South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-05
LEGAL NOTICE.
HEALTH ORDINANCE. 1861.

An Ordinance protecting the public
health from venereal diseases, defining
the duties Of physicians, householders
and health officers and health board In
connection herewith. restricting dag
nos!s or treatment by druggists, pro-
hibiting the display of advertisements
OF venereai treatments in public places.
and prescribing penalties.
Section 1. Be IL ordained BY the
Mayor and Common Council OF the City
Of South Bend, Ind. that syphilis. gOn-
orrhoea and chancrOid, known as the
venereal diseases, are herewith declared
10 be contagious, Infectious and COM
municable and dangerous 70 the public
health
Sec. .. vENEREAL DISEASES TO
BE REPORTED. Any physician or
other person who makes a diagnosis OF,
or treats, a case Of syphilis. gOnOrrhOea.
or chsncroid and every superintendent
or manager Of a hospital, dispensary, or
charitable or penal institution, I'm which
there is a case OF venereal disease. shall
report such case Immediately upon
blanks supplied by the State Board Of
Health. and in the manner provided by
the rules OF the state Board Of Health,
passed by the Indiana state Board Of
Health, February 9th. 1918. as recorded
ia the minutes OF the meeting Of said
board, and shall send report direct 10
said board for state record and action.
Sec. 3. PATIENTS TO BE GIVEN
IMPORTATION. Ii shall be the duty
Of every physician and Of every other
person who examines or treats a person
having syphilis, gOnorrhOea, or chan
croid, TO instruct him In measures for
preventing the spread OF such disease.
and inform him OF the necessity for
treatment until cured, and 10 hand him
copy Of the circular Of Information
obtainable for this purpose from the
state Board OF Health.
Sec. 4 INVESTIGATIONS OF CASES.
The city health officer and the board Of
health shall use all reasonable means 20
ascertain the existence 81 and 70 IN
vestigate. all cases or syphilis, gon-
orrhOea and chancroid within this city
Of South Bend. Ind and 10 ascertain
the sources Of infection The city health
officer and the board Of health and their
deputies are hereby empowered and d.
rected % make such examinations OF
persons reasonably suspected Of having
syphilis. gonOrrhOea, OF chancroid, as
may be necessary for carrying out
these regulations: Provided patients
under the care Of physicians and whose
cases have been reported shall not - OK
amined or Investigation made except up
on the request u the attending phys
ician.
FROM INFECTION OF NENEkEALL1
DISEASED PERSONS. Upon receipt Of
the report OF a case bf veBereal disease
81 shall be the duty Of the city health
officer and board OF health 20 institute
reasonable measures for the protection
Of other persons from Infection by such
venereally diseased person.
fal The city health officer and Board
81 Health are empowered and directed
10 quarantine persons who have. or are
reasonably suspected OF having sypbilis
gonorrhoea. or chencroid whenever. ia
their opinion. or the opinion Of the
State Health Commissioner, quarantine
IS necessary FOR the protection Of the
public health. In esta blfshinR Quaran-
tine the city health officer and the
Board OF Health shall designate and Je-
fine the limits OF the area ID which The
person known % have. or reasonably
suspected % having syphilis. gonOrrhOea.
or chancroid and his immediate attend
ant are 20 be Guaranteed. and no per
son other than the attending physician
shall enter or leave the area on quaran-
tine without the permission 81 the city
health officer and Board Of Health.
No one but the city health officer and
Board of Health shall termiuate said
quarantine and this shall not be done
until the diseased 0ersOn has become
non infectious as determined by th>--ity
health officer and Board % Health or
their authorized deputy through the
clinical examination Hnd all necessary
laboratory tests. or until permission has
been given 50 20 do Dy the State Health
Commissioned.
tbl The city health officer and Board
II Health shall inform all persons who