VOL. 11
Physicians Made Health Officers.
That. there may be unity of action on
ali reservations and at all schools with
Agency duties, for conserving the health
j of the Indians the following regulations
! are hereby prescribed :
1. The regular physician, or contract
physician at those places where such is
provided in lieu of a regular physician,
is appointed the Health Officer of the
Reservation and Indians.
2. Where there are other physicians,
1 school, Agency or contract, they are ap
pointed Deputy Health Officers, and will
act under the orders of the Health
Ollieer.
:j. It shall be the duty of the Health
Ollieer frequently to visit the homes of
Indians and Government employes on
the reservaiton, and personally inspect
the sanitary condition of the premises
and occupants.
I. Where any insanitary conditions
prevail he shall direct the responsible
occupant promptly to take the uquisite
measures for remedying them.
o. All orders and directions must be
plainly and simply explained, so that
the occupants may be able to understand
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that they must keep their houseR, out
buildings and premises (dean so as to
avoid the infection of others by com
municable germs.
6. Houses where consumptives live
or are visiting must be examined and
the occupants informed of the general
sanitary rules touching this disease.
The disinfection of rooms where such
patients reside or have died should re
ceive special attention. The spread of
this sinister disease is largely due to
three things: Ignotance on the part
of the general public as to the dangers
of household infection, and therefore
ignorance of the wave to prevent it; in
difference to the risk from sanitary un
cleanliness of those in contact with such
cases; and lack of ordinary facilities for
caring for the poor and friendless, es
pecially Indians.
7. No drastic rules about "cleanli
ness" should be enforced simply for the
sak-e of requiring conformity to some
technical standard, where they may
prove'oppressive without producing im
portant results good -ense should be
exereUed at all stages of this work; but,
on -the other hand, the health of the
community must not be allowed to suffer
DECEMBER 25, 1908.