Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15

EThe Time of Making the Notiflea.
! tion:
Report of the presence of disease
shall be made within 2f hours after the
fact of its presence has been determin-
ed. An immediate or interim report
may be made orally by telephone or by
telegram. in which event. however, the
| written report on the form provided by
the State Board of Health for the pur-
pose shall also be sent within the spe-
| Gifted time
! Ordinance Respecting The
Communicable Diseases
The Board of Health of the City of
| Milford may follow each. or all of the
/ procedures below outlined for the con-
troll of any disease declared by 1t to be
| communicable.
| E1-Isoiation:
| !. Isolation is the separation of any
| patient i'll from any disease or any car
rier of any disease from those who are
| thought to be liable to contract it. To
he effective, it must be complete, none
I but the necessary attendants being per-
| mitted access to the patient or carrier.
2. Isolation shall be for periods here
after given, according to an. accepted
| standard for communicable disease con-
| troll.
3. 1t may be advised
a. If the diagnosis in any particular
instance is in doubt. or
b. for certain specified diseases only.
L. 1t is imposed on the recognition of
the communicating of any aIlment or
disease.
S. 1t may be terminated by the at
tending physician. the health officer
cohcurring. ...
&. The procedure of imposing iSOla-
tiOn consists off,
a. the selection and preparation of
suitable room.
b. placing a suitable placard or no.
tice of warning to the public.
C. instructing the family. nurse or
any individual carrying out the trfat-
ment as to the requirements which
must he met if the public interests are
to be safeguarded.
d. making arrangements for the
treatment and care of the case.
Z. The process of terminating isola-
tion consists Of
a. the determination of the fltness of
the patient to return TO his or her
place in the family or community, his I
removal or death.
b. terminal disinfection of the prem |
ses If concurrent disinfection has not |
been carried out.
C. cleansing and disinfection of the /
clothing and bedding. and bathing the |
patient.
d. removal of the placard or warnipgi
sign.
s-ouarantine:
/. Quarantine is the limitation of |
movement of a well person or persons !
likely to become i'll with communi-
isolation cannot be made effective.
2. II shall be for periods hereafter
named, according TO the standards of /
accepted medical practice.
3. ii may be-
u. strict quarantine. applying to all
the members of household or COM
munity, or
b. modified. in which case wage-ear-
ners. those having history of previous /
attacks of the disease for which in the |
specified instance isolation has been Or
dered, or other persons may be exempt
ed.
4. Tt is imposed or Terminated rs is
isolation.
5. The procedure of imposing quar-
antine shall be-
a. the recognition of the danger of
certain individuals contracting COM
mlnicable disease. ..,
h. placing n suitable placard or war
ming sign for the protection of the pub
lie.
c. instructing the family or indiyid-
uals respecting the requirements for
the safety of the public.
d: making arrangements Tor the
maintenance of those quarantined. II
6. The procedure of terminating
quarantine shall he:-
n. determining if quarantine must he
replaced 10y isolation. in the event OF
with the disease. or determining II the
period of danger has passed -,
h. the removal OF the placard OF
warning sign.
/. Placarding is the placing of a
sign of warming on the mouse.
room or building, in order to ADVISE the
public that q communicable disease
therein exists, and that the danger of
is present.
g The placard shall be approximate
ly seven by eleven inches in size. lt
may or may not be colored and may or
may not name the disease. It shall be
lcttered in black in letters of such size
MS to be plainly readable at distance
of twenty feet by the ordinary individ- |
nal for the smallest type on the card.
In respect of diphtheria, scarlet fever
and smallpox, cards colored blue. red e
md yellow respectively. shall be used
and the name of the disease shall ap-
pear IN the card.
2. The placard shall he displayed on
tho order Of the attending physician.
4. It's removal shall he on the order
lf the attending physician, the health
noval or destruction during the quar-
lntne or isolation period shall be
punishable Offense.
s. The place of display of the pla-
,ard shall be within free ana unoh-
;tructed vision of all persons likely to
enter the room, house or tenement in
which is the person or persons III with ,
he disease.
Carriers: Z
I. Acute, transitory or temporary 4
'arricrs shall for the purpose of con-
rol. be subject TO the same procedure !
Is has already been outlined for indi- i
yiduals actually i'll with the disease Of
which he or she is carrier. I
2. Chronic or permanent carriers I
hall he subject TO such measures of is l
,lation. quarantine or restriction of c
movement or occupation as, in respect y
t his or her particular case, is neces- s