Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14
FOR CARE OF LEPERS
PROVISION FOR A LAZARETTO ON
THE IsTHMUs.
The Government Of Panama Appro-
pirates $50, 900 for Site and Con-
struction Of Buildings.

The government of Panama has made ar
engagements for confirming all leprosy cases
in one place, called lazaretto, and for
this purpose the national convention of
Panama has appropriated $4,000. this to
include the construction of the necessary
buildings and grounds. agricultural imple-
ments that the patients may in measure
help to care for themselves. and tools,
seeds etc. for planting. A library will be
| installed for the benefit of the inmates,
and $4,000 will be appropriated every two
years to maintain the institution. which Is
to be built in two parts. one for men and
the other for women Under the law
adopted by the convention the national
board of health must designate place in
which to establish a lazaretto capable of
isolating all the lepers in the republic. with
land adjoining for cultivation and the rails
ing of domestic animals.
The director of public works must SUBJ
nit to the n&tionai board of health a de-
tailed plan of this lazaretto, divided into
two sections, one for men and one for
women. distant and separated one from the
other. The plan shall be approved by the
national board of health before any work
is commenced upon its construction.
All persons suffering from leprosy. and
known as such by the medical officer of
the province in which they reside and by
one or two other doctors must be sent by
| the governor of the province without loss
of time and at the expense of the public
| treasury to the proposed lazaretto. In
each case that occurs the governor of the
province must send to the administrator of
! the lazaretto. with the certificate required
| for his admittance, an authenticated copy
| OF the medical certificate.
Every governor OF province knowing that
| there Is a person in his territory suspected
OF leprosy must cause this person to be
| examined by the medical officer of the
province and by one or two other doctors.
| and If this examination determines that the
patient Is leper the governor must order
| the isolation of the leper in the azaretto.
All employees of the administ ration of
| any province are under obligations to re-
port at once to the governor any case that
| is suspected that comes to their knowledge.
All those lepers that are isolated are
prohibited from going out of the lazaretto.
| and the administrator is authorized to die
tate such measures as Will secure the COM
pliance with this regulation.
In case leper does escape the admins
| traitor must notify at once the governor of
| the province where the lazaretto is estab-
| lished giving details necessary for identi-
| fication to the end that he may be captured
and returned to the institution.
No person will be allowed to visit the
| lazaretto except with the written permits
| sion of the governor of the province where
| the lazaretto Is located. and only at such
| times as the board OF directors may desig-
nate.
| The board of directors OF the lazaretto
| shall be composed of the following men,
bers: The governor of the province of Pan
| anna. the physician of the establishment
! and three other persons to be appointed by
| the president. This board shall have the