The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-11-09
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Rules and Regulations Governing the Re.
port Of communicable Diseases

port OF communicable Diseases
Under the provisions of the Act
of Assembly OF the twenty seventh
day of April, A y one thousand
nine hundred and five, to protect
the lie and health of the people of
.he State of Pennsylvania
Section I. All physicians prac-
ticing within the limits of the
State shall make all immediate re-
port of every case occurring in their
practice of the diseases hereinafter
specified, if occurring in a city or
borough, to the Secretary of the
Board of Health of such city or
borough, and if occurring within
the limits of a township, to the
County Medical Inspector of the
county in which said township may
be located, and also to The Depart
ment of Health at Harrisburg.
Section 2. The report of each
and every case of any of the herein.
after enumerated shall be upon a
standard form and shall contain the
following information: Date of re.
port full rame of patient, occupa-
ton OF any, nativity, age, sex,
color aud address Of patient, in
cluding, if in city or borough,
the name of the street and house
number, the name of the city or
borough and co inty, and if in a
township, the post Office address of
the patient. name of township and
county, the name OF the disease,
date OF onset OF the disease, name
and occupation OF the householder
in whose family the disease may
have occurred, number of children
in said household attending school,
name of school or schools and name
and address Of the physician max
ing the report. 1n the case of
townships the above required re-
ports shall be made upon a standard
duplicate postal card, furnished by
the Department of Health.
Section 3. Each and every case
of smallpox occurring in the prac-
tice of any physician, and which
may be located in township out
side of a city or borough, shall be
reported Immediately by telephone
or telegraph. by the physician in
attendance, to the County Medical
Inspector of the county in which
the disease may be located. giving
the uame and address in full Of each
patient; this notification to be fol-
lowed by report in writing upon
the regular postal card blanks pro-
vided for this purpose.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty
of each and every Board of Health
of any city or borough within the
State, through its Secretary, Health
Officer or other duly authorized
official, to make report in writing
at the end of each week to the De.
partment of Health upon the forms
prepared and supplied by said De-
partment OF all cases of the follow
ing named diseases, occurring with
in the limits of said city or borough
during said week. A report shall
also be made for any fraction of
week occurring at the end of a
month, so that the first weekly re.
port in any month shall begin with
the first day Of the month.
Section S. The diseases referred
to in preceding sections of this cir
cular, and of which report is re.
quired to be made by physicians
and health authorities are as follows:
Actinomycosis, A Anthrax, Bubonic
Plague, Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis,
Chicken-pox, Cholera, Diphtheria,
Epidemic Dysentery, Erysipelas,
German Measles, Chambers, Hydro.
phobia, Leprosy, Malarial Fever,
Measles, Mumps, Pneumonia (true),
Puerperal Fever. Relapslng Fever,
Smallpox, Tetanus, Trachoma,
Trichiniasis, Tuberculosis (specify
what form, Typhoid Fever,
Typhus Fever, Whooping Cough
and Yellow Fever.