The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06

are nereDy repeated. ana that this act
shall taxi effect Immediately.
Approved March %. 1895.
CHAPTER CCLx.
An Act for the protection of the public
health.
II. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
in twelve hours after his professional at
tendance upon any. person who is suf-
fering from cholera. yellow fever,
t sIia, sm reyer; lepr re- rIo1o plague ente rTieh inr
typhoid) fever, diphtheria, membranous
Group. scarlet fever, or any other con-
tagious. infectious or communicable dis
declared by the state board of health to
be preventible and specially dangerous
to the public health. report such sick
health having. jurisdiction over theterri-
tory within which such sickness may be,
or if such local foard of health shall
of to receive such reports. then to such
officer, which report shall be in writing,
signed by such physician, and shall set
forth the name. age and precise LOCATION
ease; and every house owner or house
holder who knows that any person liv-
Ing, dwelling or being in any building
the contagious, infectious or communi-
cable diseases h~ereinabove speech
fed or referred to shall, when no physi-
IdS p1O1cSSiOIdlIS dllGIluSQ SGcH
sick person, within twelve hours after
discovering the same, report the fact in
writing to the same person and in the
attending such sick person would be re-
CURED to do as hereinabove set forth;
and or the thirtieth day of June and
and every. year every physician, house
owner and householder making any re-
port or reports as in this section, re-
CURED, shall be entitled to receive from
tHn n ffi0nr tn whom c1Jnb rannrt nj r0nortC
shall nave been made during the pre-
ceding six months, a certificate in writ
ing under the hand of s%uchofficer, setting
forth the number of names of persons
reported to have been affected with any
of the diseases hereinabove specifically
named or referred to-. which certificate
owner or householder to the proper dis
bursting officer of the city, borough, town
or other local municipar government or
person may have been, shall entitle
such physician, house owner or house,
holder to receive from the disbursing
every name by such certificate certified
to have been reported, unless such noti-
~f1cation shall be found to have been
owner or householder who shall refuse
or neglect to perform the duty herein
above required OF him shall be liable to
a penalty of fifty dollars.
co 4 ana 81 IT d faashfai Es Eaat rs Er t TrT
contained in every report filed with the
of health, pursuant to the provisions of
the first section of this act, shall be en-
tered by the officer to whom the same
clusively for that purpose, which book
shall be subject to the inspection of the
local board Of health and its proper Off
local board of health, to whom such, re-
a iS tn s,1oEo ranor6 of tho caroa a G In,
this section above set forth, shall also,
at least once in each week, and daily
M Saalfb. r fransmit * the t facts sta atete6 aof ahare IN
State Of New Jersey. at Trenton, and
f heaith iur eonsta aesG 'i inf Sala sia' eon noara Ds
the measures which are employed by the
local board of health to prevent the
mentioned which facts n information
shall be conveyed to the state board
Of health in writing, n upon such
said state board of health; any officer
whose duty it is to. make any report to
said state board Of health, as in this sec
ton above provided, and who neglects or
fails to perform such duty. shall be IL
able to a penalty of fifty dollars for each
and every such neglect or failure of
). AND be it enacted, That it shah be
unlawful for any common carrier to ac-
cept for transportation. OF to transport
Il Z 1 = I'LL 14t4 1NAk NAAS
affected with any of the Contagious, in
fictitious or Communicable diseases named
or referred to in the first section CT this
act, or any infected article or ~orticles of
clothing, bedding or other property what
soever, or the body of any person who
shall have died of any of said contagious,
infectious or communicate diseases, ex-
cept the same be inclosed in an her
metically sealed casket, and except a
license for such transport. be first OBJ
tanned in writing from the local board of
health of the municipality or township
in hich the aid infected person, in
fected articles or dead body. may be To-
Gated; and any common carrier knowing
" Violating any of the provisions Of this
section shall be liable to a penalty of one
hundred dollars.
5 4. And be 1t enacted, That If the board
of health of the State of New Jersey
sha ascertain any vaccine virus, anti
toxin or other animal product sold, or
offered for sale. or held for sale or use
within this state for prophylactic or
remedial purposes, to be dangerous to
human health, or so impure or inert as
70 be ineffectious In rendering immune OF
less susceptible to disease any person
in whom such product may be used, it
shall be lawful for the said board of
health of the State of New Jersey to
prohibit the further sale or use within
toxin or other animal product, as afore-
said. manufactured or produced by the
party who shall have manufactured or
produced such dangerous, inert. impure
or inef1cacious product: n person who
shall, after such prohibition. and with
knoWledgea thereof, sell, or offer for sale
Or use Within this state%any such pro-