CHOLERA, YELLOW FEVER, PLAGUE, AND SMALLPOX-Continued. Reports Received from Dec. 27, 1912, to Jan. 31, 1913—Continued.

CHOLERA, YELLOW FEVER, PLAGUE, AND SMALLPOX-Continued. Reports Received from Dec. 27, 1912, to Jan. 31, 1913-Continued.

CHOLERA, YELLOW FEVER, PLAGUE, AND SMALLPOX-Continued.

Reports Received from Dec. 27, 1912, to Jan. 31, 1913—Continued.

SANITARY LEGISLATION.

STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

IOWA.

Communicable Diseases-Quarantine and Disinfection (Regulations State Board of Health Adopted July 21, 1911).

CHAPTER I.

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.

RULE I. The following diseases are subject to quarantine: Scarlet fever (including scarletina and scarlet rash), diphtheria (including membranous croup), smallpox, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, anterior poliomyelitis, cholera, leprosy, and bubonic plague.

RULE II. Quarantine shall be established by serving a written notice signed by the mayor of the city or town, or the clerk of the township, upon the head of the family or occupants of the premises and by posting in a conspicuous place upon each building, hall, lodging room, or place wherein exists or is suspected to exist a communicable disease, the following described sign: A yellow card not less than 12 inches square, having printed thereon in large letters the word "Quarantine," followed by the name of the disease and the words: "Notice! No person shall be permitted to enter or leave these premises except as provided by the rules and regulations of the State board of health." (Signed) Mayor or Township Clerk.

RULE III. All cases of diseases listed in Rule I shall be immediately reported to the mayor of the city or town, or clerk of the township, by the physician, if any be in attendance, otherwise by the householder of the premises wherein such disease exists.

In every case a written notice shall also be sent within 24 hours to the mayor of the city or town or to the township clerk.

RULE IV. SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the mayor or township clerk, upon receiving notice of the existence of any case of scarlet fever (including scarletina or scarlet rash), diphtheria (including membranous croup), smallpox, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, anterior poliomyelitis, cholera, leprosy, or bubonic plague, to forthwith quarantine the premises as provided for in rule 2 of this chapter, and to take such other measures as may be necess ry and proper for the restriction and suppression of such disease.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the mayor of every city or town and the clerk of every township to report to the secretary of the State board of health, within 24 hours after being notified thereof, every case of quarantinable disease reported to him; and upon receiving notice of the subsidence of such disease to likewise immediately report that fact, together with the mode of termination, whether by death or recovery. All reports provided for in this regulation shall be made upon postal cards in accordance with the following forms adopted by the State board of health.

The following cases of quarantinable diseases were reported to this office to-day:

The following cases of infectious diseases, previously reported to you from this office, have terminated as follows:

Scarlet fever..

Diphtheria.

Smallpox..

Cerebrospinal meningitis.

Anterior poliomyelitis..

Cholera..

Leprosy..

Bubonic plague.

Total

Recovery. Deaths.

The premises infected by these diseases have been properly disinfected and released.

City or township.....

Mayor-Clerk. M. D. Health Officer.

Local boards of health must furnish the foregoing cards and comply with Rule IV, section 2.

Sec. 3. The mayor of each city or town, and the clerk of each township shall designate and detail certain peace officers as sanitary police.