The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29

1 ONef the lOCdllty where Sucn case ap- 1 pears whereupon 1t shall be the duty 1 of such health officer to thoroughly in- I Vestigate and decide upon the character l of the disease. Should ne entertain doubt as to the nature of the disease, he shall call to his aid such members of the com- 1 mittee of public health of the county l board of health as may be available, l and should doubt or difference of opinion l as to the nature of the disease still ex l ist. the State Health Officer shall be sum- moned, to which summons he shall re- l spond as promptly as circumstances will l permit. Should the disease prove to be 1 leprosy, cholera typhus fever. cerebro- spinal meningitis, or spotted fever, yell 1 low fever, scarlet fever bubonic plague, l hydrophobia, glanders smallpox, dph-
 theria, pulmonary tuberculosis, typhoid i fever, chagris fever. beri-berl or of oth- CT nature believed to be grave, and at 1 the same time contagious, infectious, or l pestilental in character, or if the disease l be known to be either one of those just 1 mentioned and be so reported 1t shall be l the duty of the health officer of the 1 county, city or town to whom the report l is made to promptly notify in writing the l judge of probate and commissioners or board of revenue of the county, the
 mayor, or intendant, and council of the l city or town, according to the location 1 of the disease of the presence and extent 1 of prevalence of the disease and said
 health officer shall accompany such noti- | tiChtion with such recommendations as l he may deem necessary to prevent the i spread of the disease calling Into con l sultation with him. from time to time, i the committee of public health of the i county board of health. Upon receip> l of such notification and recommendations, l said county, city or town officials, as | the case may be, shall after consultation
 with the health officer in charge and, If need be, with the committee Of public l health of the county board of health. ap- i proprlate such funds, or assume respon- l sibllty for such expenditures as may be l found necessary to prevent the spread of l the disease. When authorized to incur 1 the necessary expense the health officer 1 of the county, city or town in which l the disease Is located shall proceed 10 ] direct and supervise the enforcement Of 1 the measures of extermnation of the dis ease authorized by the county, city or town authorities concerned. whether such
 measures shall apply to persons sick of, 1 convalescent from, or to those who have l been exposed thereto. All employees need l ed to enforce the authorized measures of control shall, subject to the approval l of the committee of public health of the l county board of health, be selected and l employed by the health officer in charge,
 and shall likewise, on the approval of the
 committee of public health of the county
 board of health, be subject to removal by said officer. Whenever any of the dis
 eases enumerated in thls section oS disease suspected as being any one of l them appears in a county, incorporated 1 city or town under such conditions and ] surroundings as to render 1t imperative
 and urgent that prompt and immediate l disease shall be enforced, the health offi- l cer of the county, city or town, IS the 1 case may be, shall have the right to in- ] sttute and enforce such measures subject l to the approval of the committee of pub 1 lie health of the county board of health. l Sec 12 That section 16 Of said act shall l be so amended as to read as follows: 1 That whenever compldint shall be made l in writing to the health officer of a coun l ty, city, or town that a person, not in | his own house is afflicted with any of i the diseases named in section 13 of this act 1t shall be the duty of such health officer to promptly and thoroughly in- Vestgate said complaint. If upon inVesti- gation said health officer shall be of the opinion that said complaint Is well found
 ed, and if this opinion be concurred In by at least one member of the committee of public health of the county board of health, it shall be the duty of said health officer to cause such person to be removed to such place may have been pro i vided for such cases in the county, city m or, if no place be provided for such
 cases, then to such place as said health officer may deem suitable subject to the approval of the authorities of the county, city, or town, as the case may be- The removal of said person shall be at the eX- pense of said person or in case the per
 son removed is a minor then at the ex- pense of his parents or guardian; or
 the person be ndigent then at the ex- of a n case may be.
 Sec. 13. That a section to be numbered
 1G1a aud to read as follows shall be ad-
 ded to said act; That whenever a house
 or part of house Is believed or known
 to have become infected by any of the
 diseases enumerated in section 13 of this
 act it shall be lawful for the health off
 cor of the county, or of the municipality
 according to the location of said house
 to enter said house, or part of house,
 to authorize other persons to enter said
 house or part of house one or both for
 the purpose of disinfecting 1t provided
 that pr to authorize one both, for the
 purpose of disinfecting it provided that
 the disinfection shall be conducted with
 as little inconvenience to the owner or
 occupant and when as little damage to
 the house and to the furniture therein
 is compatible with thoroughness Of
 disinfection.
 Sec. II. That section 11 of said act shall
 be so amended as to read as follows:
 That if in the attempt to perform any
 duty enjoined by either of the three pre-
 ceding sections the health officer of a
 county, city. or town shall be forcibly
 resisted, or threatened with forecful re-
 sistance, such health officer shall make
 affidavit before the Judge of any Court
 of Record the judge of probate or any
 justice of the peace of said county that
 said forecful resistance has been made,
 or threatened; whereupon the officer be-
 fore whom said affidavit mad been made
 shall forthwith issue his warrant di-
 rected to the sheriff, or to any bonded
 constable of said county commanding
 said sheriff or constable to remove or
 abate under the direction of said health
 officer said unsanltarY condition of infec-
 ton or offensive or indecent material or
 thing or to remove said afflicted person
 and it shall be the duty of said sheriff or
 constable to whom said warrant shall be
 delivered to promptly execute the same.
 In executing every such warrant the said
 sheriff or consSble shall have the right
 to enter by force into any such lot, piece
 of ground, house. vessel, and upon any
 such pond. lake or stream.
 Sec 15. That section to be numbered
 171h and to read as follows shall be ad-
 ded to said act: That it shall be unlawful
 of a house. in which a case of any of
 the diseases enumerated in section 13 of
 this act has existed, or for an agent rep
 such house part of a house without first
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