Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-07-11
SPECIAL REGULATIONS

clared contagious and infections
and
Whereas, in recent months there
has been al alarming increase in
the number of persons in the city
Of Des Moines and other cities CT tn
state afflicted with these diseaces
and
Whereas, in order to protect the
health of the thousands of our sol.
der boys now in training at Camp
Dodge, and of the thousands that
are yet to come, and to maintain al
|Mhe highest point the efficiency and
strength Of these soldiers, and to
prevent the spread of these plaques
or diseases in Des Moines and its
vicinity and throughout the state
| it is necessary to restrain and treat
all persons so afflicted; and
Whereas, in order to prevent the
spread of SYPHILIS, gonorrea, and
chancroid. it is necessary that all
persons who have been exposed to
said disease shall be restrained un.
til the time for infection has passed
and
Whereas the State Board OF
Health finds and does hereby de-
clare that the rapid increase of the
number of persons in the state OF
Iowa afflicted with the diseases
mentioned in the preamble, to-wit
SYPHILIS, gonorrhea and chancroid
is not only alarming but has reach
ed point of actual public danger
and to meet the emergency thus ex-
listing, said board and the Board OF
Health for the City of Audubon
hereby formulates the following reg
ulations:
First: Every physician. nurse at.
tendant hospital superintendent
druggist, member of the police de-
partment, police magistrate or other
person having knowledge of a known
or suspected case of syphilis, gonor-
rhea or chancroid, must Immediate
ly report the same to the mayor OF
the city or town or township clerk
of the township, if the case is not
within the corporate limits of an in
corporated town, also to the secre-
tary of the State Board of Health
such report to be in writing and to
contain the necessary information
any Of said diseases may be located
and from which the necessity of re-
straining such persons may be de-
|termined
Second: 1t shall be the duty of
the chief of police, or of any peace
officer within the state of Iowa to
cause all persons arrested for being
found in a 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 infec-
tiouS stages, to be examined before
being released or discharged, and if
|any of such persons are found to
be afflicted with any of said diseas-
es. or to have been exposed to the
same. to report same Immediately
as required in rule first hereof.
Third: 1t shall be the duty of
the mayor, or township clerk, as the
case may be, whenever person is
found in a disorderly house. or is
guilty of prostitution or is suspected
of having syphilis, gonOrrhea or
chancroid in the infectious stages
or is suspected of having been ex-
posed to any of said diseases. or
where the existence of case of
veneral disease is known, such as is
herein above defined, to immediate
ly issue an order to the chief OF
police or to a peace officer, directing
such officer to cause the person af-
flicted or suspected of being so af-
flicted with such disease. to be re-
moved to a separate house, house
af Lott FOL inh no
be designated as hereinafter pre-
scribed. there to be restrained until
the physician of the local board of
health, by proper written order,
authorizes the release and discharge
of said persons provided. however
whenever a reported case involves a
person attached to the military or
naval organization with which he is
connected, to be by such organiza-
ton restrained until such time as
such health officer authorizes his or
her release or discharge.
Fourth: All city, county and
other local health officers shall use
every available means to ascertain
the existence Of and to investigate
all cases of SYPHILIS. choncroid and
gonorrhea within their several terri
torial jurisdictions, and all persons
suspected of being afflicted with
said diseases, or any of them. and to
ascertain the sources of such infec-
ton.
Local health officers are hereby
empowered and directed to make
such examinations of persons
reasonably suspected of having syph-
lis. gonorrhea or chancrOid as may
be necessary for carrying out these
regulations, and to detain said per-
sons for such length of time as
may be necessary in order to deter
mine 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 as
ISOLATED with them, all such persons
are to be considered within the
above class.
Fifth: In case any person OF
persons liable for the support OF
such person or persons so restrained
shall be financially unable to secure
the proper care, provisions or medi'
cal attendance. it shall be the duty
of the mayor, town or township clerk
through the health physician, to pro
cure for such diseased person proper
care. provisions, supplies and medi
cal attendance while so restrained
All bills for supplies and services
rendered by order of the mayor
town or township clerk, hereunder
shall be authorized and paid as pro
vided by section twenty-five hund
red seventy one a,(2571-a), Sup
plment to the Code of 1913.
Sixth: II shall be the duty o
the health physician in all case
where persons have been restrained
under the order of the mayor, o.
town or township clerk. as provid
ed in these rules to permit thu
person so restrained to employ a
J his or her own eXpenSe. the phYsi