Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
o. 527 Al Published May II, 1907.
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CHAPTER 50, LAWS OF 19UI.
AN ACT to amend sections 1 to 10, inclu-
the same sections 1416-1. 1852, 1416
%. HAS, 1416-8, 1416-9. 1416-10.
1416-12, 1416-13, and 1416--.14, stat,
-, 1416-6. 1416-7, and 1416-11,
statutes Of 1893, prescribing the duties
of physicians and others relative to In
fictitious diseases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section /. Section 1, chapter 1872, laws
of 1905, is amended and made section
of the statutes of 1898, to read: Section
141G-1. 1t shall be the duty Of
every physician to report to the depart
co 9 s1 Village or city. in writing, the
full name. age and address of every per
son suffering from any one OF the INFECTIOUS
or contagious diseases following, ro-Wlt
meaSels, smallpox, diphtheria (membraneous
crOup), scarlet fever (scarlettna), typhoid
fever, tuberculosis (of any organ), rubella
(rotheln) chickenpoX, typhus fever, plague,
erysipelas, Asiatlc cholera, Whoopaing cough;
cerebro-spinal meningitis, yellow fever; and
it shall be the duty of every person, owner,
agent, manager, principal or superlntend-
ent Of any public or private institution or
house in any such town, incorpo-
rated village or city, TO make report, in
like manner and form, Of any inmate. oc-
cupant or bOarder suffering from any OF the
Section 2. Section 2, chapter 1872, laws
of 1905, is amended and made section or
1416-2 1t shall be the duty of every ply
stefan to report forthwith in writing to
the said department of health, the death
OF any person who dies IRON; OF whL lie
contagious disease. and to state in such
report the specific name and type OF sucn
disease, and in the absence Of an attend.
ing physician, 1t shall be the duty of
every keeper of any boarding house or
lodging house, and the proprietor OF every
lodging house or hotel, TO report forthwith
to the department OF health, an KNOWN
facts In regard to any person who died in
any such house or hotel under his charge
suffering from any OF the following IN
fictitious or contagious diseases measeIs,
fever typhoid fever, tuberculosis, smallpox,
chickenpox, Asiatic cholera, typhus feVer,
rubella (rotheln), plague, whooping cough,
within twenty-four hours after the death
Section 8. Section 3, chapter 1872. laws
of 1905, is amended and made q section
of the statutes Of 1898, to read: Section
1416-3. It shall be the duty Of every per-
son having knowledge of the existence or
any person afflicted with any one of the
following infectious or contagious diseases,
croup) scarlet fever, typhoid fever, tuber-
culosis smallpox Asiatic cholera. typhus
fever, rubella (rotheln), plague, ana wnoop-
ing cough, or has reason to believe that any
person is so afflicted to at once report TO
the health department of such town,
Incorporated village or city all facts In
regard to the case, and no person shall In
terfere with or obstruct the entrance, IN
spectiOn or examination of any building or
house. or tie Occupants thereof, by the
health officer, commissioner or healCh OF
his assistants, of such town, 1ncor-
porated village or city, or any officers or
such department, when investigating re-
ported case Of one of the Infectious or con-
tagiOus diseases above specified, as existing
in such house or dwelling, nor shall any per-
son interfere with or obStruct mutilate,
or tear down any notices of such depart
ment posted in or on any premises within
such municipality.
Section 4 Section 4, chapter 1872 laws
of 1905, is amended and made a section
of the statutes of 1898, to read: Section
1416-4. /. 1t shall be the duty of every
physician or person, or owner, agent,
manager principal or superintendent Of
each and every public or private institution
or dspenSary, hotel, boarding or lodging
house in any such Z" town, incor-
porated village or city, to report to the
department Of health thereof, In writing,
or to cause such report to be made by
some proper and competent person, the
name, age, sex, occupation and latest ad-
dress of every person afflicted with tuber-
culOsis who is In their care, or who has
come under their observation. within one
week of such time.
q 1t shall be the duty of every person
| sick with this disease, and Of every per-
son in attendance upon any one sick. with
| this disease and of the authorities of pub
lie or private institutions. or dispensaries