New-York tribune., 1913-05-25
Contains Many Preventive
Health Measures

| is liable to pay a penalty OF 80 for every
| such offence and in the case of con.
tinuing offence to a further penalty OF SO
| for each day after written notice Of the
offence has been issued
| The code is considered TO be Iron clad
! in defining what means must be taken to
arrest the spread of contagious diseases
The terms communicable disease,
contagious disease" infectious disease,
presidential disease whether used IN
the singular or plural in the ordinances
and regulations of the board. are consid'
cred as equivalent and synonymous and
| INTERCHANGEABLE. These terms are also ap-
pllcable TO any disease which may be COM
municated or transferred directly or in
directly
! Every physician Of the city must within
twelve hours after attendance upon any
person suffering with any contagious or
infectious disease report such sickness 10
| the health officer Of the board.
| Every house owner or householder who
knows that any person living, dwelling or
/ being in any building under his control Is
J affected by any of the contagious, infec-
tious or communicable diseases whom no
physician has professionally attended
shall within twelve hours after discover
ing the same. send a report 10 the SAINT
person and in the same manner as any
physician attending such sick person
would be required to do.
Now as to the white plague the cods
saws: Tuberculosis is hereby declared ia
be an infectious and communicable dis
ease. dangerous 70 the public health le
| shall be the duty Of every physician IN
! the city of New Brunswick TO report IN
writing. signed by him, the name, age
sex. color occupation, place where last
empioyed. If known. and address OF every
person known by the said physician tc
| have tuberculosis. 10 the health ofncer
within forty-eight hours after such fact
comes TO the knowledge OF said physician.
! II shall also be the duty Of the chier
officer. or person having charge for tne
! time being of any hospital, asylum pris-
on. iail or other private or public institu-
/ ton in said city TO report in Ike manner
| the name age. sex, color occupauoh'
nlace where last employed, II known, ana
previous address of every patient navins
tuberculosis who comes into his care or
under his observation. within forty-eight
hours thereafter.
when notified OF the vacation Of any
apartment or premises occupied ny per
son having tuberculosis, the health oHlcer
shall order and direc1 that. except for
purposes of cleaning or disinfecuon' no
infected article shall be removed there
from until properly and suitably cleaned
or dsinfected.
"Any person having tuberculosis who
shall dispose of hi sputum. saliva or
other bodily secretion or eXcretion so az
10 cause offence or danger to any person
or persons shall be deemed guilty or a
nuisance. ANY person subjected TO SUCH
nuisance shall make complaint in per-
son or writing to the health officer. Any
person failing or refusing 10 comply WITH
the orders or regulations Of the Board Of
Health requiring him TO cease 10 commit
such nuisance. shall be deemed guilty or
a mlsdemeanor.
ANY person violating any OF the pro-
visions of this article shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor. and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by
fine Of not less than SO nor more than
500"
As to the protection Of food, the code
provides in part as follows:
Every building. room. basement or
cellar occupied or used as bakery, con-
fecuonery, cannery. packing house.
slaughter house dairy. creamery. cheese
factory. restaurant. hotel grocery, meat
market, or other place or apartment used
for the production, manufacture, prepara-
ton, packing. storage or distribution OF
food Intended for sale or distribution.
shall be properly lighted. drained, plumbed
and ventilated. and the operations car
red on in such building. room, basement
or cellar shall be conducted in such
manner that the purity and wholesome
ness Of the food therein produced. manu-
.actured prepared packed. stored, sold
or distributed shall not be impaired.
mo employer shall require. permit or
allow any person TO work. nor shall any
person work in any building room. base
ment. cellar or vehicle occupied or used
tor the production. preparation. manufact-
ure packing. storage. sale, distribution
or transportation of food intended for
sale or distribution. who is afflicted with
any communicable disease
The new milk regulations are many and
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