The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-05-30

accustomed to this waste of life and
are prone to think that it Is one Of
the dispensations of providence that
we go on about our business, little
thinking Of the preventive measures
that are possible"
New York Bill Good One.
This bill was framed by the State
Charities Aid association, after a
study Of the statutes Of other states,
and of the sanitary codes Of several
large cities 1t includes in substance,
and in many cases in Identical Ian
guage, some Of the important pro-
visions In the bill recently enacted by
the National Congress- for the District
Of Columbia, some Of the provisions Of
the New York city sanitary code, sew
eral provisions Of the Wisconsin law,
and a. very considerable proportion Of
the Maryland law, enacted several
years ago, as the result of the work
of the Maryland State Tuberculosis
commission. In some important re-
spects, the New York bill provides
more comprehensive system Of over
sight than that of any other one state.
Among the provisions Of the bill are
the following:
tuberculosis is declared to be an
infectious and communicable disease,
dangerous to the public health. 1t is
made the duty Of every physician to
report to- the local health authorities
all persons known by him to have
tuberculosis. A similar duty is i'm
posed upon the chief officers Of hos
pitfalls, dispensaries and similar insti-
buttons. Local health authorities are
required to provide for the free exam
ination of sputum, upon the request Of
any. physician. ~ s.7~s .,.>
This provision OF the law providing
for sputum examination does not con-
template the. establishing of separate
laboratories by each village and muni-
cipality in the state. Though this
might be advisable, 1t. is not neces-
sary as our most progressive state de-
partment of health makes provision
for the examination Of all specimens
of sputum sent to it's laboratory at
Albany. .
Register Protected From Publicity.
The register Of persons, having tuber-
culosis is protected from publicity
Premises vacated by the death or re-
moval therefrom of a person having
tuberculosis must be reported to the
local health authorities and must not
be occupied until properly disinfected.
Health officers must visit such apart
ments or. premises, and determine the
manner in which they shall be disin-
fected, cleansed or renovated. Disin-
lection must be done by the owner, at
his expense, in accordance with the
instructions Of the health authorities.
In case such orders are not complied
with, the health officer may post
suitable placard, preventing the reoc-
cupation Of the premises: The health
authorities may, upon the complaint
Of any person, after an investigation
thereof, serve notice upon any person
having tuberculosis who. disposes Of
his sputum in such a.. manner as to
cause offense or danger to- others, re-
quiring him to dispose Of his sputum
in such a. manner as to remove all
reasonable cause Of offense or danger.
The violation Of such an order is
misdemeanor. 49,.
The foregoing provisions are all
most important in the control Of this
disease. They are, however, the more
common provisions. The digest which
follows covers the most important
section Of this bill and, while few