Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-03
WAR DECLARED ON
"SECRET" DISEASES
CONTINUED from First Page.)

relieve persons suffering from con-
tagious and infectious diseases shall
require receipt OF the purchasers OF
such remedies. giving name and adj
dress of the individual for whom the
remedy Is bought, The dealer shall re
port monthly To tho Health Department.
on blanks furnished by the department,
the names OF the purchasers reported.
y list OF the diseases of which n record
is required shall be furnished The
druggist or dealer. The names Of the
remedies coming within the scope Of
this regulation shall also, as far as
they can DO learned, be designated
from time ia time"
DRUGGISTS TO REPORT
NAMES Or PURCHASERS
This regulation does not. OF course.
apply 10 tho prescriptions OF reputable
physicians. Tho purpose OF tho Health
department At this time Ia simply IL
-tsecura the help OF druggists in IN ct-
Sort to control these communicable dis
eases, which are now mado reportablo
by physicians.
= The department is also sending out a
~ list Of all rcportahle diseases. Which
was recently amended. Tho diseases
Zmust he reportcd by physicians within
.twenty-four hours. ana are as follows:
:. Amoehio dysontcry. huhuMiu plague
cancer. cerebroSpinal meningitis. chick
enpoX. cholera, diphtlicria (throat nose
land skim. crysipelas, hookworm dis
: ease, infantile diarrhca. infantile
:! paralysis. imre sifc contuuioso. lcprosy.
= malariN. ,Sehslcs. mumps. ophtha!mia
: neonatorum. pellaEra. pneumonia No-
ear?. puerperai sepis. rabies. scahics.
scarlet fever, smallpox, tetanus. tuhcr-
= a 81
: trachoma. typhoid fever typhus fever
:; Tenereal diseases whoop!ns cough and
yellow fever
= NOT NOTIFIED UNTII.
nEATH CERTIFICATE Is FILED
MANY of these diseases. as yon
readily recognize, should long ago have
:, been made reportable Dir. FlannaEan
wrote physlcians Tine reason for
:, some OF the others being Included Is not
ESQ plain. Puerpcral scps!s. "A sequel to
= careless midwifery. never comes, to our
: knowledge until the death certificate
/ reaches US. We wish to know the mid
wives responsible for this condition,
= and we must have the doctors helm.
= The same statement applies 10 ophthal-
mia neonatorum.
Every right thinking physician
) knows that there should be some
aedith department control over the
Senereal diseases. An attempt at con-
troll is now to be made. with your h,!p.
:, You ara no; asked 10 divu!ce yo,:r
patients name. You will be expected
to report by number. on file in your
Office opposite the name Of each pa,icnt
r you are asked to place "a serial number
= This record is for your use only
Tor should your patient continue treat
ment until cured no further report to
=. us tother than by numbcr) will, be re-
= Quired. However. should the patient
~ stop treatment short of apparent cure.
his or her name must be reported 10
= this department. In any event INC
=, Etrictcst secrecy consistent with rcnl
~ control will be observed. L!tcratur.
stating these facts will lie furnished
= physicians for distribution to these
:, patients"
:. INFECTED PERSONS MUST
= NOT ESDANGER OTHERS
= Tho department has promulgated tho
following regulations to ia observed
y by patients to prevent others from
"a being infected:
III 1T is forbidden to engage in any
=. occupation connected with tho mann.
4 facture fcookins), selling, boctliur or
distribution Of food and drinks, iuc!uG.
:. Ing milk. soft drinks and bottled
- waters.
- 1T 10 forbidden to nurse or engage
I, in any other occupation which neccs.
states close contact or association with
il babies or young children.
~ TT Is forbidden to act as "a barber
. or manicure.
.jjS The patient must not stop treat.
- rnent until pronounced cured by re-.
- putabie physician: otherwise his name
swill be reported 10 tho Health Depart