Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
No. $50, Al [ Published May 10, 1913.
CHAPTER 226. LAWS OF 1913.

CHAPTER 226, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To amend sections 1416-1, 1416
3 and 1416-3 of the statutes, re-
lating to reports of contagious diseases.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1416-1 of the
statutes is amended to read Section
1416-1. 1t shall be the duty of every
physician to report to the department
of health in every town, Incorporated
age and address of every person suffer
ing from any one of the infectious or
contagious diseases following, to wit:
Measles, smallpox, diphtheria membrane
Gus Group, scarlet fever iscarlatina),
typhoid fever, tuberculosis (of any
organ), rubella (rothlen), chickenpoX,
typhus fever, plague, erysipelas, Asia
tic cholera, Whooping cough. cerebro-
terror poliomyelitis and ophthalmia
neonato forum; and it shall be the duty
of every person, owner, agent manager
principal or superintendent of any pub
lie or private institution or dispensary,
hotel, boarding or lodging house, in any
such town, incorporated village or city.
to make a report, in like manner and
form of any inmate occupant or boarder
or contagious diseases.
Section 2. Section 1416-2 of the
statutes is amended to read. Section
1416--2 1t shall be the duty of every
ing to the said department of health. the
death of any person who dies from or
while suffering with or from any infec-
tious Or contagious disease. and to state
type of such disease, and in the absence
of an attending physician, it shall be
the duty of every keeper OF any boarding
house or lodging house, and the proprietor
port forthwith to the department of
health, all known facts in regard to any
person who died in any such house OF
hotel under his charge suffering from
tagious diseases: Measles, diphtheria
(membraneous Group, scarlet fever
(scarlatina), typhoid fever, tuberculosis.
nhs var rnbea rothe G pasue
whooping- cough, erysipelas, cerebro-
spinal meningitis, acute anterior polio
myeitis and opthalmia neonatorum.
within twenty-four hours after the
Section 8. Section 1416-3 of the
statutes is amended to read: Section
1416-3. 1t shall be the duty of every
person having knowledge of the exis-
one of the following infectious or con-
tagious diseases, towit: Measles, diph-
iberia (membraneous croup), scarlet
fever (scarlatina), typhoid fever. tuber-
fever, rubella (rotheln), plague,
whooping cough, yellow fever, cerebro-
spinal meningitis, chfckenpox, erys1pelas,
acute anterior poliomyelitfs and ophthal-
mia neonatorum, or has reason to be-
lieve that any person is so afflicted. to
at once report to the health department
of such town, incorporated village or
city, all facts in regard to the case. and
no person shall interfere with or OBJ
struct the entrance, inspection or ex-
animation of any building or house. or
the occupants thereof, by the health Of
ficer, commissioner of health his
assistants, of such town, incorporated
village or city, or any officers of such
department., when investigating a re-
ported case of one of the infectious Or
contagious diseases above specified. as
existing in such house or dwelling, nor
shall any person interfere with or OBJ
struct, mutilate or tear down any no
tees of such department posted in or
on any premises within such municipality.
Section a. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved May TO- 1913. Copy Law.