Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-16
HEALTH NOTICE.

The board of health of Jefferson coun- ty directs attention to the following sec tions from the criminal code of Alabama: l: 40S0. Failure of head of family to re- port pestilential or infectious dseases.- Any head of family or any other per son, upon whose premises a case of pesti- 1ential or infectious disease occurs, which is not under the charge of a physician, who refuses or willfully fails to report the same to the county health officer, must on conviction be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25
 40S1. Failure of midwife to report birth Any midwife attending child birth who refuses or wilfully fails to make to the county health officer, within the time prescribed by the county board of health, full report specifying the name of the parents, if known the date of the birth and the sex and color of the child, with such other details as are required by the board of health, must on conviction be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25.
 40S2. Failure of midwife to report death.-Any midwife having charge of a patient at the time of death, who refuses or wilfully fails to make to the county health officer, within such time as may be prescribed by the county board of health, full report of the name, age, color, sex. date, place and cause of the death of such patient, so far as known, together with such other details as may be required by the county board of health, must on conviction be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25.
 4083. Failure of physician to report pes tilential or infectious diseases.-Any physician, or person practicing medi- cine being called upon to treat a case of pestilential or infectious disease in the limits of the county, who refuses or will fully fails to make to the county health officer, within such time as may be pre- scrjbed by the county board of health, twelve hours from the time of recogni- tion. a full report of the same, specifying the character of the disease. the name and locality of the patient, together with such other details as may be required by the county board of health. must on con- viction be fined not less than $1O nor more than $50.
 40S4 Failure of physician to report birth.-Any physician, or person prac- tising medicine or surgery, attending child birth who refuses or wilfully fails to make to the county health officer, within the time prescribed by the county board of health, full report. specifying the name of parents, if known. the date of birth and the sex and color of the child. with such other details as are re- quired by the board of health, must on conviction be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50.
 40S5. Failure of physician to report death.-Any physician, or person practis- ing medicine or surgery, having charge 0t a Ddt1cHI aL lUe tltIic Ol QcdtH WHO iC- fuses or wiffully fails to make to the county health officer. within such time as may be prescribed by the county board of health a full report of the na me- sex, color, date, place and cause of the death of such patient so far as fs known, to- gether with such other details as may bd required by the county board of health. must on conviction be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50.
 The limit of time for reporting births and deaths is the 10th of each month, by which date all reports for the preceding thirty days must reach the county health officer Returns can be made to assist ant health officers in the different beats. or else directly to the county health off- cer. Blank certificates of births and deaths can be obtained free of cost upon applicar riou.
 J. w BARCLAY, M. D.,
 Health Officer Jefferson County. corner Twenty-frst Street and Second Aye nua RirninQ ham, Ala.