Douglas Island news., 1915-11-10
Ordinance No. 5

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 To provide for the appointment of Health
 Officer, prescribing his powers and duuesi and to prevent the introduction and Spre"u
 of contagious or communicable diseoses' Tho Town of Douglas does ordain as follows; SECTION l.. The common council may at it's pleasure, appoint Health Qmcer TOT .he town of Douglas, who snail hoiu Vihce '" "Lltns ts the pleasure of the said council anu WHO shall receive for his services such compehsa- tiou as shall be fixed by the said council Irom time to time.
 ! SEC. 9. The health officer shall have gen erol supervision of the interests or the heaiJh ! and life of the residents Of the town or DouB, ] las and he shall have power QJ TO make anu enforce such quarantine regulouons as seem ! best for the preservation or the puDic health for the prevention Ol' and agalnst ! fhe spread of contagious and infectious dls- cases CD To establish quarantine and isolate ! any person affected with any of the diseases mentioned in section three ot this ordinances or any other person suucrlnB rom ahy otneE communicable or infectious or contagious disease (8) To remove, or cause tO be re- moved, any dead, decaying, or putrid body, rubbish, garbage, or other substance thaO may endanger the health or any person or ! persons within the corporate limits or the ! town of Douglas. CD To disintect houses' ] rooms. property, places or localities persons l or animals, whenever in his Judgment such ] action shall be deemed necessary to protect ! and preserve the public health; and he may ! destroy or cause tO be destroyed any Ded- ding, carpets. household goods, clothing iur- nishings and other material when m ms ] judgment, such are danger tO the puDllc health, CD He shall, when necessary adYise ! with and consult the officers of the town and 1 the common council on matters pertaining to sanitation and hygiene.
 SECTION 8. For the purposes of this ordi- nance persons or articles that have been 1 infected with or exposed to the cOntagion or I | tr.rn firnrto oF cholera. low fever, typhus fever, leprOsy, typhotd te- ver scarlet fever, measles, dlphtheria, iutan- . tile paralysis, cerebrO-splual meningitis, cry sipelas, WhOOpiug cough glanderS anu mumps, shall be considered as capable or ! conveying contagious or infectious dlSease, and shall be subject Go the provisions or this l ordinance. All cases or pulmonary tuDercu- losis and trachOma, where the usual precau- tions to prevent the spread Of the disease Go ! others are neglected, and where other per sons are liable to become infected on account ! of such negligence, shall also be considered as capable of conveying contagious or lntec- . tiOuS disease; and persons SO affected, small be subject to the proNisions of this ordi- nance.
 SEC. 4 Whenever any physician or nurse is called to treat any person suffering with any of the diseases mentioned in the preced- ing section of this ordinance or with any ! other infectious or contagious disease, he ! or she shall immediately isolate sucn case and immediately notify the Health oihGer.
 SECTION 8. The Health Officer may when ever he deems it necessary, examine, or cause to be examined by some competent physician, all persons entering the town or Douglas, from any town, city, district state or other place, where said officer has reason to believe there are any cases or any or the diseases mentioned herein or any other cOn- tagiOus or infectious disease. And for the purpose of making such examination the Health Officer shall have authority To enler any ship, steamboat, or other water cratt or any vehicle. house hotel or other place; and said Health Officer may direct and enforce the cleansing, purifying and ulstutectlug or the same aud he may provide, by and With the advice and consent Ot tho common coun- cil, a suitable place for the temporary deten- tiOu of any and all persons who are afflicted with OF " ho have been exposed to the inc fectiuu of any ot the diseases mentioned iu this ordinance or any other contagious. inc fectiOus or communicable disease aud such Health Officer shall have the power tO order and compel such person or persons To remain in such place Ofdeteutiou for such time as he shall deem necessary, and to forbid and pre- vent any and all communication with such
 person or persons, other than that of phys
 iciaus or nurses in attendance on said per- sons. Such Health Officer shall have the
 mower tO forbid and prevent any and all per- sons who live or reside or are in or about any house or premises where any person IS
 or has been sick with any of the diseases mentioned in Section 8 of this ordinance or with any other contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, from leaving such house or prem lses without naflug urSt OD
 tained permission from the Health Officer.
 SECTION 6. The Health Officer may enforce compulsory vaccination on persons coming from infected places to the town of Douglas SECTION q. The Health Officer may cause all persons afflicted with any infectious or contagious disease to be removed to the pest
 house provided by the common council of said town. and supply the same with neces' sary attendants and nurses at the expense oi said town.
 SECTION 8. It shall be the duty of every
 proprietor or manager of any hotel, board
 ing or lodging house in said town to report to the Health Officer, immediately. the name of every person residing, or boarding or lodging at any such house, whom he shal
 have reason to believe is afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease.