The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-01
Report Of the Board of Health.

The Board OF Health of the city of
Butte, Montana. after due investiga-
ton and consideration of the report
of the committee Of physicians duly
appointed by said board for the pur-
pose of investigating the number Of
cases Of diphtheria in said city and
vicinity, do find. that the disease
exists in a very limited degree, and
are unable to trace any cases to the
public schools of said city, and that
there are therefore nc valid reasons
for closing the said schools, or keep
ing the children from regular at
tendance thereat.
The report Of said committee is
hereto appended, to which. in further
explanation of this, our report, we
hereby refer.
BOARD OF HEALTH OF BUTTE.
BY 81. B. Smith, Ex-ohlcio City Clerk
BUTTE CITY, M. T.. oct. "a, 1884. .
To the Board of Hedlth Of Butte
Gtv:-GENTLEMEN - Your COM
munication of yesterday, requesting
US to investigate the reported cases
of diphtheria as per list endorsed by
you was duly received. OF the eigh-
teen (18) cases SO reported, we have
visited thirteen (13) and find one ~
only that we feel justified in report
ing to you rs having diphtheria, this
one ~ being the six (6) year old
child of Mr.. Hays, living on the
west side of lower Main street. Three
(3) children of Mr.. Ewing, on East
Park street, are suffering from an
infiammatory exudatiOn of the
larynx and tonsils, but we do not be-
lieve it to be diphtheria in character.
In the other five (5) cases reported,
there were no names given, and we
were unable, after diligent search of
the designated local ties, to find them.
We take this opportunity to sug-
gest to the board of health that the
ordinance requiring physicians to
report all cases of infection and con-
tagious diseases treated by them, be
enforced as this will enable the health
officer to look up such cages and keep
the board informed as to the true san
itary condition of the city.
CHAs. 81. HoUGH, M. D.,
H. A. AMsDEN, M D.,
J. C. JOHNSTON, M. d.
The attention of every physician
practicing his profession in the city
of Butte, is called to section number
six (6) of ordinance number nineteen
(19) of the revised ordinances of the
city of Butte which reads as follows,
to-wit:
SEC. 6. It shall be the duty Of
every physician practicing his pro-
fesslon in the city to report to the
mayor or any member of the Board
of Health, any case of smallpox or
other contagious or infectious disease
which he may be called to attend
within the corporate limits of the
city, or within five miles of the same,
within twelve hours after he shall
have examined the patient, with the
name of the occupant Of the house
where such patlenL snall pe, 1ue
name of the street or be-
tween what streets, or upon
what road whereon such house .tands.
Every practicing physician In the
city who shall fail or neglect to COM
ply with the provisions of this sec
ton shall be adjudged guilty OF a
misdemeanor and on conviction
thereof shall be fined in q sum not
less than one hundred dollars fol
each offence. together with the costs
OF suit.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF
THE CITY OF BUTTE, M. tt here
by certify that the above and fore
going are true and correct copies OF
the reports on file in this Office.
In witness whereof I hereunto set
NV hand and affixed the corporate
seal of the city Of Butte, this SSth
day of October, A. D.. 1884.
n. b. SMITH,
Ex-Officio City Clerk.