Milford chronicle., 1919-06-06
CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT
VENEREAL DISEASES
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH SENDS TO
PHYSICIANS IN STATE COPIES OF
NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS.
ACT APPROVED MARCH 20
DECLARES THAT SYPHILIS. GONORRHEA
AND CHANCR0ID ARE TO BE CON-
SIDERED AS CONTAGIOUS.

SlDERED AS CUNlA6lUUo.
The State Board of Health has just
sent tn all the physicians in the State
a COPY of the new rules and regula-
tions in regard to the reporting OF ven
ereal diseases. o.o
declared that syphilis, gonorrhea ana
chancroid are to be considered as con-
tagious and communicable and danger
Gus to the public health, and every
physician or other person who treats
a case of venereal disease is required
to report that fact to the proper health
authorities by number without name
and address so long as the patient
Obeys the rules and regulations OF the
State Board of Health. The law also
authorizes the Board of Health to
make examinations of persons reas-
onably suspected of being infected
with veneral disease, and to require
persons infected to take treatment and
to continue treatment until cured. The
law further provides that all persons
who shall be confined in any prison
shall be examined to determine wheth-
er or not they have veneral disease
and the prison authorities are requlged
to set aside a sufficient portion of the
prison for use as a hospital for veneral
diseases.
The State Board OF Health is author
lied by this act to make whatever rules
and regulations are necessary for en-
forcing the law, and any person VINO
violates any provisions of the act or
any rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor.
The new rules are available for gem
eral distribution in the form Of a six
teen page pamphlet. These rules pro-
vide that patients must report regular
ly to a reputable physician, that the
physician must in each case give the
diseased person a copy of the laws and
a circular of advice and information on
veneral diseases. If the patient fails
to report to this physician for period
of ten days, the full name and address
must be reported to the State Board or
Health, but if the patient obeys all
laws and regulations his name need
not be reported, but the case must be
reported by number. When a case is
terminated that fact shall be reported
to the State Board of Health. Drug
gists who sell any preparation for the
cure of veneral. diseases are required
to make full record of such sales and
to report the facts to the proper health
authorities. No reports of veneral dis
eases shall be filed in such a manner
that the general public can gain ac-
cess to them.
When-a patient who is under treat
ment for a venereal disease changes
physicians the last physician visited
is required to report such transfer to
the previous physician, otherwise the
previous physician will report the
name and address. Of the patient to the
Board of Health.
The State Board of Health will fur
nish free examination for suspected
patients to determine whether or not
they have venereal disease, and speci-
mems must be submitted upon request.
In case a person is unable to pay for
necessary medicine and medical at
tention the State Board of Health will
see that it is furnished.
Persons who have venereal disease
shall not, during the period of infec-
/ tiousness, he engaged in the prepara-
ton, manufacture and handling of
milk, milk products or food stuffs or
in any food manufacturing or handl-
ing establishment, nor shall they be
employed in the care of nursing of
children or of the sick, or in any bar
ber shop, or in any other occupation
which is of such a nature that infec-
ton might be impaired to others.
I If a diseased person refuses to obey
the rules and regulations, the prem
ises may be placarded unless the dis
eased person consents to removal to
a hospital.
Persons having a venereal disease
can not evade the law by moving from
one locality to another, as permit for
removal is necessary.
All reports must be on forms fur
nished by the State Board of Health,
and six forms have been prepared,
copies of which may be obtained upon
application at the State Board of
Health, Dover.
Form No 1 is the report card that
must be filled out by the attending
physician and contains about twenty
blanks that must be filed out.
Form No. 2 is circular of informa-
ton and general rules to be observed
by persons suffering from syphilis.
Form No. 8 contains the rules for
persons suffering from gonorrhea.
Form No. contains the rules for
persons suffering from chancroid.
Form No. is the permit for re-
moval from one town to another and
contains a report from that must be
detached and sent to the State Board
of Health by the physician at the point
of destination.
Form No. 6 is the general report
form that must be filled out by every
druggist who sells any article tLat is
usually used for the treatment of ven
ereal diseases.