The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-29

An ordinance to amend sections 51S
and ol9 OF the city code with rela-
ton to the reporting of contagious
diseases and suspicious diseases.
BE 1t ordained by the commission of the
ESaty OF Birmingham, as follows:
Ihat section 51S of the city code be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. Dis. Every physician called to a
ease OF smallpox. scarlet fever, diphtheria
Etuperculosis or typhoid fever, or any case
q OF like kind or character, or any case Of
any other kind or character of Infectious
contagious, pestilential or communicable
ulsease, shall within IL hours, after MAX
4 ing a diagnosis, make written report
thereof to the city health officer specify
4 ing the name of the patient, the location
an which the patient may be found, the
character of the disease, together with
such other details as will furnish ade-
Huate information of the situation, in
Guiding the names of all persons residing
IN the house in which such patient is
confined, and the place or places at which
sucn persons so residing are employed
such physician shall also deliver such
notice to the health officer, or at his
1 onlce within II hours after making such
diagnosis. k+
In addition to the written report here
inaoove provided for, it shall be the duty
Eof such physician Immediately upon be.
ing called to attend any person suffer-
ing from any one of the diseases referred
to in the preceding section to give notice
thereof and make a report thereof YER
Daily or over the telephone giving the
name of the person or patient whom he
is called to see and the street and house
number at which such patient resides and
the character of the disease with which
tsuch person is suffering
Be 1t further ordained, that section 519
OF the city code be and the same is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. bl9. Whenever any physician or
midwife or any person on whom such
disease appears, or by any person on
whose premises such disease appears,
suspects or has reason to suspect such
Anlsease to be smallpox, scarlet fever. diph-
liberia, tuberculosis, typhoid fever or any
ldisease of like character or kind, or of
Sany other kind or character that is infec-
ktious, contagious, pestilential or COM
tmunicable in character, it shall be the
'Eduty of such physician or midwife, or
pfother person, to report his or her sus-
Ahplcions at once to the city health Off
lEcer specifying the name of the patient,
fhthe location in which the patient may be
Elfound and as far as possible the character
EFof the disease of which such persons sus-
|spects said patient to be suffering, to-
Hgether with such other details as will
Efdurnlsh adequate information of the sit
Euation, whereupon it shall be the duty
Nof said health officer to thoroughly in
kvestigate and decide upon the character
Nof such disease. The notice hereinabove
Eprovided for may be given verbally or
Eover the telephone, provided, however,
E!that when such notice is given by a
Ephysician over the telephone or verb
'ally he or she shall in addition to giving
'such verbal or telephone notice or re-
port. give written notice thereof to the
health officer as provided in this ordi-
nance.
Be it further ordained, that any person
violating any Of the provisions OF this
ordinance shall upon conviction be pun
lshed within the limits and as provided
In section 1916 of the code of Alabama.
Approved July Is, 1916.
GEORGE B. WARD,
President Board of Commissioners.
A true copy: a@l
c. B. LLOYD. city Clerk.
Age-Herald, July 20, 1915.