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_ until all dancer from contagion, by reason o_
Kel-itin,to rule:,of llealth, and the ift'eventiott such disease,is passed.
lot disease and uutsanecs. Ile it ordained by See.0. whenever in its opinion the public
the.Town Council of[he Incorporated Town health requires,the Board will cause any house
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Ames,lotca. wherein there may be or may have been a case
6 Section 1. No prwy vault, cesspool or drain of contagious disease, to be gntihant,ined, t
,hall be estab!io pr or to ni race too to d dill Mother ttith tite inmates thereof._and may en-
1 p' close the same with a fence; and when neces-
€ charge into tiny stteet,alley,lot,ravine,stand- nary will in like manner quarantine any house,
inz water,ditch,bruin or river. And no offeu-
1 I`ve,noxious lit nor;, or liquid substance, gar- together with its immates, in the immediate
lg neighborhood thereof,or that has been espy
— bage or manure shall be thrown,or allowed to ialiv subject to infection;and when such quar-
r run from ally premises or vehicles, into any tintiue has been established, whether a fence
street.aI1Fy, lot. ditch or ravine. All sewers has been erected or not,no one except the phy-
_ _ shall be water tight. sicinus,nurses and clergymen of the family,or
see. 3. All families, all keeper:; of hotels, rave
authorized by the Board,shall enter or
boarding houses;restaurants. find all persons have such quataitined premises, or take any
.accumulating garba_e• are required to have it article taerefrom; and no person shall in any
proper covered ieeep acle for swill and house way interfere with any fence,barrier or danger
offal and to cause the contents to be removed as signal that may be erected.
it often as twice a week between the first day of Sec.10. No person or article liable to propa-
May and the first day of November,and onct a gate a dangerous disease shall be brought with-
E weep at all other seasons. rat the limits of the town without the especial •
Sec.3. Any person owning,leasm,,occupy- consent and direction of the Board,and when-
----- ing or havill,the control of tiny prenuses,build- ever it shall conic to the knowledge of any per-
tillings or laud of any description, shall at son that such person or articlehas beenbrought
times keep the same fn a c e inly and whole- within such limits, lie shall immediately give
some con I'tton, free from all nuisances and notice thereof to the Board,specifying, if pos-
causes of disease. Bible,the location thereof.
4ec.4. Every house-holder in whose dwelling Sec.11. No person affected by any of the
illoie sbtti 1 occur a case of small Iox, cholera, diseases specified in Section 4,shall be removed
yellow lever,typhus lever, typhptd fever,scar- at any tinie,except with the consent and under
L t fever, scarlet rash,diphthFria, or an; di- the direction of the Board. and when ❑eces-
i sense dangerous to the public hc;ilthl shall uu- sary the Board will direct the removal of such
medigtely notify the Bo trd of Health or health person to seine proper place for the care of
officer,of each person so sick. And until in- such person afflicted with any such disease,who
structions are received from tire Quaid shall. shall be kept.separate from all persons liable e
not permit any clotting or other article that to contract or comutunieate the disease, and
may have been exposed to tnferto,n to be re- access to such persons sh:dl only be allowed`
moved from the house.and no oecapant of such physicians,nurses and clergymen of the family.
hoh,e shall take ill,iesidenceelsewhere without Sec.12. The building wherein or near which
fg _ consent of the Boat d. there has been aause of such contagious disease
ff Sec.b Whenever any physician shall know find the clothing aid all other articles tha,
( that any person isitnfe eted with small-pox sear- ivay have come in contact with the patient oi• ,
t let fever,scat I-t r a;li,diphth ria, or any other ivay have been infected,shall be disinfected in disease dangerous to the public health, such such manner as the Board stay direct in the
physician shall imnle liat ly give written notice particular case; and no person recovering from
a j thereof to the Board of Health or health otlicer such disease shall leave or infected articles be
3 - of this town. rettioved front,said promises,until the consent
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Se B. Upon notice being)given of cases of of the Board hits been obtained.
l y: snnal-,lox.variuloid,scarlet fiver, s atrlet rash Sec.13. The body of a person who has died
a f o^dip Wit r a to the Board of Health,or to the from small-pox scarlet fever or'diphtheria sha'1
i- health pilvsician thereof,or when any inefnber not be removed front the sick room until it has
j of tha Board or the head h physician shall have been wrapped in a cloth saturated with a solo-
knowledge of any c ises of small-pox,variuloid, Lion of corrosive sublimate (60 grains to one
)' scarlet fever,sear.et rah or diphthet is within gallon of water),or a solution of chloride of
i. the jurisdiction of this Board,sonic member of zinc,and tightly sealed in a coffin. The body
the Board or tile. health physician.shall cause lunst be buried immediately.
i' 'It yelb=w cloth,or card having snuill-pox" or No public funeral shall be held of any person
scarl,�t fever•"or "diphtheria' conspicuously who has died from small-pox,scarlet fever or
printed thereon, not less than twelve inches diphtheria.
n•i _, square,to be fastened upon the front door, or
uter conspicons place of each building in A "public funeral"is deemed to be the indis-
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which such sickness prevails,said cloth or card criminate attendance of persons not hurnedi-
to beniaiutaine I during tile existence of the ately connected with the family of the deceas-
disease.and until such tittle as the health phy_ ed poison,especially children; the raising of
E sician is satisfied the premise,have been pmp_ a dead body to a church oi•other public build-
Frly cleaned,disinfected, and pfu riled, if said ing; or the exposure thereof to the public at
yellow cloth or card is removed without author- any place,preceding or during the funeral sec-
itv front the llealth physician, the name of the vice.
p rson.or the head of the family,occupying the No public funeral shall be held at a house
premises, together with the lumber of the nor on any premises where there is a case o:
--- street,or location,shall be published,and the infectious or contagious disease; not, where a
t t. person removing said cloth or card,or cansing death from such has recently occurred.
their removal without authority Of the health Sec.14. Every member of any household,in
phvsician,shall be hued not less than twenty- which a case of contagious disease exists,is for-
C ve dollars. hidden and excluded front entering or attend-
See.7. All persons sick with small-pox,scar- ing any public or private school. P_nd the per-
let fever,scarlet rash, or diphtheria shall be son to be re-admitted must have and present a
{- thoroughly isoltted from the public, not less certificate from the attending physician, at- -
2 than thirty-live clays. tested by the health officer of this town.
h See.S. No person recovering from an infec- passed bap the Board of Health and ratified by
tious disease•shall be permitted to appear on the Town Council.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION
Rule 5 of Circular 1 in speaking of the quarantine card says it shall
consist of "a,cloth or card not less than eighteen inches square, having
-imprinted thereon in large letters the word_ `Quaran tine t'_the name of the - ---
disease and the words: No person shall be permitted to enter or leave }
t7iremzses except as provided by law, while it is quarantined, under
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A party having smallpox or having been exposed thereto was ar-
' irested and tried under Section 2573 of the Code. It was shown at the -- -- -_-----
trial that the card was 14xl.6 inches in size,, instead of 18x18, and while
'the name of the disease was displayed, the word "Quarantine" was
omitted.
The court decided that the quarantine as established was not in
accordance with requirements of the State Board of Health, and there-
fore not a legal quarantine, and the-party was released so far as break-
ing quarantine was concerned. This is an important decision and should ,
prompt local boards to conform strictly to all the requirements relating -
to quarantine.
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