02 Apr 1908
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
1
A historical ordinance defines contagious diseases including scarlet fever diphtheria smallpox measles and cholera. It requires physicians to notify mayors and discharge duties for isolation quarantine reporting and disinfection with detailed procedures for schools dairies and public spaces.
The rule directs authorities to take necessary measures to restrict and suppress illness, investigate all circumstances surrounding the disease, identify exposed individuals, and detain those exposed when public health requires it. The directive emphasizes broad investigative powers and protective detention to safeguard the community.
Persons are barred from entering public schools while premises are disinfected under the Health Officer’s supervision until a permit is obtained signed by the mayor or township clerk and counter signed by the Health Officer. Fourty cases of typhoid fever puerperal fever tuberculosis and pneumonia are referenced as part of the health action.
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