Graham guardian., 1914-10-16
CHAPTER |
Control of Communicable Dis
eases

SECTION /. The following diseases
are hereby declared to be communicable
and dangerous to the public health, viz. {:
Bubonic plague, chicken pox, cholera
| (Asiatic or epidemic), dengue, diph-
liberia (diphtheritic Group, diphtheritic
sore throat, German measles, hydro
phobia (rabies), leprosy, malarial fever,
measles, relapsing fever, scarlet fever
(variola, varioloid), typhoid fever,
typhus fever, whooping cough, yellow
fever, infantile paralysis, epidemic
cerebrospinal meningitis and tubercu-
losis, and shall be understood to be in
cluded in the following regulations, un-
less certain of them only are specified.
SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH l. Every
physician who shall know or suspect
that any person, requiring his or her
services professionally, is suffering
from any of the diseases named in Sec
tion l, shall forthwith make report in
writing to the superintendent of the
County Board of Health, upon blanks
to be furnished for that purpose by the
local Board of Health. The reports
shall be personally signed by the physi-
clan and shall contain such items of in
formation as are indicated on the blanks
aforesaid. Cases merely suspected
shall be reported as suspicious, or sus-
pected cases, and the local Board of
Health shall be notified promptly upon
a definite decision being made as to the
nature of the disease.
SECTION 3. Every keeper of any
private house, boarding house, lodging |
house, inn or hotel, who shall know or
suspect that any person, boarder, lodg-
er, guest, tenant, or other occupant of !
premises owned, conducted, managed |
or supervised by him or her, or any
of his or her family, is suffer- |
ing from any of the diseases named in |
Section l, shall forthwith make report |
in writing to the superintendent of the
County Board of Health, provided that .
where physician or other person has |
professionally attended such person,
the responsibility of such a report shall
devolve solely upon the physician or
person so attending.
SECTION A, PARAGRAPH l. The term
absolute quarantine as used in these
shall be construed to mean
and include first, absolute prohibition
Of entrance to or exit from building
or conveyance except by officers or at
authorized by the health au-
thorities, 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 conspicuous place or places on the
outside of the building or conveyance;
third, the prohibition of the passing
put of any object or material from the
luarantined house or conveyance;
fourth, provision for conveying the nee
essaries of life, under certain restric-
lions, to those in quarantine.
The following diseases shall be placed
lnder absolute quarantine: Bubonic
plague, cholera, small pox and yellow
fever, and the quarantine shall be con-
sinued until raised by an authorized
agent of the Board of Health.
PARAGRAPH 2. The term modified
quarantine as used in these regulations
'hall be construed to mean and include
irst, prohibition of entrance and exit,
IS in absolute quarantine, except
against certain members of the family
authorized by the health authorities to
BASS in and out under certain definite
estrictions; second, the placing of a
'lacard or placards as under absolute
quarantine; third, isolation of the pa
lent and attendants, The wage Garner '
s allowed, under modified quarantine
o continue work provided he at no time
'omes in contact with the patient, and
hat he has and uses facilities for thor
'ughly cleansing his hands Immediately
before leaving the premises, In per-
hitting house holders and wage earners
o continue work when their premises
ire under modified quarantine, it shall
'e understood that such person shall
lot be employed in an establishment
the production, sale or
of candy or food products,
milk and ice cream; nor shall
uch person be employed as teacher
# children nor in any other capacity
hat brings them in intimate contact
With children.
(To be Continued.)