The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-28
STOP SPREAD OF
WHITE PLAGUE
Judge Mann Offers Bill in Senate
to Protect Public
Health.
OBSERVE SANITARY RULES
This is Made Imperative Upon
All in Anyway Com
cerned.
'sERvE SANITARY RULES

Legislation designed to prevent the
spread OF the white plague in Virginia
and to assist as far as may be possible
III the maintenance and cure of persons
now victims of the disease, is proposed
in bill offered in tho General Assembly
yesterday by Senator Mann. OF Motto
way
Tuberculosis being tho most prevalent
and fatal disease occurring In this State"
the bill provides that attending physi-
clans, commissioners or managers or prin-
cipals OF each and every dlspensary or
public or private institutions (such as,
hospitals, asylums, sanitoriums, homes,
prisons, almshouscs, schools, colleges,
Sunday schools, churches, etc. owners
lessees. Keepers or managers of tene-
nent houses. boarding houses apartments,
lodging houses, hotels, manufactures,
work-rooms. stores, shops and offices,
nurses. charitable organizations. under
takers ana ar other persons shall bo re-
quired TO report at once in writing to the
proper health authorities of the county
or corporation the name, address, age,
color sex and occupation of every per-
son afflicted or suspected of being afflicted
with pulmonary tuberculosis who may
come under their observation or who may
die, or who may remove or be trans
ferred from one ROOM house or institution
TO another.
Observe Sanitary Rules.
Under the bill 1t will be the duty of
every person afflicted with this disease.
of physicians, of public and private instl-
buttons and dspensaries, and of all
boards departments officers and persons.
having power and authority so to do to
Observe and enforce all necessary sani-
tary rules and measures to prevent the
spread of pulmonary tuberculosis
Every county and municipal health
department must register the Names ad
dress. etc, of every person afflicted with
tuberculosis. This register shall be kept
for record and will he made public un-
less the attending physician undertakes
TO inform and instruct his patient ana
TO see that proper measures are taken
to prevent the communication of the
disease to others. in which case no pub
licity viii he given nor will any visits
be made to such persons by employees
of the health authorities.
Prevent Extension.
Municipal and county health dcpart-
ments must furnish to all persons suffer
ing from pulmonary tuberculosis or to
their attending physicians instructions
as to measures to he taken to prevent
the extension or the disease; on the death
or removal must dislnfect with formalde-
hyde or renoNate all premises which have
teen occupied lby persons suffering from
rulmonory tuberculosis. aud must gen
erallv educate the public as to the nature
NJ the disease and the precautions to be
taken against its spread and as far as
possible 10 maintain separate homes ana
hospital wards for INDECENT consumptivcs
or such as fail to observe the rules of the
Department.
II 1hoing within tile power of eve
consumptive by the exercise of little
care and a few simple rules of hygiene.
which in no way interferes with his
comfort to absolutely control the spread
~ the disease. the hill makes 1t the
duty OF local health authorities to quar-
antine or take charge by force, II neces-
sarv. Of any consumptive that they may
deem menace to others.