Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-22

boards Of health in such manner as is
seemed best and most economical for
the several towns, and said state board
may arrange several towns and planta-
tons into groups for the purchase of
antitoxin when il appears that such ar
rangement would be the best, most
convenient and most economical for
them
Section 3. The antitoxin shall be
kept by the secretary or chairman of
the local board, and shall be furnished
physicians upon application on blanks
provided and furnished by the state
board.
Section 4. The local board shall pro-.
vide repository for antitoXin which
may be furnished to any physician at
the same rates as furnished by the
state board OF health and to their
patients on prescriptions The local
board of health in any town furnishing
an INDECENT residing in another town
antitoXin upon application, as above
provided, shall be reimbursed by the
town where the patient resides. The
state shall reimburse cities or towns
furnishing antitoXin to any person
having no legal residence in any city
or town within the state.
1t will be seen from the above that
while the act provides that the State
Board of Health shall make contracts
with the manufacturers of antitoXin
for the sale of the article to the local
boards of health Of the state no provi-
sion is made for the payment for the
same. but arrangements will without
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whereby the antitoxin will be supplied
to the local boards by the manufac-
turcrs. and the board has already been
! in correspondence with Il view to Sc
curing the best offer fer supplying the
! material
| At the annual meeting of the State
board of health, held last week, a
s, ecial committee consisting Of DR.. G..
| d. Smith of Portland, the president OF
| the board. DR., \. G.. Young of Augusta,
the secretary. and DR.. G.. NJ. Woodcock
| of Bangor. was appointed for the pur-
pose of making the final arrangements
, for the supply and distribution OF
diphtheria antitoxin for the various
towns of the state, and they are now
working on the same. Following the
intent of the law a distributing station
will be established in the different cities
of the state, and in iucn cases as 1t
seems to be in the interests Of economy
several towns and plantations may be
grouped into districts, h" supply to be
in charge OF the local boards.
In case of the antitoxin being sup
piled to INDECENT parties the law pro-
vdes that it shall be supplied free by
the local board of health. IN
such manner as the state board may
direct. This subject is still further
covered by the provisions of Chapter 20
of the Public Laws, which is entitled
IAN Act in relation to supplies
furnished any person or family while
placed in quarantine by the board Oh
health" and which reads as follows:
Section /. Whenever any person or
family is placed in quarantine by
hoard of health, to protect the pubic
AGAINST small pox. scarlet fever
dinhtheria. or any other dangerous or
contagious disease. it shall be the du'y
of said hoard to assist such person or
family if INDECENT or in 4 needy condi-
tion while in quarantine. IN such
manner as in the judgment Oh ''ie p"F'' u
may he deemed wise and necessary
Section >. All expenses ihclu"i'is "''
supplies of food and medicine liic'uoI'l''
antitoxin incurred in carrying OUT III
provisions of section one OF TINS ACT VI
incurred in furnishing famllies OF per
sons affected with tuberculosis WIN
burnable spitcups. or other supp'i'S
needed to prevent the spread Oh ~"
lection, or such part thereof as tl'e
board may determine. shall be oeeheo
= legitimate expenditure for the pro-
lection of the public health and shail De
charged TO the account OF incidental
exnenses of the town. but not TO any
warmer account. nor shall any person 50
n,,arantined and assisted. be corr
e;dered a pauper or be subject to dis-
reimbursement for that cause unless
such persons are already paupers Do
defined bv the Revised Statutes.