The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-08-07
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-
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HEALTH.
HARRIsBURG, PA, July %, 1907.
ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS GOVERNING THE RE-
PORT OF COMMUNICABLE DIS
| EASES.
In order to carry out the provisions of
the Act of Assembly of April twenty
seven, one thousand nine hundred and
five, entitled "An Act creating a Depart
ment of Health and defining its powers
and duties" the Department of Health of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has
adopted the following additional Rules
and Regulations governing the control of
Communicable 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 imme-
diate report of every case occurring in
their practice of the diseases hereinafter
specified, If occurring in a city or bor-
ough, to the Secretary of the Board of
Health OF such city or 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
lead as follows:
All physicians practlcing within the
limits of the State shall make an imme-
diate report of every case occurring in
their practice of the diseases hereinafter
specified, II occurring in city or bor-
ough, TO the Secretary OF the Board of
Health. Bureau of Health or Sanitary
Committee of such city or borough, and
II occurring within the limits of town.
ship, 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 Board 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 Department OF Health, and
PROVIDED, further that when vacancy
shall be known to exist in the position of
Health Officer in any township, the re-
port of such cases occurring within the
limits OF such township shall be made
directly to the State Department of Il eath.
RESOLVED: That physicians or others
in charge of hospitals situated in cities
or boroughs shall report cases of diseases
hereinafter specified occurring in cities
and boroughs to the respective local
Boards or Bureaus of Health or Sanitary
Committees of such cities or boroughs,
daily, and report all such cases of COM
municable disease received from terri
tory outside of cities or boroughs to the
State Department of Health at Harris
burg at the end of each week.
PROVIDED. that in any city or borough
not having Board of Health or Bureau
of Health or Sanitary Committee. the re-
port of such cases occurring within the
littNfl fla Nf said III hsr Oh hall
made directly to the Department of
Health.
RESOLVED: That physicians or others
in charge OF hospitals situate in the ro-
spective townships outside of cities and
boroughs shall report cases of the diseases
hereinafter specified received from cities
and boroughs to the respective local
health authorities of the cities and bor-
oughs 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 re-
port of such cases shall be made directly
TO the Department OF Health, and shall
report all such cases received from the
townships outside of cities and boroughs
To the State Departu ent of Health at Har-
risbury mt the end of each week..
RESOLVED: That when none of the
diseases hereinafter enumerated occurs in
a city or borough during any calendar
month, 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 Depa rtment 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, pro-
yided that at the end of said period the
physician in charge certities in writing
that desquamstion has entirely and abso-
lutely ceased