The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-04-27
WHOLE NO. AZ
An Act to Prevent the Spread or tom.
municable Diseases. and to Fix
the Penalty for the Viola.
tion Of This Act.

General Assembly OF the State OF Ten
nessee, That whenever any case of
small pox, yellow fever, cholera or
other communicable disease exist lex.
cept it shall not embrace any veneresl
disease, such as gonorrhea, syphilis)
or is suspected to exist in any house.
hold, it shall be the duty of the head
OF said household to Immediately no.
tify the municipal or county health
authorities of the town or county
wherein such disease or diseases exist,
or is supposed to exist.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
whenever any physician, surgeon or
practitioner OF medicine shall know or
suspect that. person or persons whom
he has been called to visit, or who has
been brought TO him for examination,
is infected with any Of the aforemeu-
toned diseases, he shall Immediately
notify the health authorities of the
town or county in which said diseased
person or persons are found.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of all municipal
or county heslth authorities aiorc-
said, without delay, upon receiving
such notice as is above provided, to
Immediately proceed to carry out such
rules and regulations as the State
Board of Health may prescribe, hav-
ing for their object the prevention
and restriction of the disease or dis.
eases aforementioned in section / of
this act.
Said local health authorities shall
further, upon the receipt OF said no.
tice or suspected disease aforesaid,
notify the board OF education Of said
municipality, il the case exist in
town, or if in the country, the county
superintendent Of public instruction,
Of the facts in every such case, Civ
ing name, age and sex of the indi-
vidual so sick, name of disease, street
and number Of house, if in town, or IL
otherwise sufficiently designate the
house If in the rural districts, and said
public school authorities shall not al
low any pupil to attend any public
school from said house while any in
mate of same is sick of small pox or
other communicable disease, or during
the period of two wesks after the
death, recovery or removal Of such
sick person.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty Of each and every
municipal or county board OF health
in this State, upon receiving informa-
ton of tho existence or suspected ex-
istence in their respective jurisdic-
tions of small pox, cholera, yellow
fever, scarlet fever, diphtheria or other
disease dangerous to the public health
to Immediately notify the State Board
OF health Of the fact, and in addition,
on the first Of each and every month
make written report, and forward
the same without delay to said board,
of all communicable disease occurring
in their respective jurisdictions for
the month last preceding, setting
forth in said report, in separate col
umns, the age, color and sex Of The in.
dividual, of each disease, number oil
cases, number of deaths, together with
shch other information as said State
Board of Health may desire.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That
any individual or individuals men
toned in this act who shall wilfull,
neglect or refuse to comply with either
OF the above provis ons shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon convic
ton shall be fined not less than ter
nor more than one hundred dollars
or confined in the county Jail for /
teriod oi not mlre than three months
: one or both, an The discretion Of thu
, court.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, Tha
al acts or parts Of acts in conflict will
this act be and they are hereby re
pealed, and this act take effect from
and after its passage, the public wei
fare requiring it.
Passed April 5, 1893
J. A. TRousDALE,
Speaker Of the House Of Represents
tives,
= WM G DIsruKEs,
. Speaker Of the Senate
= Approved april 10. 1898
= P. TURFEY, Governor.