The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-07

eases within their jurisdiction, irnme-
diately to investigate all circumstances
concerning such diseases, and to make
a full report thereof as required above
and at all times, promptly to take such
measures for the prevention. suppress
sion and control of such diseases as
may be needful and proper. Every
health officer shall have the power to
remove to and restrain in a pest house,
or isolation hospital, or to quarantine
or isolate. any person sick with any
dangerous contagious or infectious dis
ease until such sick person shall have
thoroughly recovered and been dfsin-
fected. Provided. that no person shall
be removed to or restrained in pest
house or isolation hospital until such
person has been examined by the
health officer or medical deputy. He
shall also quarantine, isolate, restrain,
vaccinate or disinfect any person or
persons exposed to any dangerous.
contagious or infectious disease in such
manner and for such time as he may
deem best or the state board of health
may direct. He shall disinfect any
room or house or building and the con-
tents thereof or any clothing, bedding,
furniture or other articles that may be
infected. in such a manner that the
danger of conveying any disease by
such means shall be destroyed.
Must Report Cases.
Sec. 4. That section four Of said act
! be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows: Sec. 4. Whenever
any physician shall attend any per-
son sick with any dangerous contag-
| iOus Or infectious disease. or with any
diseases. required by the state board
of health to be reported, he shall, with
| in twenty-four hours. give notice
thereof to the health officer: within
whose Jurisdiction such sick person
may then be.
Sec. 5. That section seven of said
act be and the same is hereby amend
ed to read as follows: Sec. Z. Any
health officer who shall refuse or neg
| lect to obey or enforce the provisions
of this act or the rules Or regulations
or orders Of the state board of health
or who shall refuse or neglect prompt
and accurate reports to the county
health officer Or to the state board Of
health may be removed as health Of
| ficer, by the state board of health and
shall not again be reappointed except
| with the consent of the state board Of
health.
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board Of health who shall violate any
of the provisions of this act or refuse
| to obey or enforce any of the rules,
regulations or orders of the state or
county boards of health made for the
prevention, suppression or control OF
any dangerous contagious or infectious
disease or for the protection of the
health of the people of this state. shall
be guilty of disdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more than 5000.
To Be Fined.
Any physician who shall refuse or
| neglect to report to the proper health
officer within "a hours after first at
| tending any case of contagious or in
| fictitious disease or any diseases re-
| quired by the state board of health to
be reported or any case suspicious of
being one of such diseases, shall be
| guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more than $500 for each case
! that is not reported.
Any person violating any of the
provisions Of this act Or violating or
refusing or neglecting to obey anw of
the rules and regulations or orders
| made for the prevention suppression
and control of dangerous, cOntadiOus
and infectious diseases by the county
| board Of health or health officer or
state board of health. or who shall
| leave any pest house or isolation hos
oital or quarantined house or place
| without the consent of the proper
| health officer or who evades or breaks
quarantine or cOnceals a case Of con-
tagiOus or infectious disease or assists
| in evading or breaking any quarantine
or concealing any case of contagious
| or infectious disease, shall be guilty
If a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
lion thereof shall be usbject to a fine
Of not less than $25 nor more than
800 or to imprisonment in the county
Jail not to exceed ninety days or to
Doth fine and Imprisonment.
Section 6. That section Of said act
be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section s. All expenses incurred In
carrying out the provisions of this
act, Or any of them, shall be paid by
the county Or city by which or in be-
lalf of which such expenses shall have
been incurred