The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-05-10

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DISCHARGES . gany Kin Iaitb from II I'll the tb per ssid
diseases.
No person shall needlessly expose him
self, or visit or come in personal contact
with a case of any of said diseases, or
the discharges therefrom, or in any man
ner cause or contribute to. promote or
render liable the spread thereof.
OF CASES OF COMMUNICABLE DIS
EASE. 1t shall be the duty of the prin-
cipal or other person in immediate charge
of any public, private or Sunday school.
to exclude therefrom any child or other
person affected with a disease suspected
to be communicable, until such child or
other person shall have presented a GER
tifcate issued by the health officer, stat
ing that such child or other person is not
liable to transmit infection.
Sec. Is. EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOLS
AND GATHERINGS OF CASES OF
CERTAIN COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
| No person affected with chickenpoX, diph-
iberia, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis,
German measles, measles, mumps, acute
anterior ~poliomyelitis Gnfantile paralysis),
scarlet fever, smallpox, trachoma or
whooping cough, shall attend or be per-
Sunday school. or any public or private
gathering; nor shall such person visit or
make use of any public library or any of
the books belonging thereto; nor shall the
personal or bed clothing of any person
affected with such disease be sent to a
public laundry unless it shall have been
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for such time under such conditions as
may be prescribed by the health officer.
Sec. T. EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOLS
AND GATHERINGS OF CHILDREN OF
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES EXIST.
Every child in or who has visited any
household, at the time when there has
been therein a case of chickenpoX. diph-
! liberia, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis.
J German measles. measles. humps, acute
anterior p~oliomyelitis Gnfantile paraly-
! giGA GaapIat faXrar eDnD1Inag ar Trhnnninu
cough, shall be excluded from every pub
lie. private or Sunday school, and from
every public and private gathering, for
such time and under such conditions as
may be prescribed by the Board of
Health, unless such child shall have Sc
cured a written permit to attend such
Sec. IS. ISOLATION OR REMOVAL
IN SMALLPOX. 1t shall be the duty of
the health officer, whenever a case of
smallpox occurs in the City of Mortified.
either to remove such case or cause it to
be removed to a suitable hospital, or to
isolate it. Every inmate of a household
in which any such case may have occurr-
ed. and every person who has been in
contact with such case or with the secre-
tions or excretions therefrom. shall either
be Immediately vaccinated or quarantin-
ed. If such vaccination has been done
within three days of the date of his first
! exposure to the disease, the name and
address of such inmate or person shall
be taken and he shall be kept under daily
observation until successful vaccination
results. or for at least twenty days. If
such vaccination has been done after the
expiration of a longer period than three
days from his first exposure to the dis
ease. he shall be kept, under quarantine
until successful vaccination results, or for
at least twelve days. If such inmate or
other person refuses to be vaccinated, he
shall be q~uarantined at his own expense
for at least twenty days from the date of
his last exposure, and until discharged
Sec. 10. MAXIMUM PERIOD OF IN
CUBATION. For the purpose of this
code, the maximum period of incubation
(that is, the time which may elapse be-
tween the date of the last exposure to a
given disease and the date of its develop
ment). of the following communicable dis
eases is hereby declared to be as follows:
C~hlckenpoX lays
Measles Jays
MumpS days
Scarlet fever days
Sec. 20. MINIMUM PERIOD OF 100
LATION. The minimum period of isola-
ton of persons affected with the diseases
hereinafter named, shall be as follows:
Chickenpox, until twelve days after the
appearance of the eruption, and until the
crusts have fallen and the scars COM
pletely healed.
Diphtheria (membraneous Group. until
two successive negative cultures have
been obtained from both the nose and
throat at intervals of not less than TWEEN
ty-four hours, or until the bacilli present
have been shown to be nonvirulent.
Measles, until seven days after the ap-
pearance of the rash and until all abnor-
NAL discharges from the nose, ears and
throat have disappeared and until the
cough has ceased.
Mumps, until two weeks after the onset
has disappeared.
Acute anterior poliomyelitis (infantfle