The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

shall also be the duty of said physician
or chief officer to give notice to the secre-
tary of the state board Of health OF the
change of address of any tuberculous
patient who is, or has lately been under
his care if he is able to give such in
formation.
Section 8. In case of the vacation OF
any apartment or premises by the death
or removal therefrom of person having
tuberculosis, it shall be the duty of the
attending physician, or If there be no
absent, of the owner, lessee, occupant, or
other person having charge of the said
apartments or premises. to notify the
board of health of said town of said
death or removal within twenty-four
hours thereafter, and such apartments or
premises SO vacated shall not again be
occupied until duly disinfected, cleansed
or renovated as hereinafter provided.
Section 4. When notified of the vaca-
ton of any apartments OF premises as
provided in section three hereof, the
health officer or secretary of the local
board of health or his agent, shall within
twenty-four hours thereafter visit said
apartments or premises. and shall order
and direct that. except for purposes OF
article shall be removed therefrom until
properly and suitably cleansed or dlsln-
fected. and said local board of healtn
shall determine the manner in which such
apartments or premises shall be dlsln-
fected cleansed, or renovated In order
that they may be rendered safe and SUIT
able for occupancy. If the health author
tiles determine that distinction is suft-
cient to render them safe and suitable
for occupancy, such apartments or prem
ises together with all infected articles
therein. shall Immediately be disinfected
by the health authorities at public eX-
pense or, if the owner prefers. by the
owner at his expense, to the satisfaction
of health authorities.
Section 5. In case the orders or dlrec-
tions of the local board of health requir-
ing the disinfection, cleansing. or removal
ton of any apartments or premises or
any articles therein as herelnbetore pro
vided. shall not be complied with within
forty EIGHT hours after such orders or
directions shall be given, the health
officer may cause a placard in words and
form substantially as follows to be placed
upon the door of the infected apartments
or premises: ~
tuberculosis is communicable dis
ease These apartments have been occu-
pied by a consumptive and may be IN.
the order of the health officer directing
their disinfection or renovation has been
complied with. This notice must not be
removed under the penalty of the law
except by the local board of health or
other duly authorized official
Section g. Any person having tuber-
cu,osis who shall dispose of his sputum,
saliva. or other bodily secretion or exere-
any person or persons in the same room
or apartment. house, or part OF mouse,
shall. on complaint of any person or per-
sons subjected to such offense or danger,
be deemed guilty of nuisance and any
person subjected to such nuisance may
make complaint in person or writing to
the local board of health of any town
where the nuisance complained of is COM
mitted And it shall be the duty of the
local board of health receiving such conf
plant to investigate. and if 1t appears
that the nuisance complained of is such
as to cause offense or danger to any per-
sor in the same room, apartment. house,
or part of a house. they shall serve
notice upon the person so complained or.
reciting the alleged cause of offense or
danger and requiring him TO dispose OF
his sputum saliva, or other bodily secre-
ton or excretion in such manner as TO
remove all reasonable cause OF ofense or
danger Any person failing or refusing to
comply with orders or regulations OF the
local board of health of any town, requlr-
ing him to cease to commit such nuisance,
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof Shall be hned
not more than ten dollars.
Section I. 1t shall be the duty of
physician attending a patient having
tuberculosis to take all proper precau-
lions and to give proper lnstfhctlons "
provide for the safety of all individuals
occupying the same house or apartment,
and if no physician be attending such
patient this duty shall devolve upon the
local board of health, and all duties I'M.
posed upon physicians by any sectloils OF
board of health in all cases of tuber-
culosis not attended by a physician, or
when the physician fails TO perform the
duties herein specified, and shall so re-
port
Section s. The precautionary measures
carried out by physicians. local boards or
health, and others to prevent tne
Transmission of infection to other persons
CHI no in
given by the state board of health in ITS
printed circulars. and reports to the state
board of health shall include statement
of what procedures and precautions have
been taken to prevent the spread of in
lection In the cases of needy patients
who are not able to provide themselves
with proper spit-cups and other supplies
or material in the opinion of the attend
ing physician needed to prevent the COM
munication of infection. the physician
may send a requisition to the local board
of health of the town in which the Iuner,
cu,ous patient lives for said things to aid
him in preventing the spread of the dis
ease, and all local health officers or seere,
taries of local boards of health shall
signed by the attending physician. and
the bill for these supplies Shall be PAD
by the town.
Section g. Any physician or person
pra cticng as a physician who snail KNOW
ingly report as affected with tuberculosis
shall wilfully make any false statement
concerning the name, age. sex, color, oc-
cupation, or other facts called for on the
blanks prepared by the state board OF
health of any person reported as aHected
with tuberculosis. or who shall certify
falsely as to any of the precautions taken
to prevent the spread of Infection shall
he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof shall be subject to
a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars.
Section TO- Upon the recovery of any
person having tuberculosis, it shall be
the duty of the attending physician to
make a report of this fact to the secre-
tarv of the state board of health. who
shall record the same in the records of
his office, and shall relieve said person
from further liability to any requirements
imposed by this act.
Section II. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished, ex-
cept as herein otherwise provided. by
fine of not less than five dollars nor more
than fifty dollars.
thirty-three and thirty-six of chapter
eighteen of the Revised Statutes so far
as those sections relate to the reporting
of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, or
consumption, and all acts and parts or
acts contrary to or inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealed (Approved March 16)
Chapter 70.
An Act to amend Chapter forty-three of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
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