The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-15
ORDINANCE NO. 101

HEALTH OF THE CITY OF JOHN
SON CITY PERTAINING TO COM
MUNICABLE DISEASES; TO DE
FINE THE TERMS THEREIN
USED; AND TO PROVIDE A PEN.
Atty FOR THE VIOLATIONS OF
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS oRDI.
! NANCE.
| Be it ordained by the Board of May
or and Aldermen of the City of John
son City, Tennessee.
Section l. Rule definitions That
the term infectious" or contagious
disease is used simply in the sense of
Communicable Diseasesi No effort is
made to differentiate between con-
tagious and infectious
(a). The term Health Officer
means and includes the executive Of
ficer. or secretary, or any duly au-
thorized agent of the Board.
(b). The term Local Board of
Health" means and includes the Local
Board of Health of the City of JOHN
son City.
(c). The term Householder" means
and included the parents, guardians,
earetakers, or other persons who have
charge OF, children or minors, or of
the household, or of number or group
of persons who dwell together or have
their lodging or board together, and
to the keeper, superintendent, mana
ger, or other persons who have charge
of an almshouse, workhouse, house of
correction, jail. prison, hospital, board
ing school, or other institutions.
Sec. 2; Rule 2-Notifiable diseases.
The following diseases are declared
to be notifiable diseases: Cerohros-
pinal meningitis epidemic; acute an
terra; polio myelitis (infantile paraly |
sis); diptheria; scarlet fever; mumps; /
typhoid fever; paratyphoid; smallpox;
tuberculosis; dysentery
(Amobic or Bacillary); measels;
whooping cough; opthalmia (neona
pellegra; rabies; tetanus;
Sec. 8. Rule Physicians to re-
port cases. When any physician or
knows, or has reason to
believe, that any person whom he has
call to visit, or who visits or con-
suits him, is infected with any of the
diseases in Rule 2. such physician
shall forthwith give notice thereof to
he Local Board of Health, OF to the
Health officer of the City in which
such person lives. Such report shall
,e made by telephone, when practi-
,able, and shall include the full name,
lge and address of the person affect
ID together with the name Of the
lisease.
Sec. 4. Rule Householders to re-
,ort, cases. Whenever any householder
.nows, or has reason to believe, that
ny person within his family or house
old has any ofs the diseases listed
n Rule 2, he shall, within twenty-four
24) hours, give notice thereof to the
Iealth Officer or secretary of the
,ocai Board of Health of the City in
rhich he resides, and such report
hall be by telephone, when practi- =
able. and shall also be made in writ =
lg.
Sec. 5. Rule Reports to State +
oard of Health The Secretary OF !"
xecutive Officer Of the Local Board :
!, Health shall report, promptly. to .
,e State Board of Health, upon :
aiiks furnished by the State Board % .
! Health for that purpose. and at =
Ich times and in such manner as is =
divided by those blanks, all cases =
id outbreaks of the diseases, which ~
e Enumerated in Rule 2. =
Sec. 6: Rule 6 Quarantine. The fol- 70
wing degrees Of quarantine or con- -
ol shall be carried out in all cases
infections or contagious disease -
itch the State Board has declared, oo
may declare, notifiable or quar- "a
quarantine, modified -
arantine. and observation.
Full auarantine.-Full quarantine ~
defined to mean and include: az
Ia). Strict isolation of the persons ~
k and of those attendant upon him, wa
room or rooms, screened against -
IS and mosquitoes, in the month
en- those insects are around.
b.. Absolute prohibition of en- ~
nee or exit from the building, or IN -
q of buildings of proper eonstruc- iio'
, from the isolated apartment, in e'sS
Ich the sick person is confined, ex- iu'
/ the attending physician. health ~
hority. or any person or persons GU
cially authorized by the health au- ~
rities.to enter or to leave the build 'He :
D. Persons affected with any Oh =
following diseases shall be placed n'n !,
er full quarantine: Smallpox, Ty- ~ ~
s fever. Ccrebrospinal Meningitis .na !,
Iemic, polio myelitis (infantile par ,s0i
y, ssa,
&c. 4: Rule Modified quarantine. s.'a'
flied quarantine IS defined tosmean Sei
liieu IuaA a'''-1s = hold