Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-15

BE II ordained by the Board OF rrus-
tees Of the Town OF Gunnison. Coiora-
| Section 1. The Board OF Trustees
shall constitute the Board OF Health of
the Town OF Gunnison.
Sec. :. The Board OF Trustees shall
health officer Of the Town. and to hold
health oficer shall be the executive Of
| nccr OF the Board of Health.
Sec. ,. IL shall be the duty of the
health officer To exercise n strict super
vision over the sanitary conditions of
the town. TO report to the Board of
Trustees all nuisances. or abate or
cause to be abated such nuisances as
elsewhere provided by ordinance. and
TO report the spread or prevalence OF
other matters that may be or become
detrimental to the public health, He
shall placard all premises where there
shall have received notice thereof. He
shall maintain efficient quarantine In
| all cases and determine when the quar-
superintend the disinfection OF prem
ises after the recovery OF any such per-
sons or persons.
Sec. 4. The health officer. whenever
IL shall come TO his notice, that there
exists within this town any case of an
Infectious or contagious disease dan
ssssisa,s 20 the the 'SS s.me nnd nh sdsps sps .uch S
, measures as he may deem necessary to
arrest its progress, He shall order the
pr %sh o.
fever. or diphtheria. and shall order
such Isolation In the case OF any per-
e wss .ns whse asser
ever he deans such action necessary
for the protection Of the public health.
He shall maintain such isoistion or
danger OF the disease being communi-
Gated to any other person. Public no.
tice OF the isolation or quarantine 10
esta blished shall be given by posting
placards upon the infected premises.
and the quarantine 80 established shall
be by all persons respected and observ-
physician or physicians. or health Of
ncer. or nurse. or any other person per-
mitted by the Town Physician. shall be
ises until the quarantine is raised by
Sec. 8. whenever a householder
any person within q family or house,
hold has any Infectious or contagious
disease. dangerous to the public health.
give notice thereof to the health officer
OF the Town. such notice to be oral or
In writing. In case such officer can
not be found, he may In like manner
deliver the notice to the mayor or town
treasurer whose duty II shail be to
forthwith transmit such notice to the
health officer Any physician having
been called to case of an infectious
or contagious disease shall at once
notify the health officer.
Sec. 6. Whenever the health officer
shall be Informed OF the existence Of
any infectious or contagious disease,
dangerous to the public health, he
shall forthwith notify In such manner
ms he sees fit. the principal or superin-
tendent Of the public schools of the ex-
istence of such disease. giving the name
of the person so afflicted and the place
where such person may be. and direct
ing such principal or superintendent
to exclude from the schools or school
rooms. over which he shall have super
vision. all children and other
persons living In the house occupied
by the person so afflicted, and nll per-
sons who have called or visited at such
house. until such time as he may be
notified by the health officer.
Sec, Z. No child or other person
from any house. place. or premises
subject to quarantine shall be allowed