The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

ance with the health laws of the State and the health ordinances of the mu- nicipality general supervision over the sanitary interests of the municipality. and should he discover any cause of diseases or any condition detrimental to the health of the people he. shall. so far as authorized by law, or ordinance, compel the removal, or abatement. of the same, and should no authority for such removal or abatement, exist he shall report the facts to ths county board of health, adding such recon mendations for special action as he may deem proper; Co To make per sonal and thorough investigation of the first case, or early cases, of any disease suspected of being any one of the diseases enumerated in Section 13 of this act that may come to his knowi
 edge, or be reported to him. and should he decide such case, or eases, to be any one of the diseases enumerated in sec tion IS of this act and in imminent danger of spreading, he shall in ac- cordance with law, or ordinance, in- stitute immediate measures to prevent the spread of such disease, and shall forthwith report the facts. in writing, to the mayor and council of the mu- nicipality, to the committee of public health, of the county board of health, and to the State Health Officer; (d) To obtain. as needed, at the expense of the municipality sufficient supply of re- liable vaccine virus with which to vac cinate, without charge. all indigent persons in the municipality who may apply to hIs office. or at the of1ces Of such other physicians as may be sup piled with vaccine virus for the pur- pose of aiding him in the vaccination of such persons; (e) To visit the mu- nicipal prisons and any charitable in- stitutions under the control of the mu- nicipality once each month and to make careful investigation as respects the drinking water. the food, the clothing, and bedding supplied to the prisoners and inmates; also. as to the ventilation, air-space, heating and bathing facili- ties. closets. drainage, ct cet; of these institutions, and whenever any of said supplies are found to be inadequate in quantity or bad in quality, or any of said conditions unsanitary. it shall be his duty to make, in writing, circun- stantial report thereof to the mayor and council of the municipality. and to forward duplicates of said report to the county board of health and to the state Health Officer; (f) To make to the county health officer by or before the 10th day of each calendar month a full report of all births and deaths specify ing the causes of the latter so far as reported 10 nm, that ocCuErSu III tHc municipality for the preceding month; (R) To make to the mayor and council of the municipality to the committee of public health of the county board of health, and to the State Health Officer, prompt reports of the presence in the municipality of any the diseases enun- erated in section IS of this act, fur nishing such information, and at such intervals, as said authorities may re-
 ,tr~ nf.fx f4rf fssro rH of health such reports of his official acts and at such times as said board may prescribe; CD To authorize in writing any member of the county board of health to act for him in case of a contemplated absence from the municipality of such duration or In case of a disability of such character, as would interfere with the discharge of his official duties, provided that such member accepts in writing such dele gation of authority, and provided, fur ther. that the municipal health officer shall notify the mayor, the chairman of the committee of public health for the county and the State Health Ofiicer of such arrangement (j) To discharge such other health functions as are or may be required of him by law.
 Sec. s. That section 10 of said Act shall be so amended as to read as fol- lows: That within the first five days of each calendar month 1t shall be the duty of every physician and midwife to report all cases of child birth att
 tended during the last preceding month. either to the county health of
 hcer or to a municipal health officer, according to whether the birth occurs in county or a municipality, and if no such case has been attended during said term that fact shall be report
 ed. In each such case attended said
 report shall specify as nearly as can
 be ascertained the name, places of
 birth, color, occupation, and race Of
 the parents; the sex, color, race, and date of birth of the child. together
 with such other details as may be re- ouired by the State Board of Health.
 Sec. g. That section Il of said Act
 shall be so amended as to read as fol- lows: That within the first five days of each calendar month it shall be the
 duty of every physician and midwife to report all deaths that occurred Tn their respective practices for the last preceding month either to the County Health Officer. or to a municipal health officer, according to whether the death
 occurred in the county or in a munic- | ipality, giving in each case the date and place of the death, the name, sex, | color, age, race, and previous occupa- | tion of the deceased. and, so far as can be ascertained, the cause or the death, together with such other details as
 may be required by the State Board of Health.
 Sec. 10. That section 12 of said Act be so amended as to read as follows: That every physician who is called to | a case of any of the diseases named in section IS of this act shall as soon | thereafter as can be done make re- | port thereof to the health officer of | the county. town or city in whose Jur- isdiction the case is located. specifying | the name and locality of the patient, the character of the disease, together
 with such other details as will furnish adequate information of the conditions and surroundings
 Sec. II. That section 13 of said Act
 be so amended as to read as follows: That whenever a disease appears in county incorporated city or town, sus-
 pected by any physician or midwife, or by any person on whose premises such disease is, of being any one of
 these enumerated in section 13 of this act 1t shall be the duty of such physi- | elan, midwife or person to report his or her suspicion to the health officer having jurisdiction over the locality l where such case appears, whereupon it shall be the duty of such heaAh of- | hcer to thoroughly investigate and decide upon the character of the dis ease. Should he entertain doubt as ! to the nature of the disease, he shall call to his aid such members of the | committee of public health of the county board of health as may be | available, and should doubt or differ ence of opinion as to the nature of the