The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-04

BY Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to amend Section Six
Hundred and Forty-six (646) of Mac
Donelrs Code of Savannah" which
requires physicians or other persons
practicing medicine in Savannah to
report cases of infectious, contagious,
or pestilential disease to the Board of
Sanitary Commissioners, so as to re-
quire such reports to be made as soon
as possible, and more fully, and for
other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That
Section Six Hundred and Forty-six
(646) of MacDonell's Code of Savan-
nah," which requires physicians of
other persons practicing medicine in
the city of Savannah to report cases
of smallpox, yellow fever, or other in
fictitious, contagious, or pestilential dis
ease, which they may be called upon
to treat within the city limits, to the
Board of Sanitary Commissioners, be
and the same is hereby amended, by
striking out, in the caption of said
section the words within twenty-four
hours" and by inserting in lieu there
of, the word immediately" and by
adding, after the word report" in the
second line of the body of said section
the words ''in writing and by strik-
ing out the words in the sixth line of
the body of said section, to-wit with
in twenty-four hours" and by substi-
tuting in lieu thereof the word i'm
mediately;" and by adding, after the
word found" in the ninth line of the
body of said section, these words, to-
wit: And any case he may be called
upon to treat, of which he may have
doubts or suspicious as to whether or
not it is contagious or infectious, he
shall likewise report in writing, i'm
mediately, specifying in his report,
the name of such patent and the local
ity of the house in which such person
is to be found" so that said section.
when amended, shall read as follows:
'646. Physicians to report to board
cases of disease Immediately. It shall
be the duty of every physician or 9TH
er person practicing medicine in the
city of Savannah, to report in writing
to the Board of Sanitary Commission
ers every case of smallpox, yellow fe-
YER or other infectious, contagious or
pestilential disease, which he may be
called upon to treat within the city
limits, said report to be made imme-
diately, after he shall have ascertained
the character of the case, and to
specify the name of the patient and
the locality of the house in which such
person is to be found; and any case
he may be called upon to treat of
which he may have doubts or suspi-
cions as to whether or not it is conta-
gious or infectious, he shall likewise
report in writing, Immediately, speci-
flying in his report, the name of such
patient and the locality of the house
in which such person is to be found
and for every violation Of this provi-
sion the guilty party shall, upon con-
viction before the Police Court be liza
BILE to fine or Imprisonment. or both, in
the discretion of the court, such fine
not to exceed 800. and such imprison-
ment not to exceed thirty days But
whenever any disease has been de-
clared epidemic by the Board of San
itary Commissioners it shall not be
required that further cases be so re-
ported
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Oct. 2S, 1903, and published
for information.
J. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk Of Co,incfI