Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-15
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL LVANiA-
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Harrisburg, Pa, July 25, 1907
ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE REPORT OF COM
MUNtCABLE DISEASES,
TN ORDER to carry out the provisions of the
L Act of ofAssembly of April twenty-seven, one
thousand nine hundred and five, entitled, "An
Act creating Department of Health and de-
tining it's powers and duties' the Department
of Health ofthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
has adopted the following additional Rules and
Regulations governing the control ofCommunic-
able Diseases.
RESOLVED: That Section of the Rules
and Regulations as published in Circular No.
which reads as follows:
"All physicians practicing within the limits
of the State shall make an immediate report
of every case occurring in their practice of tn e
diseases hereinafter specified, if occurring in
city or borough, to the Secretary of the Board
of Health of such city 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 Department of Health at Harrisburg"
be amended to read as follows:
All physicians practicing within the limits of
the State shall make an immediate report 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, B9reau of Health or Sanitary Com
mlttee OF such city or borough, and if occurring
within the limits of a township to the Health
Officer in charge of the township in which said
patient may be located.
PROVIDED, that in any CITY or borough not
having a Board of Bureau of Health or Sanitary
committee, the report of such cases occurring
be made directly to the Department of Health,
and
PROVIDED, further that when vacancy
shall be known to exist in the position of
Health Officer in any township, the report of
such cases occurring within the limits of such
township shall be made directly to the State
Department of Health.
RESOLVED: That physicians or Others in
charge of hospitals situated in cities or
boroughs shall report cases of diseases herein
after speclhed occurring in cities and boroughs
TO the respective local Boards of Bureaus of
Health or Sanitary Committees of such cities
or boroughs, daily, and report all such cas-
OF communicable disease received from territory
outside of cities or boroughs to the State De
partment of Health at Harrisburg at the end
of each week.
PROVIDED, that in any city or borough not
having aboard of Health or Bureau of Health
or Sanitary Committee, the report of such cases
occurring within the limits of said city or
borough shall be made directly to the Depart
ment of Health
RESOLVED: That physicians or others in
charge OF hospitals situate in the respective
townships outside of cities and boroughs shall
report cases of the diseases hereinafter specified
received from cities and boroughs to the respec-
siVe local health authorities of the cities and
boroughs from which the cases are taken,
daily, provided that where such city or borough
has no Board of Health Bureau of Health or
Sanitary Committee, the report of such cases
shall be made directly to the Department of
Health, and shall report all such cases received
horonghs to the State Department of Health
at Harrisburg at the end of each week
RESOLVED. That when none of the diseases
hereinafter enumerated occurs in ctp or
borough during any calendar month a report
OF this fact shall be made by the secretary
OF the Board or Bureau of Health or Sanitary
Committee at the end of such month to the
Department of Health at Harrisburg on the
report cards supplied for this purpose.
RESOLVED: That the quarantine period for
cases of scarlet fever shall be 80 days from
the date of onset of the disease, provided that
at the end of said period the physician in
charge certifies in writing that desquamation
has entirely and absolutely ceased.
The diseases referred to above and of which
report is required to be made by physi clans and
health authorities follows: Actinomyco-
sis Anthrax, Bubonic Plague, Epidemic Cerebro
Spinal Meningitis (Spotted Fever) Chicken
pox, Cholera. Diphtheria (Socalled membranous
Group, diphtheritic Group, putrid sore throat,
should be reported as diphtheria), Epidemic Dys-
entery Erysipelas, German Measles, Glanders
Hydrophoba, Leprosy, Material Fever, Measles,
Mumps, Pneumonia true Perpetual Fever Re-
lapsing Fever, Smallpox, Scarlet Fever, so
called scarlatina and scarlet rash should be re-
ported as scarlet feverJ Tetanus, Trachoma,
Trichiniasis, tuberculosis specify what form,
typhoid Fever, Typhus Fever, Whooping Cough
and Yellow Fever
SAMUEL G. DIXON, Commissioner,