The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-21
QUARANTINE LAWS
WILL Be ENFORCED
CITY HEALTH OFFICER AN
NOUNCES PLANS FOR COM
BATTING INFLUENZA

Much uneasiness is felt over q
threatened return of influenza which
proved so disasterous last winter and
is estimated to have caused 100000
deaths in all parts of the world. Ma
tional state and county health officers
are taking steps to combat the dis
ease before it gains a foothold like
it did a year ago. DR.. J. w. Steven
son, county health officer, and DR.. F.
NJ Leitch, city health officer, an
nounce that quarantine rules will be
rigidly enforced: DR.. Leitch said:
"There have been a number of
cases of scarlet fever and some cases
of mumps that have not been report
ed. The law is very strict in such
matters and requires physicians to
report all contagious diseases and
these must be reported. We are warn
ed that there is grave danger of a
recurrence of the influenza with its
terrible consequences and should be-
gin at once to prepare to combat the
first symptoms of this disease. |
shall enforce a rigid house quarantine
in all cases of contagious diseases
in Moscow. l believe if all cases OF
contagious disease are strictly
quarantined at home it will not be
necessary to close the schools and
other public meetings and that we can
save great amount of trouble and an
immense expense by quarantining the
homes instead of the schools, churches
and public meetings" DR.. Leitch
furnishes a copy of the law on this
subject which is here given for the
information of all interested:
Sec. 1099.-Any physician or other
person called to attend any person
who is suffering from smallpox, chol-
era, plague, yellow fever, typhus few
err, diptheria, membranous Group,
scarlet fever, typhoid fever, infantile
paralysis and cerebrospinal meningi-
tbs, or any other disease dangerous to
the public health or required by the
state board of health to be reported,
shall report the name within twenty
four hours to the health officer with
in whose jurisdiction such person is
found, giving in such report the name,
age, sex, and color of the patient, and
the house or place in which such per-
son may be found; and in the case OF
smallpox, cholera, plague, yellow
fever, diphtheria, membranous Group,
scarlet fever or infantile paralysis
and cerebrospinal meningitis, the at
tending physician shall at once de-
clare a temporary quarantine, and
shall prohibit entrance to or exit
from such house; such temporary
quarantine to remain in effect only
until such time as the proper health
officer can be notified and can act in
the matter. In like manner it shall
be the duty of the head of the family, |
and of the owner or agent of the own
er of the building in which person
resides who has any of the diseases
herein named or provided against, or
in which are the remains of person
having died of any such disease, i'm
after becoming aware of
the fact, to give notice thereof to the
health officer. When complaint is
made or a reasonable belief exists
that an infectious or contagious dis
ease prevails in any house or any
other locality which has not been re-
ported as hereinbefore required, the
board shall cause such house or local
ty to be inspected by its health Of
ficer and discovery that such in
fictitious disease prevails in any house