The Adair County news., 1920-03-03
Action Of Board OF Health.

At a meeting of the Adair County
Board Of Health, pursuant to call Of
DR.. S. P. Miller, County Health Of
fcer, held in the Office Of the County
Judge in the Town of Columbia, Ken
tucky, on this the 18th day of Febru-
ary, 1920.
Present, Judge W. S. Sinclair, DR..
S. P. Miller, DR.. S. A. Taylor and G..
R Reed.
1t is ordered that an epidemic of
Influenza is declared to exist in Adair
County, and is spreading at such a
rate as to endanger the life and health
of the Citizens of. .Adair County.
1t is therefore ordered that the said
Health Officer, be instructed to notify
all picture shows and places of public
amusement in said County to close
and remain closed until otherwise or
dered by said Health Officer, and that
he order all public schools in Adair
County to be closed and remain closed
until otherwise ordered, and it is or
dered that the Lindsey Wilson Train
ing School in Columbia, KY. be in-
structed to permit no person to at
tend said school except those pupils
who board in the dormitories of said
school and that those pupils be not
permitted to visit the business por-
tions Of said Town, except for the
purpose of procuring their mail or to
purchase the necessaries of life.
1t is ordered that the Postmaster
at Columbia be instructed to close the
Lobby of said Office, Immediately up
on the arrival of the Mail from Camp
bellsviIle, KY, and keep same closed
until said mail is ready sfor distribu-
tion, until otherwise ordered.
1t is ordered that all churches in
Adair County be instructed to cease
to hold public worship in their re-
spective buildings until otherwise or
dered. 1t is ordered that all business
houses In the Town of Columbia be
instructed to remove all Chairs and
Seats from their places Of business,
and permit no one to loaf in their re-
spective places Of business, and that
each place of business be instructed
to post in conspicuous place in their
house, a card bearing the following,
No Loafers allowed, by order of the
Board of Health.
1t is ordered that all homes in which
influenza exists be quarantined under
the following restriction, that no one
be permitted to enter the room of a
patient, except those in charge of anC
waiting on said patient, and that nc
member Of said household be permit
id to leave said home, except it be for
the purpose of procuring aid, medicin,
or the necessities of life.
it's ordered that every Physician in
Adair County, be instructed to notify
families in homes where he has
patients to comply with the foregionc
order. 1t is ordered that all Parent.
!; in this community be requested t.
8 keep their children at home, off tn,
streets and away from all places wher
children congregate.
1t is further ordered that copy o
the above be published, and all Citi
zens are requested to give the Boar
e of Health their support in the enforce
i ment of above orders, which are mad
J. for the sole and only purpose of prC
tecting life, by so doing it may saw
the lives of your own loved ones.
This is done as a preventative mea
sure and will be revoked as soon a
circumstances will justify.
y DR.. S. P. Miller, DR.. S. A. Taylor
. Judge W. S. Sinclair, G.. R, Reed.
Officers Board Of Health.
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