HomeMy WebLinkAbout4221 Whereas , it 7nft6 COMO to the knowledge of the Board of qealth of
the city of Waterloo, Iowa, that the disease khown as Spanish or
Epidemic Influenza has bocome prevalent in this city, :': nd. ooverta cases
of said- disease have terminated in death, and
Aereas, The Ur.1,ted. -7tates. Health ' ervice and the Iowa Ftette. Board..
of Health have issued the following. order;
To rayors, Uealth Offiers , Local Boare of H.calth and the '' -ublic
in qeneral:
You are hereby notified that Spanish or Epidemic Influenza mot he
reported at once to the Mayor and to the ecretrtry of the. ':tt,Ite T.o .-rd of
klealth, :iaitol .-Liiidin , Des Moines, Iowa. PkySiOialiS miA. report to
the aror and the Mayor must rapo.ot the number of oases to the. Eearetary
of the '::_ tate. Board of health. Physi.(3ians not to report to the Ftate
Board of Health, as we do 'auto mint duplicate reports. This a govern—
. ment order and must be obeyed.
The fellow teleRram has been received , ,Aad where necessary the
orders in this telegram must be executed 4 the re,yer tind Local Board, of
Health. .i:ead the fo.i.lowin teleram and follow ore re carefully
TELEGRAPHIC - 017 FROM WASHUGTOr.
Wasbin7,t0n D. 1. ,C)ct.6 , 1918..
tate health Officer,
Des Loinee , Iowa.
Reports received by this Bureau show that Epidemic Influenza
continues to exten . -411 sugesting therefore to all state Hetath .
u.thorities adviwaility diecontinuin all public meetin„-17d, closing
• all schools and places of public amusement, us done in other states
on appearance of local outbreaks, also if already not done 2lease
make disease reportable. T;: eclueot that you communicate this aug,...
geStion to Local Board Health Authorities in yourState. Ple:tse
inform me atin taken.
ipm :Ru:prt Blue, i..zr17eon Generl. •
nited States ?ublic -i.i.elth '''ervice.
By Order of the Iowa *tate Board. of Health,
GUILFORD H. 7-TIrEEE. " coretryxocul;ivc:! affi cer,
Now, therefor:
Be it reoolve,), by the T;oard of :.ie1th of the :lity of ,terloo , Iowa:
That Irom and after :e4nesday, 9cto.,ber 9 , 1918, all ublic .,--.:Lrid
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arochial schools, theatres, churches4und gublio meetings of every
kind 4.i.nd character be closed until such a time as in the opinion of this
board it is safe to reopen same. Be it further4+6641#04
Lesolved, That the chief of police be and he is hereby, directed to
see that the provi'6ions of this resolution '.,„re complie6 with.
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