Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-04-07
PHYSICIAN SHALL REPORT.

PHYSICIAN SHALL REPORT.
Sec. THAT when it shall come to the
knowledge of the secretary of this board
that any physician in attendance upon
any person effected with any virulent,
contagious or Infectious disease is not
using the proper means of distinction
aud the Rules and Regulations of this
Board are not being fully complied with
it shall be his duty to Immediately report
the name OF such physician to this Board
and to the State Board of Health.
ATTENDANCE UPON SICK.
Sec. S--When advised that the same is
necessary by the Health Officer of this
Board or the attending physician, the
member of the Board of Health i'll whose
district such sick person may be shall
have authority to procure necessary at
tendance to care for such sick person and
the necessary medicine, food, clothing
and disinlectants and to in any way pro
vide for the proper care OF such sick
person.
PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE.
Sec. ct shall also be the duty of said
Health Officer to take charge of such sick
person and treat him as his patient unless
other medical attendance be secured by
the patient OF some one for him. Pro
vided however, that the member of the
Board of Health III whose district said
person may be may designate physician
to take charge of said person if, III his
judgement, he may deem il proper to do
so.
REMOVAL, OF SICK.
Sec. 10 That when, in the judgement
of the Health Officer or Attending Physi-
clan the public health requires il he may
have any person effected with any vim
lent, contagious or Infectious disease as
herein before mentioned, removed to
some isolated house. or building to be
procured by the health officer of the dis
trict where necessary attendance, medi-
cine, food, clothing care and medical
attention shall be furnished as herein be
fore provided. Said sick person and the
attendant shall be kept at such isolated
house until all danger of communicating
the disease to others is past and they are
ordered discharged by said Health Officer
or the attending physician.
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES CLOSED.
Sec. lit is further provided that
when in any school district or communi.
ty any contagious or Infectious disease
shall exist, it shall be the duty of the
Health Officer of this board or the Health
officer OF the district may, at his own
discretion, order that the schools and
churches may be closed and order that
there shall be no meetings or gatherings
of the people i'll said community until in
his opinion the emergency is passed and
said order may be recinded or revoked.
When such assemblies are prohibited as
aforesaid, FIVE notices shall be posted
Within the territory of the Supervisor S
district effected, which notice shall de-
fine the boundaries of the district in
which the people of the district are pro-
hibited from assembling or holding
| school, church or any other public gath
ing. When the member of said Board
of Health so order, the notice herein pro-
vided for may be published in some
newspaper of general circulation in the
territory effected.
| REMOVAL. OF FILTH.
Sec. I2--That the Health Officer, At
tending Physician or any member of the
Board of Health may order removed and
disposed OF, any accumulation of filth or
substance or thing that may be danger
Gus to health or may become such i'll a
manner as to prevest danger therefronI.
Il
misses where such filth is found fails to
have to have the same removed and the
nuisance abated within the 10 hours after
written notice has been served on the
occupant of said premises and in accord
ance Herewith, then the Supervisor OF
said district may procure the same to be
done and the expense thereof shall be
chargeable to and paid by the owner OF
said premises and if he fails to pay the
same within thirty days thereafter, the
same may be collected from such owner
by suit at law by the County of Custer
INFECTED BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Sec. I3-That when any contagious OF
Infectious disease shall be had in any
house or building or when any house or
building becomes infected with foul or
poisonous substances so that the same
cannot be disinfected, purified and made
safe and harmless in the Judgment oil
this Board of Health, said board may
| order such hllildincr DESTROYED nv fire an