger Was Passed, in
Judgment of Board Of
Health.

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gatherings, churches, theatres, pic
| ture shows, pool halls, dances and
ETC., which was established on Oct.
IL, in DEBORAH will be removed to
take effect at a. M, Friday morn
ing November 1.
The state quarantine was lifeted
on Oct. "a to the extent that local
Boards of Health were charged with
the responsibility of determining
whether to continue the restrictions
/ in their own Jurisdictions, and the
Board of Health for DEBORAH did not
ions until the influenza had been
stamped out so that practically no
further danger would result from
public meetings, and general ming
ling of the people together again.
While DEBORAH has had her share
of the dread malady, and sadly
enough, her proportion of deaths, yet
at no time has the disease been so
had as the vivid Imagination OF
some outside rumor mongers and
reporters" have painted it. A
general order closing all manner o.
assemblages was deemed the most
efficacious way of stamping out the
disease, and be it said to the credit
of the citizens and business people
|of DEBORAH, their hearty co-opera-
tion has made it possible practically
to get rid of this dangerous disease
in a comparatively brief time, and
made it possible at this time to re-
move the order for general closing
of all assemblages. However, this
does not mean that placards are to
be removed. They must be left I'M
til ordered removed BY the physic-
ian in charge.
A longer and more rigid quaran-
tine has been maintained than might
have been justified by the number OF
cases in the city the last week, but
the Board Of Health chose the safe
course, hoping thus to avoid pos
sible recurrence of the malady as
colder weather comes.
We now feel that when the
quarantine is removed we can with
safety invite we'll people to come to
the city the same as before influenza
struck our people here, and as a
matter of justice to the splendid
spirit shown by DEBORAH business
people during the past three weeks,
we feel more than free to urge peo-
pie who have stayed away from the
city from fear of getting influenza
to come to the city now to trade, to
attend church, and the usual places
Of recreation.
The removal OF the quarantine
will not do away with the necessity
of everyone being careful in case he
or she develops symptoms or the
disease. Anyone who has the slight
est reason for thinking he Is coming
down with influenza should at once
isolate himself from every one out
side his home, and in so far as pos
sible from those in the home, and
should remain at home until he has
recovered sufficiently that he is not
prolific source of infection when he
again mingles with people on the
street, or inside stores, or other en-
closed places.
Children should not enter school
from home where some one in 1t
IS yet not fully recovered. and should
a new case develop in home having
some one from it in school, the child
in school should at once be kept at
home. An observance of these sug-
gestions may prevent a new out
break, and may help us to avoid
further loss and Inconvenience from
Quarantine regulations. In behalf III
the other members of the Board OF
Health, take this means of thank
ing all DEBORAH citizens for their
lforbearance, and cooperation during
the period of the quarantine.
| Ellis ]. Hook, President OF
Board of Health for City OF
DEBORAH.