Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-01-22

tagious, during any partlOf the pre-
ceding twepty-f,uE12 hours: but
not more thant so npotts shall
be required IN one (1) week concern
ing the same person; but every at
tending physician thereat; must. see
that such report Is or has,been made.
Sec. q. That it shall be the duty
Of: each and every practicing ply
sician in hesta te to reportin writing,
to the local Board of Health, the
death of any Of his patients who
shall have died of contagious or in
fictitious disease, within twentv-four
(A) hours thereafter and7to state in
such report the specified (specinc)
name and type of such disease.
Sec. %. That every keeper OF any
private house, clearinghouse or
lodging house, antkevery inn keeper
and hotel keeper shah within twenty
four hours (24) hours report in writ
ing to the local Board of Health the
same particulars required, of any
physician In the preceding section,
concerning any person being at any
of the aforesaid houses and hotels
and attacked with any contagious
disease dangerous to to the public
health. .. :.
Sec. q. That it shall he the duty
of every person knowing of any
person sick of any contagious disease
dangerous to the public health, and
the duty of every physician hearing
of such sick PERSON. who he shall
have reason to think requires the at
tention of the local board, to at once
report the facts to the board in re-
gard to the disease, condition and
dwelling place: or position OF such
sick person. Is it not plain and easy
enough to understand? II not, let
us proceed to section thirty (3o) which
might be palmer vet and more
touching: -: 49," 49,,
SEC. 80. ANY person who shall
willfulIy violate any: Of Interpretations
OF thia act, III. Of any regulations
duly made and published by any:
Board .of, Health herein mentioned
the penalty for;which H. not herein
specifically mentioned -shallbe guilty
Of a misdemeanor; and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be subj ect to u
fine not to exceed one hundred dol
lars ($10O.0o) or imprisonment not
to exceed thirty (3O) days, or both
such fine and. imprisonment. Now
for the benefit OF some persons who
take on themselves to classify con-
tagious diseases to suit their own
taste, we will give the views of the
State Board of Health on the
subject: Contagious diseases, what
are they?": Such as are caused
by peculiar and porbably specific
poison, they are spread by the
passage vi the cause from it's place of
origin, without or within, the body
OF the sick to the well. This class
Includes: Smafr pox, scarlet fever,
measles, whooping cough, diphtheria,
cerebro spinal meningitis, cholera,
typhoid fever, yellow fever, erysipe-
las, puerpera1~ fever. Please take
notice Of what is added here and act
accordingly: "Of these, typhoid
fever Is the the most constant and
fatal in Minnesota -
As we can readily see. II cases Of
contagious diseases, comprising
typhoid fever, were reported to the
Board OF Heu4th. as they should I've,
it would be an easy matter to send
short noteEte the principal of our
school, thereby saving him and the
other teachers much time and trouble
and to many families a great deal Of
anxiety, fatigue and sometimes
irrepairable loss Of dear little ones.
The board will see tlint in the future,
rules and regulations shall be: re-
spected and that it will not: be left to
every Tom, Dick and Harry tn decide
what shall be done; or what: shall
not, what disease liz contagious or
not. Everybody is highly interested
when It comes to: a an 1ffttanof public
health, and all without exception,
should give their most hearty con:
cours in helping the board to keep
the sanitary condition Of our sbeautf-
full rising city the hest possible 49,
There Is another matter to. which,
L should like .tU call the attention OF
parties concerned; it Is regarding the
law for the collection of vital statis-
tics, it reads asfollows: Any physi-
clan having. attended . perpond during
his last illness shall within ten TOY
days after the decease Of such person,
furnish for registration I'm scity Of
villages Of less than 1,ooQ no inhabtt.
antA) to the health en,cel, q 5ccertln-
cate 81 death, the name I. 81 the
deceased. etc, accordipg. 10 blanks:
And any physician or midwife hav-
Ing attended 9. cass sufa ennnnement,
shall within ten flo) days theres1tlr|
furnish for registration to sail
health officer a certificate Of the
birth, ETC., according 70 blanks. II
any physician or midwife neglects to-
make snch certificate Cot death or
birth respectively 10 shah iorit the
sum u twenty-five & dollars, to-
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