Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-17

ed with such disease, to be Investigated
by the health officer of the local board
of health, and such health officer, in
case such person is so afflicted shall
cause the person to be restrained at
home unless such person, in the judge
ment of the health officer, is a menace
to the public health, in which case such
person shall be restrained in separ-
ate house. house Of detention or hos
pital, there to be restrained until the
health officer, by proper written order,
authorizes the release and discharge Of
said person; provided, however, when
ever a reported case involves a person
attached to the military or naval or
ganization with which he is connected,
to be by such organization restrained
until such time as health officer auth
oriZeS his or her release or discharge.
Fourth: All city, county and other
local health officers shall use every
available means to ascertain the exist
ence OF, and to Investigate all cases Of
syphilis, gonorrhea and chancroid with
in their several territorial jurisdictions,
and all persons suspected of being af-
f1icted with such diseases, or any Of
them, and to ascertain the sources of
such infection.
Local health officers are hereby en-
powered and directed to make such ex-
aminations of persons reasonably sus-
pected of having syphilis, gonorrhea
or chancrOid as may be necessary for
carrying out these regulations. and to
detain such persons for such length Of
time as may be necessary in order to
determine whether such persons are so
afflicted, or have been exposed to said
diseases, or any Of them Owing to
the prevalence of said diseases among
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them, all such persons are to be con-
[sidered within the above class.
Fifth: In case any person or persons
liable for the support of such person
or persons so restrained shall be finan-
cially unable to secure the proper care,
provisions or medical attendance, it
shall be the duty of the mayor, town
or township clerk, through the health
officer to procure for such diseased per-
son proper care, provisionS supplies
and medical attendance while so re-
strained. All bills for supplies furnish
ed and services rendered by order of
the mayor, town or township clerk
hereunder shall be authorized and paid
as provided by section twenty-five
hundred seventy-one-a (2571-a), Sup
plement to the Code of 1913.
Sixth. 1t shall be the duty of the
local health officer in all cases where
order of the mayor or township clerk
as provided in these rules to permit
the person so restrained to employ at
his or her own expense, the physician
or nurse Of his or her choice and to al
low such restrained person to provide
such supplies and care while so re-
strained, as he or she shall so require.
Seventh: No person shall move,
cause to be moved or assist in moving
a Sfroi h,nl do No
Of the mayor or township clerk as here
in provided from one place to another
within the city, town or township with
out first having the written permit or
order of the local health officer. ...
Eighth: 1t shall be the duty of all
local health authorities, the health Of
ticer and the members of the police de-
partment, and all peace officers to c.
operate in every way with the United
States Public Health Service in it's plan
for the organization and maintenance
of clinics for the control of venereal
diseases and in selecting the best
measures for such control, and all Mill
tary police and health officers of the
United States Government assigned to,
and on duty in the state Of Iowa are
hereby required to observe the provis-
ions of these rules applicable to the po-
lice department and peace officers of
the state of Iowa.
Ninth: Any druggist or other per-
son who sells any drug, compound spe-
cific or preparation of any kind used
for the cure of any of said venereal
diseases, shall keep a record of the
name, address and sex of the person
making such purchase. A copy of said
record shall be mailed each week to
the health officer Of the city, town or
township wherein the drug, compound,
specific or preparation was sold, and to
the Secretary Of the State Board of
Health.
Tenth: No person who is infected
with syphilis, gonorrhea or chancroid
shall knowingly expose another person
to infection with any of said venereal
diseases or perform any act which ex-
poses another person to infection.
Eleventh: All information and re-
ports concerning persons infected with
veneral diseases shall be inaccessible
to the public except in so far as public
ity may attend the performance of the
duties imposed by these regulations
and by the laws of the state.
Twelfth: These regulations are in
full force and effect from and after
this twenty-eighth day of May, One
Thousand Nine Hundred Eighteen,
(May 2S, 1919.
GUILFORD H. SUMNER,
Secretary Executive officer,
Iowa State Board of Health.
Done at the Capitol in the city Of
Des Moines, this 2Sth day of May, 1915