Graham guardian., 1914-10-23
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 epidemlc), dengue, diph-
sore throat, German measles, hydro
phohia (rabies), leprosy, malarial fever,
measles, relapsing fever, scarlet fever
(scarletina, scarlet rash), small poX
(varola, 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
ton |, 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
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
member of his or her family, is suffer-
ing from any of the diseases named in
Section /, 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 a person,
the responsibility of such report shall
devolve solely upon the physician or
person 50 attending.
SECTION 4, PARAGRAPH |. The term
abs olute quarantine as used in these
regulations shall be construed to mean
and include first, absolute prohibition
of entrance to or exit from building
or conveyance except by officers or at
tendants authorized by the health au-
thorites, and the placing of guards, if
necessary, to enforce this prohibition;
second, the posting of warning
placard stating the name of the disease
in a conspicuous place or places on the
outside of the building or conveyance;
third, the prohibition of the passing
out of any object or material from the
quarantined house or conveyance;
fourth, provision for conveying the nee
essaries of life, under certain restric-
tiQns, to those in quarantine.
The following diseases shall be placed
under absolute quarantine: BuboniC
plague, cholera, small pOx and yellow
fever, and the quarantine shall be con-
tinued until raised by an authorized
agent of the Board of Health.
PARAGRAPH g The term modified
quarantine as used in these regulations
shall be construed to mean and include
first, prohibition of entrance and exit,
as in absolute quarantine, except
against certain members of the family
authorized by the health authorities to
pass in and out under certain definite
restrictions; second, the placing of a
placard or placards as under absolute
quarantine; third, isolation of the pa
tient and attendants. The wage Garner
is allowed under modified quarantine
to continue work provided he at no time
comes in contact with the patient, and
that he has and uses facilities for thor