Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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HEALTH. Rules of the Indiana State Board of Health. Affording- to Chapter XVL Acts of 1899, to Prevent Outbreaks and the Spread of Contageous, Infectious and Other Diseases, and for the Government of Subordinate Boards of Health and all Health Officers. Passed la Regular Sessios, October 13. 1899. RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF COUNTY . CITY AND TOWN HEALTH OFFICERS. Rulb L The communicable diseases dan- I gerous to the public health, and which shall be immediately reported to the unarm* health officer, are hereby declared to beyel- 1 low fever, emaUpox. cholera, diphtheria, j membranous croup, scarlet fever, uraifr. whooping cough, typhus fever, cerebro-cpi- ■ nal meningitis, typhoid fever, bubonic leprosy and pulmonary tubereuk»R jnary tuberculosis and typhoid fever shall not be quarantined, but shall be immediately reported. Rule 2. It shall be unlawful for any school teacher or other school officer to admit to any public, private or parochial sehooL whether as a pupil or otherwise, any person affected with any communicable disease dangerous to thepublic health. Rule 3. It shall be unlawful for any parent. guardian or other person haviageoutrol of any child affected by any contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the publie health, to permit said child to attend any public, private or parochial school, or be present in any publie place. Run 4. It (shall be unlawful for any aebool teacher or other school officer to admit to any public, private or parochial school whether as a pupil or otherwise, any person who haseome from, or who resides tn any house or building affected with any communicable disease dangerous to the public health, or who has recently been affected with any communicable disease dangerous to the public health, unless such peraou shall first present a certificate signed by a reputable physician stating that all danger of communicating such disease is past, and said certificate has been approved and indorsed by the health officer in whose jurisdiction such person may reside. Bulk 5. County. City and Town Boards of Health shall at all times, exercise supervision over the location, drainage, water supply, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and disposal of excreta of all school houses and all Sublic buildings within their jurisdiction. o sewer or other drain through which it is contemplated to dispose of sewage shall be constructed by any publie officer or person or corporation until the plans for such sea er shall have been submitted to and approved by the local Board of Health possessing jurisdiction of the territory in which such sewer or drain is proposed to be constructed. No school house or other public building shall be erected until the plans therfor shall have been submitted to. and the provisions for . drainage, w ater supply, heating, ventilation. I plumbing, and disposal of excreta shall have ■ been approved by the local Board of Health within whose jurisdiction such school bou»e or other public building is proposed to be erected. Ujmmi notification by any person it shall be the duty of the local Board of Health j to exa'mineinto the location, drainage, water supply, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and disposal of excreta of any school house or other public building within its jurisdiction. If. in the judgment of such Board of Health, the location, drainage, water supply, heating, ventilation, plumbing, or disposal of excreta of any such school house or public building shall be so defective as to be detrimental to public health, it shall be the duty of the local Board of Health immediately to notify the proper officer having charge and control of such school house or public building of the nature of the existing defect, and of what should be done to correct the same, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the person or persons having charge and control of said school house or publie building forthwith to cause such changes in the location, drainage, water supply, beating, ventilation, plumbing, or disposal of excreta as have been recommended by the local Board of Health to be made, and it shall be unlawful for such person or persons having authority over such school house or public building to permit the same to continue without making the change or changes recommended by the local Board of Health for a longer period than ten days from the time of the receipt by such person or persons of the order of the local Board’ of Health recom mending such change or changes. An appeal may be taken in case of disagreement to the State Board of Health, and. pending such appeal, the order of the local board shall stand.

Rule 6. In case of sickness, it diaU /be j the duty of every person who shall know or suspect that the person taken sick is affected with any communicable disease danirerousto the public health, to give_ immediate notice to the Health Officer within whose jurisdiction sueh sick person may be found. Rule 7. Every physician who shaU know - or suspect that aiur person whom he is called upon to visit, or about whom he is consulted, has any communicable disease daafferous to the public health, shall inunediately eive notice, together w T ith the locality and description of the case, to the Health Officer within whose jurisdiction sueh sick person asay be found. Rule 8. It shall be unlawful for any per- I son having control of any child or children to permit any such child or children to go from any house or building infected with any communicable disease dangerous to the public health (omittiag pulmonary tuberculosis and typhoid fever) to attend any public, private or parochial school or Sunday school, or" any church, theater, opera house, music hall or place of Oublic entertainment, or any picnie or public gathering, or to travel in any street car or public vehicle, vessel, steamer, train, or to travel or be on any public highway, street, alley, public square or grounds, or iu any park, without first procuring a permit from the county or local Health Officer, and they shall obey f ully all official sanitary directions found in the health rules or which may be given by the Health Officer. Rule 9. It shall be unlawful for any per- ' sou to enter or leave any house or building infected with any communicable disease dangerous to the public health, to attend: any ehurch, public meeting or place of amusement, or to travel on any street car or public vehicle, vessel or steamer, or travel or appear on any public street or highway, without first procuring a permit from the ; Health Officer exercising jurisdiction, and i obeying absolutely his directions as to all' sanitary precautions which shall be observed. Rule 10. It shall !>e unlawful for any person who is. or who teas been recently, affected w ith any communicable disease dangerous to t lie public health (omitting pulmonary tuberculosis), to travel or appear u|H>n the the p übfic streets or highways, or to ‘ apitear in any public place or gatheriug-or to travel iu any public vehicle or vessel, until a certificate is made bjr the attending; physician to to the Health Officer within' whose jurisdiction the case occurs, stating that all danger from infection or contagion by reason of such disease is passed, and such certificate is approved and endorsed by said Health Officer. Rulk 11. Whenever a Health Officer shall know or suspect or be informed of the existence of any communicable disease dangerous to the public health, and there be no physician in attendance, or should any physician w hile in utteudance fail or refuse to immediately report such case to the Health Officer, it shall be the duty of said Health Officer, or deputy, to examine such case <«r cases of alleged communicable disease dangerous to the public health, and act as required by the rules governing such ease* off communicable disease*. Rulx 12. In all cases where there has been an exposure or a suspected exposnre to jurisdiction said person or ptrsuusmay be temporarily or permanently rrnii»iag to quarantine for fourteen day* such person or persons a* may be exposed or snqirrted off having beea exposed to smallpox, and to advise vaqffinatioaor re-vamduatioo off all who may havebeon thn. exposed. ftshaßbethe imperative duty of the Health Oflfeerto oufore* thia rale, and in eass off refusal or tegleot bywnid HealthOffietetooosnpiy withtE*