The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-15
CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE -'------ DISEASES f-


 cable and dangerous to the publi
 health, viz: Bubonic plague, chicke
 pox, cholera (Asiatic or epidemic)
 dengue, diptheria Cdiptheritic crouI
 diptheritic sore throat,) German meas
 les, hydrophobia rabies), leprosy
 malarial fever, measles, relapsini
 fever, scarlet fever tscarletina scarle
 rash), small pox (variola, varioloid)
 typhoid fever, typhus fever, whoopin,
 cough and yellow fever, and shall b,
 understood to be included in the >fol lowing regulations, unless certain O. them only are specified.
 Section 2, Paragraph 1. Every physician who shall know or suspect that any person, requiring his or hel services professionally, is suffering from any of the diseases named i1 Section 1, shall forthwith make re port in writing to the local Board ot Health, upon blanks to be furnished for that purpose by the local Board ot Health. The report shall be person. ally signed by the physician and shall SOnIdlh ouSh ltSlIIo Ol lnlOIlAdLlOu dS are indicated on the blanks aforesaid. Cases merely suspected shall be, re- ported as suspicious, or suspected cases, and the local Board of Health shall be notified promptly upon a defi- nite decision being made as to the nature of the disease.
 Paragraph 2. In case of Asiatic cholera, bubonic plague, small pox and yellow fever, in addition to the card report, the local Board of Health shall be immediatly notified, by the most expeditions method (telephone, telegraph, messenger) and the exc cutive officer thereof shallJ except for small pox, immediately notify the Secretary of the Territorial Board of Health by telephone or telegraph. Like immediate notice, in addition to the card report, shall also be given the local Board of Health, of primary cases in community, or of any of the following diseases, viz: Chicken pox, diptheria, measles, scarlet fever and whooping cough.
 Section g. Every keeper of any private house, boarding house, lodg- ing house, inn or hotel, who shall know or suspect that any person, boarder lodger, guest, tenant, or other occupant of premises owned, conduct ed managed or supervised by him or her, or any member of his or her family, is suffering from any of the diseases named in Section 1, shall forthwith make report in writing to the local Board of Health, provided, that where a physician or other per son has professionally attended such a person, the responsibility of such re- port shall devolye solely upon the physician or person so attending.
 Section A. Every health officer and every county superintendent of prhlic health. shall upon receiving a report of any ;ase of any disease in Section 1, forth wiL'l make repor' in writing to the Secretary of thc T crritorial Board of Health upon blanks to be furnished for that pUr- 2nseN Said report shall contain items of il.t crmation as are indicated on tile blanks provided for report in such disease Such health officer or county of public health shall notify immediately the school authori- ties of the existence of each case of any disease mentioned in Sections g and 10 of these regulations.
 Section 5, Paragraph 1. The term QUARANTINE as used in these regulations, shall be construed to mean and include first, absolute prohibition of entrance to or exit from a building or conveyance except by officers or attendants authorized by the health authorities and the placing of guards, if necessary, to enforce this prohibition; second, the posting of a warning placard stating the name of the disease in a conspicuous place or places on the outside of the build ing or conveyance; third, the prohi- bition of the passing out of any object or material from the quarantined house or conveyance; fourth, provis- ion for conveying the necessaries of life, under certain restrictions, to those in quarantine.
 The following diseases shall be placed under absolute quarantine; Bu- bonic plague, cholera, small pox and yellow fever,and thequarantine shall be continued until raised by an author ized agent of the Board of Health.
 Paragraph ?. The term MODIFI- ED QUARANTINE as used in these regulations shall be construed to mean and include first, prohibition of entrance and exit, as in absolute quarantine, except against certain members of the family authorized by