The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-17
QUARANTINE LAWS
WILL Be ENFORCED
CITY HEALTH OFFICER LEITCH
ISSUES WARNING TO ALL
MOSCOW CITIZENS


; enforced in Moscow in the future.
Complaint has been made that DUR
ing the prevalence of small pox a
! number of families had the disease
, and made no report of it, but went
., about town, spreading it and expos
ing all with whom they came in con-
tact. Dr. F. M. Leitch, city health
officer, calls attention of Moscow
citizens and physicians to the law of
Idaho, sections of which are here pub
lished for the guidance of those in
terested. DR.. Leitch says these laws
will be enforced here and all violat--
ors will be punished The sections
which DR.. Leitch wished to impress
upon Moscow people, follow
Physicians To Report Certain
Diseases
Sec. 1899. Any physician or other
person called to attend any person
who is suffering from smallpox.
cholera, plague, yellow fever, typhus
fever, diptheria, membranous Group,
scarlet fever, typhoid fever, infantile
paralysis and cerebrospinal menin-
gifts, or any other disease dangerous
to the public health or required by
the State Board of Health to be re-
ported, shall report the name within
ficer within whose jurisdiction such
the name, age, sex, and color of the
patient, and the house or place in
which such person may be found; and
in the case of smallpox, cholera,
plague, yellow fever, diptheria,
membranous Group, scarlet fever,
or infantile paralysis and cerebros-
pinal meningitis, the attending
physician shall at once declare a
temporary quarantine, and shall pro-
hibit 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 owner of the building
in which a person resides who has
any of the diseases herein named or
provided against, or in which are the
remains of a person having died of
any such disease, Immediately after
becoming aware of the fact, to give
notice thereof to the health officer.
When complaint is made or a reason
able belief exists that an infectious
or contagious disease prevails in any
house or any other locality which has
not been reported as hereinbefore re-
quired, the board shall cause such
house or locality to be inspected by
it's health officer and discovery that
such infectious disease prevails in
any house or any other locality which
has not been reported as herclnbefore
house or locality to be inspected by
it's health officer, and on discovering
hat such an infectious or contagious
disease exists, the board may, as it
leems best, send such person to a
quarantine hospital Or ether place
provided for sucn persons, or may
restrain them or other persons ex-
posed within said house from inter
.ourse with other persons: and pc
libit ingress and egress to or FROM
uch premises. AIRY person, on whom
duty is imposed b. the provisions OF
his section, who fails, neglects or
efuses to perform the same as here
n required, and any persons who
-iolate any regulation of tfe
,hysician attending person afflicted
nth any of the diseases above men
ioned, shall be deemed guilty of a
ana on conviction
hereof, shall be fined sum not cx-
ecding fifty dollars (S50.00), or be
IMPRISONED in the counry Jail not er-
eeding ninety DAYS, or shall suffer
9TH fine and Imprisonment.
Quarantine of Injected Houses.
Sec. 100. 1t shall be the duty Of
he local Board of Health, when
e-e If smallpox, cholera, plague,
...ltw fever, typhls fever, ':ptherla.
n ranous Group, scarlet fevtr in
n; tllc paralysis ard cerebrosp:nal
Meningitis or any other dangerous,
ontagious or infectious disease is
eported within it's jurisdiction, to at
nee cause to be placed i'll conspicu-
US position on the house wherein
ny of the aforesaid diseases occur,
quarantine card having printed on
in large letters the name of the
isease within, and to prohibit en-
.ance to or exit from such house
ithout written pcrmlsslcn from the
oard of Health. No person quaran-
ned by a Board of Health on ac-
,unt of having a contagious disease,
for having been exposed thereto,
lall leave such quarantined house or
ace without written permission of
le Board of Health. Every ply
clan attending person affected
ith any of the aforementioned dis
ISeS, shall use Sucn precautionary
easures to prevent the spread of
e disease as may be required by the
oard of Health. No person shall
move, mar, deface or destroy such
larantine card, which shall remain
place until after the patient has
en- removed from such house, or
S recovered and is no longer cap
lie of communicating the disease.
d the said house and the contents
ereof have been properly purified
d disinfected under the direction of
e Board of Health; and where other
mates of said house have been ex-
sed to and are liable to become Ill
any such diseases, for period
sreafter, counting from the COM
ting of disinfection, as follows, to-
J: in diptheria and membranous
(ContinI7ad on na pp fo11rl