Bisbee daily review., 1903-09-23
BOARD OF HEALTH
 RECEIVES BOOKS
ALL BIRTHS AND DEATHS MUST
 BE REGISTERED.
Contagious or Infectious Diseases Must Be Reported to Health Officer Immediately.

Tombstone, Sept. 22-J. N. Gaines, clerk of the Board of Supervisors. has just received the books for the use of the County Board of health and has sent out notices for the va rious physicians, coroners and others to notify the superintendent of the board of health of any deaths that oc- cur and any cases of courageous dis eases. The board of health law as passed by the last legislature is very plain in regard to the duties of all parties concerned. For the benefit of all we print a few of the sections of the law as passed:
 Sec 36. A booK of record shall be kept by each county superintendent of health recording all cases of conta- gious or infectious diseases. by whom reported. locations measures adopt ed termination and other facts nee essary to record.
 Sec. 37. The health officer of each city and superintendent of the county board of health in each county in this territory shall obtain and register the following facts concerning the births and deaths occurring therein. sepa- rately numbering and recording the same in the order in which he obtains them. designating in separate col umns. viz in the Registry of births. child eff he had any) the sex and col or of the child. the names and places of birth of the parents and the date of the record. in the registry of Deaths, the date of the death. the name of the deceased. the sex and color and the condition, whether single. widowed or married. the age and place of birth, the names and places of birth of pa rents. the disease and cause of death. and date of record The county clerk of board of supervisors of each county at the expense of the county, a book in which to register the facts concerning the births and deaths as provided. And the superintendent of each county board of health shall keep his records in the office of the probate judge of said county.
 Sec 3S. Notice of health officers. Parents shall give notice to such health officer of the births ani deaths of their children; every householder shall give like notice of every birth and death happening in the house; the oldest person, next of kin. shall give such notice of the death of his kindredi the keeper or other proper oficer of every work house, poor house reform school. jail. prison hospital. asylum or other public or charitable institution shall give lIKe notice of any birth and death happen ing among the persons among his charge Whoever neglects or re- fuses to give such notice for the pc riod of ten days after the occurrence of a birth or death shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. collected as other fines are collected, by the law.
 Sec. 3s. Physicians certificate. Any physician having attended per son during his last Illness. shall with in five days after the decease of such persons furnish for registration to such health officer a certificate of the duration of the last illness the name Of deceased his age. the disease of which he died and the date of his de- cease Any physician or midwife having attended a case of confinement shall within, five days thereafter. fur nish for registration to said officer. certificate of the date of the birth. sex and color of the child. with the names. dates and places of birth of the parents. If any physician or midwife neglects to make such certifi- cate he shall be guilty of a misde- meanor.