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Iowa Board of Health adopts 1907 contagious diseases rules
The Iowa State Board of Health revises and adopts quarantine rules for infectious diseases effective August 23 1907. It defines infectious and contagious diseases lists scarlet fever diphtheria measles whooping cough chickenpox mumps pneumonia tuberculosis and others and requires physicians and others to report cases to city mayors or township clerks within 12 to 24 hours with immediate isolation if needed. Mayors report to the secretary of the State Board of Health, and rules specify placarding affected premises and restricting attendance at schools and public gatherings under sanitary oversight. A sample placard form is noted.
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