The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-13
City Board Of Health to Give co-opera-
ton to State Board and
the Federal Az.
thorities.
PROTECTS THE SOLDIERS
off'ctais, Physicians, Nurses and the
Druggists Among Those Made
Responsible for Report
ing Cases.


are going to give state and federal
authorities material aid in Riding
the community of social diseases.
This announcement came from the
Office OF the mayor and city council
today, following receipt OF instruc-
tons from Or. G. H Sumner, score
taTy to the state board OF health.
Special regulations Of the state board
adopted in meeting April 8 were en-
closed
These special regulations were
passed in order that the health and
well being of the soldiers in training
at Camp Dodge and elsewhere shall
be protected, Dr.. Sumner states.
Must Report Cases.
Under the rulings it becomes In
cumbent upon police authorities,
druggists, physicians, nurses and
others who have knowledge of the
presence Of social diseases among
men and women to report them to
the mayor.
Following are some Of the state
board of health rulings on the sub
ject:
It shall be the duty Of the chief OF
police, or OF any peace officer within
LILO otALC VI 1Owd W t<buSoC Ola POA
sons arrested for being found in
disorderly house. or for prostitution
or lewdness and all prostitutes and
all persons arrested for prostitution
or lewdness and all other persons
held under arrest, who are suspected
Of having syphilis, gonorrhea or
chancroid, in the infectious stages.
to be examined before being re-
leased or discharged, and il any of
such persons are found to be afflict-
ed with any of said diseases. or to
have been exposed to the same, to
report the same Immediately as re-
Qlrired in rule five hereof
Release by Order.
It shall be the duty OF the mayor or
township clerk, as the case may be.
whenever person Is found IN a dis
orderly house, or Is guilty of prostitu-
ton, or is suspected Of having
syphilis, gonnrThea or chancroid in
the infectious stages, or. is suspected
OF having been exposed to any Of said
diseases, or where the existence OF a
case of ~venereal disease is known.
such as is herein above defined, to
Immediately issue an order to the
chief OF police or to a peace officer,
directing such officer to cause the
person afflicted or suspected Of be-
ing so afflicted witt such disease, to
be removed to separate house,
house OF detention or hospital, which
shall be designated as hereinafter
there to be restrained
until the physician OF the local board
of health, by proper written order.
authorizes the release and discharge
of said person; provided, however.
whenever reported case involves a
person attached to the military or
naval organization with which he is
to be by such organiza
ton restrained until such time as
such health officer authorizes his or
her release or discharge.
OFFICERS Must Learn.
All city, county and other local
health officers shall use every avail
able means to ascertain the existence
Of. and to investigate all cases OF
syphilis. gonorrhea and chancrotd
within their several territorial juris-
dictons. and all persons suspected
Of being afflicted with said diseases,
Or any Of them, and to ascertain the
sources Of such infection.
Local health officers are hereby en-
and directed to make such
examinations Of persons reasonably |
suspected OF having syphilis, gonor-
rhea or chancroid as may be neces-
sary for carrying out these regula-
tons, and to detain said persons for
such length of time as may be neces- |
sary 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 prostitutes and |
persons associated with them, all |