St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 4s4Ls. F. No. POI.

AN ACT to provide for the control Of tuber-
culosis.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
OF Minnesota:
Section l.. Every physician in the state OF
Minnesota shall report to the State Board OF
Health on blanks furnished by said board for
within one week after the diagnosis of the dis
ease, except that physicians in cities and vii
sanitary regulation to report tuberculosis to
the local board of health, will not be required
to report such cases directly, to the State Board
of Health, but the local health officer shall
make returns of all such cases reported to
him to the State Board of Health once a month
board.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for the authori-
ties in charge of any penal or charitable in
S fnbercn1 os 10 care "a INC ior amy any person pecn' a. aih Mard VIII
other inmates.
Sec. 5. Amy health officer shall have the
right to report to the board Of county commits
sioners of his county any person afflicted with
tuberculosis whom he considers a menace to
his family or other persons and upon the ap-
ers said health officer shall have
the power to remove said person and
place him In a public sanatorium or hospital
from by the superintendent of such institution.
Sec. 4: No teacher, pupil or ernploye about
monary tuberculosis shall remain in or about
such building without having a certificate is
seeat BY Xu, the an Local board dv Of Eai health bdar or a by an
that said person is in no sense q source OF
danger to others.
Sec. 5: In case Of the vacation OF any de-
partment Of premises by death from tuDercu-
losis. or by the removal therefrom Of a per-
son or persons sick with tuberculosis. it shall
charge, to notify the health officer of such
town, Incorporated village, or city, aforesaid,
of said removal, within twenty-four hours
thereafter, and such apartments or premises
so vacated shall not again be occupied until
renovated and disinfected as hereinafter pro-
vided.
In case Of such vacation the health officer
shall order that such premises or apartment
and all infected articles therein. be properly
and suitably renovated and disinfected. In
case there shall be no remaining occupants in
such premises or apartments then the health
officer shall cause a notice in writing to be
served upon the owner, or agent Of the owner
Of such premises or apartments, ordering the
renovation and distinction Of such premises
or apartments, under the directions Of and in
conformity with the regulations Of the State
Board of Health.
Sec. g.. In case any orders or directions of
the health officer requiring the disinfection OF
%inbefore provided, shall not be complied with
within thirty-six hours after such orders or
direction shall be given, then 1T shall be the
duty of the health officer to cause a placard
in words and form as follows to be placed
upon the door Of the infected apartments, or
premises. tO-Wit:
TUBERCULOSIS is A COMMUNICABLE
DISEASE. THESE APARTMENTS HAVE
BEEN OCCUPIED BY A CONSUMPTIVE
AND MAY BE INJECTED. THEY MUST.
o BE OCCUPIED uNTIL THE y
OF THE HEALTH OFFICER DIRECT
ING THEIR RENOVATION AND D1SIN-
FICTION HAS BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
THIS NOTICE MUST NOT BE RE-
MOVED UNDER A PENALTY OF LAW.
EXCEPT BY THE HEALTH OFFICER
Or AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
having pulmonary tuberculosis to dispose OF
sputum. saliva. or other secretions or excre-
lions so as to cause offense or danger to any
person or persons.
Sec. 8. ANY person violating any Of the pro.
visions of this act shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
Approved, April %, 1918.