Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-07
so DECLARES SECRETARY q. n.
SUMNER, OF STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH.
WELL PEOPLE IN HOMES
CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED
Rule 10 Plain, Says Or. Summer, and
Local Board Has No Authority to
Go Beyond or Do Anything In Con.
fIiet With State 6oard-The Rules
Governing Influenza.

That the local board of health ex-
ceeded its authority in its resolu-
ton adopted Friday, when 1t de-
clared that all we'll persons In homes
Guaranteed for influenza must be
quarantined IN their homes or remain
away from their homes, is the state
ment OF DR.. @. H. Sumner secretary
Of the state board of health, to the
Times Republican today.
AS the Times Republican has
printed the state boards rules. Sec
rotary Sumner was called on the
telephone today and advised OF the
local boards resolution. Dr. Sum-
ner said:
THE local board OF health cannot
go beyond or conflict with the state
board Of health when the state board
has a rule. or there Is q law govern
ing the subject.
Suppose the state legislature en-
acts a law. and your city council
passes an ordinance governing the
same thing. That ordinance must
not go beyond the state law. It can't
do il.
Section 256s Of the code gives local
boards>of health power to do certain
things, but not II there is law or
a state board OF health rule govern
ing the same thing. That Is the sit
uation In influenza guarantees"
State Law Quoted.
Secretary Sumner quoted the state
law which governs guarantees for
influenza, or those portions OF It
which are applicable to the case here.
IN making Spanish influenza a quar-
antinable disease the state law reads:
rule l5.-The following rule
should be added to Chapter 2, rules
and regulations: Rule Is, Section ]
- Spanish Influenza - Quarantin
shall be maintained in cases of Span
ish influenza until the complete re-
covery Of the infected person, and
this shall be certified to in writing
by the attending physician, or. il
there was no attending physician,
in three days after the temperature
has become normal"
Section four goes on to direct how
persons suffering from the disease
may be removed from Guaranteed
premises and then comes section
FIVE.
This is what you want" said the
secretary. and It applies directly to
your case:
"Section 5-Direct!ons for mem
bers of household-In case OF quar-
antine for influenza, the well inhab-
itants Of the building under draran-
tine SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
ENTER AND LEAVE THE BUILD
! ING, PROVIDED THEY KEEP OUT
OF THE ROOM WHERE THE PA
TENT Is CONFINED passed
and adopted Jan %. 1920
illustrates Case.
THAT means" said Secretary sums
ner, that II your wife is sick Of In
fuenza, and Is kept in room up
stairs. where she Is away from the
other members Of the family, you
can go to your printing office, attend
/ to your business as usual, and go
back and forth to your meals.
"Of course" continued Mr.. Sumner,
we expect people to use ordinary
horse sense in cases Of quarantine
under this rule. We expect a card
hall be placed on the houses where
there are patients. warning people OF
the disease, and not permitting any
one to enter. We expect people to
keep their children away from school
and from Sunday school, and picture
shows, and crowds generally, even
tho they may be we'll But We don't
want them kept indoors. In this dis
| ease it is better If they are allowed
| TO play out Of doors. But we do not
think that the head Of the house, II
he is we'll and stays away from the