Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-04-25
WILL ISOLATE
CONSERVATIVES
National Association commends New
Jersey Legislation as Most Advane-
ed in country-Provides for Com
puIsory Removal and Detention Of
Cases.

"A'I 10 uSSlSndIeu ny Inc National
Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, in state
ment issued today, as the most adj
Vanced legislation in the campaign
against tuberculosis that has been en-
acted by any state in United States,
II not by any country in the world, is
found in bill just passed by the New
jersey Legislature and signed by
Governor Wilson.
The new law provides that tubercu-
losis patients who refuse to obey the
regulations laid down by the State
Board of Health concerning the pre-
vention Of their disease, and thus be-
come a menace to the health OF those
with whom thy associate, shall be
compulsorily segregated by order of
the courts, in institutions provided
for this purpose. If such a patient
fuses to obey the rules and regula-
tions of the institution in which he is
placed, he may ''be isolated or separ-
ated from other persons and restrain
ed from leaving the institution The
law further provides that all counties
in the State of New Jersey shall with
in six months from April 1st, make
provision in special institutions for
the care of all persons having tuber-
culosis in these counties. The state
treasury will subsidize each county
to the extent of $500 a week for each
person maintained in these institu-
ii, ot &c who are able to pay
fo n Maintenance
"a ing ron this legislation,
: Til. National Association for the
stEdvy and I,es-entson as='ss., e =',s,ss..s,e..snlosis
says that this is the most advanced
legislation Of it's kind that has ever
been enacted in this country by any
state legislature. The only other state
which provides for compulsory segre-
cation of dangerous cases of tubercu-
losis. is Maryland. The only city in
the United States which has adopted
a special ordinance providing for
compulsory removal of dangerous tu-
berculosis cases, is San Francisco. A
few other cities such as New York
exercise this power under certain pro-
visions of thir sanitary codes, but no
other city has any special ordinance
on the subject.
The National Association declares
that consumptive who exercises slf-
ficient precautions in the disposal of
sputum need not be menace to any
one. The association goes further,
however, in saying that when a con-
sumptive refuses to adopt the proper
precautions necessary to prevent the
spread of his disease, he should be
forcibly isolated and segregated in a
special hospital provided for that
purpose.
Sec. reads as follows: Any health
officer shall have the right to file
charges with the board of county
commissioners against any consump-
tive and upon the approval of the
board Of County Commissioners said
health officer shall have the power to
remove said consumptive and place
him in a public tuberculosis sanatori-
um or hospital and said consumptive
shall be maintained and kept there at
the expense of the county until dis
charged therefrom by the superin-
tendent of such institution.
The Minnesota Association for the
Prevention and Relief of Tuberculo-
sis heartily endorses this declaration.
In fact had Senate File 572 which
passed the Senate, but was lost in the
House last session become law,
Minnesota instead Of New Jersey
would have the distinction Of leading
the country in the control Of tubercu-
losis
AppANcE EINE CONCERT