, 1922-04-20

number without disclosure OF name.
In all cases where such responsible
ity is not assumed by Il legally quail
fled physician, the name and address
of the patient shall be given in the
report. Any physician who elects to
report a case of vcnereal disease by
number shall keep in his office a rec
ord of the case under the same number
Rules for Health Officers
Rule 3. In carrying out the provis-
ions of Section 8, Chapter 206, SEES
sion Laws of 1921, each local health
officer or his authorized deputy shall
promptly investigate all cases of sus-
pected vcnereal disease about which
information is obtained from the pa
tent, the physician. The police author
tiles. the State Board Of Health, or
other reliable source. Such investiga-
ton shall include inquiry concerning
the presence of vcnereal disease in
communicable form, the habits and &C.
cupation Of the patient and such other
matters as may la necessary to de-
termine what steps are required to
protect the public health.
Rule A.. Whenever such investiga-
ton reveals the presence of venereal
disease in communicable form the
health officer or his deputies shall
issue a written order for carrying out
nj of the following three procedures:
(a) Treatment until non-infectious
by Il private physician or at public ex-
rense while at liberty.
(b) Isolation with placarding of
house.
(c) Detention under quarantine.
The issuing officer shall keep a
copy Of each order issued for use in
court in case it should become neces-
sary to prosecute for violation of the
order.
Rule s.. In requiring treatment the
order shall be issued to the infected
person, or to the parent or guardian
in Ease of "A child under sixteen years
of age, and shall specify that the in
fected person shall:
(a) Report to Il legally qualified
physician of tn" patients W choos-
ing or to a physician provided at pub
lie expense fer treatment.
(b) Continue treatment until nom
infectious.
(c) Not expose any other person
to infection.
(d) Not move away from the jur-
isdiction of the health officer issuing
the order without giving twenty-four
hours notice of intent to move so that
the health officer at intended place of
residence NAV be notified.
Upon receiving notice from such pa
tient of intent to move a health officer
shall Immediately mail a notice to the
health officer at intended place of res
idcnce, or to the State Board of
Health, if such officer is unknown.
Rule 6. In establishing isolation
the order shall be issued to the per-
son isolated, or to the parent or guar
dian in case the person isolated is a
child under sixteen years of age. Each
building or apartment where isolation
is established and maintained shall be
~placarded with a card, as provided for
such puposc.
Rule 7. In establishing quarantine
the order of quarantine shall be issued
to the sheriff or other person in
charge of the Jail or other institution
where quarantine is to be maintained.
Likewise, a detention order shall be
issued to the person in charge of the
institution where the person suspect
ed of being infected is held under de-
tention till the results of an examina.
ton are known.
Nule ~. oneFlIIS or OlneT OFFICER!
in charge of prisoners shall not c's
charge a prisoner who is under treat
ment for venereal disease until he ha'
notified the County Health Officer ant
secured his permission to do so.
Government Standards for Cure ant
Discharge of Carriers
GU. S. Public Health Reports, vol. 33
No. 20, July 10, 1918, PIP. 1889, 1870
also adopted by Wyoming State
Board of Healthy
Syphilis
A person infected with the Trepo.
nema pallidum may be considered
from a public health point of view
to be free from danger of transmit
ting the infection when a complete
clinical examination, in which special
emphasis is laid on the thorough ex-
ploration of the skin and mucuous
membranes, particularly those of the
o~ritices of the respiratory, CASTRO
intestinal, and ge~nito-urinary tracts,
shows the absence of any area from