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Health a Monthly report of all mar
riages contracted in their special
counties. Such reports shall incilde
the names of contracting parties.
together with a record of exact ages,
birthplace. race and residence; also
the name and address of physicians
issuing certificates. together with
laboratory findings IL in his posses
sion.
Rule 6. County clerks shall not
issue certificates of marriage unless
physicians certificates have been
made by physicians duly licensed
and residing within the state Of
Wyoming.
RULES GOVERNING THE RE
PORTING OF NOTICEABLE
DISEASES.
Promulgated by the State Board
Of Health CT Wyoming,
June s. 1921.
Revised 10 July I, 1921.
Section 1. The following named
! diseases and disabilities are hereby
declared to be dangerous to the pub
lie health and made notifiable. and
the occurrence of cases shall be re-
ported as herein provided:
Group I.-lCommunieable Diseases
Actinomycosis. Anthrax Chick
enpox. Cholera, Asistic- Conjunc-
tiyitis (aeute infectious). Chan
croid- Diphtheria- Favus- German
measles. Chambers. G~onorrhea-
Influenza Leprosy. Malaria.
Measles. Meningitis epidemic
cerebro-spinaD Mumps. Typhus
fever. Pneumonia (a1 forms)-
Poliomyelitis (acute infectious) !.
Rabies. Rocky Mountain spotted
or tick fever. Scarlet fever. Septic
sore throat. Smallpox. Syphilis
Tetanus. Trachoma- Tuberculosis
(the organ or part affected in each
case to be specified). Typhoid
fever. Typhus fever. Whoopiug
cough. Lethargic Encephalitis-
Group z-Oeeupational Diseases
and Injuries.
Carbon monoxide poisoning. Mer-
curry poisoning. Natural-gas poison
ing. Wood alcohol poisoning.
Group 3-Miseellaneous Dneases-
Cancer. Food poisoning. Contin,
ued fever lasting z days Puerperal
Septicemia.
Provided, the State Health Of
ficer may from time to time, in
his discretion, declare addition dis
eases notifiable and subject to the
provisions of these regulations.
Section 2. Every person who IS
in the state of Wyoming treats or
examines for the purpose of dag
nosis or treatment any person SUI
fering from or afflicted with, or
who suspects that any person treat
ed or examined by him is suffering
from or afflicted with, any one of
the diseases made notifiable by the
preceding section, shall report srch
case to the local health officer or
his agent, within whose jurisdiction
the case occurs, within % hours
after making a diagnosis or sus-
pecting the disease to be one requir-
ed to be reported. Said report shall
be transmitted either by telephone
or in writing. If made in writing,
the report shall be on the blank
form required by section 6 of these
regulations and may be forwarded
by mail or special messenger or de-
liyered in person at the office OF
the local health officer. If trans
mitted by telephone, the report shall
be recorded by said local health of
! fcer, or his agent, at the time OF
receipt, on one of the blank forms
provided by section 6 of these regu-
lations, said report, whether IN
writing or by telephone, shall give
the following information which is
necessary for the protection OF the
public health and welfare. e
Section 4. Whenever a person
is known, or is suspected, to be at
flicted with a notifiable disease,
and no physician is in attendance,
an immediate report of the exist
ence of the case shall be made to
the local health officer within whose
jurisdiction the case occur, by the
midwife, nurse, father, mother, or
cthcr pcrson in charge of the pa
tient, each in the order named.
Section s.. Every teacher and
every person in charge of any pub
lie or private school, including Sun
day schools, shall report immediate
" to the local health officer within
whose Jurisdiction the Ease occurs
each and every Ease which he or she
knows or suspects to be a case of a
notifiable disease in any person at
tending or employed in his or her
school. .
Section 6. The written report Of
cases of notifiable diseases required
by these rules, of persons treating
or examining persons afflicted with
such diseases, shall be made upon
blanks supplied for the purpose by
the State Health Officer through
the local health officers.
Certain Words and Terms Defined.
Section 2. Certain words and
terms, as used in these regulations,
shall be held to have the following
meanings: :,
/. Professional Attendant shall
mean and include any person reg
ulariy licensed to practice medi-
cine or surgery. any person engag-
ed in the practice of midwifery, or
any other person who makes a bust
ness of giving aid or advice to
others for the purpose of alternating
physical or mental distress.
2. Householder shall be held to
mean and include the parents, guar
dams, caretakers, or other person
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