. Public health manual . h officer should insist on the vaccina-tion of all the unvaccinated persons found there, andthe of all but those who have beenrecently successfully vaccinated. They should be keptunder observation, if necessary by quarantine, until suc-cessful vaccination is assured, or otherwise, durinsr theperiod of incubation of smallpox. If it is impossibleto remove the patient from the premises, an absolutequarantine which will include attendants and inmateswho remain must be established. The rules to guidehealth officers in the maintenance of a suitable quaran-tine
. Public health manual . h officer should insist on the vaccina-tion of all the unvaccinated persons found there, andthe of all but those who have beenrecently successfully vaccinated. They should be keptunder observation, if necessary by quarantine, until suc-cessful vaccination is assured, or otherwise, durinsr theperiod of incubation of smallpox. If it is impossibleto remove the patient from the premises, an absolutequarantine which will include attendants and inmateswho remain must be established. The rules to guidehealth officers in the maintenance of a suitable quaran-tine are given in the Sanitary Eegulations printed else-where in this Manual. Until the people learn to pro-tect themselves by vaccination, the rigid quarantine ofsmallpox must be enforced. I 172 PUBLIC HEALTH MANUAL Neighborhood vaccination.—The health officer shouldurge the occupants of the houses in the two blocks inthe vicinity of the smallpox house to be vaccinated orrevaccinated, as shown in the accompanying diagram:.
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