Prevention of tuberculosis1908 - 108 pages |
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Albany Dr Albert Vander Veer apartments or premises attending physician Board of Managers boards of health C. C. Duryee campaign Chairman Charities Aid Association Charles Charles Bernstein Chas CHOATE city of Albany co-operation consumptive control of tuberculosis County Medical Society culosis death rate deaths from tuberculosis Department of Health disease disinfection duty Edward Executive Council Exhibition Harmanus Bleecker health authorities Health Department health officer Homer Folks Hospital for Incipient infection J. H. White James John Labor Unions Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Livingston Farrand losis Mary Fuller Mayor ment Miss Mary Oneida County organized P. M. General Public P. M. Nurses P. M. Teachers patients President prevention of tuberculosis Prof Public Meeting Ray Brook Raybrook Rensselaer Rensselaer County Rome sanatoria Sanatorium sanitary Schenectady Dr Secretary secure sputum stereopticon sub-committees tion Troy Dr tuber Van Benthuysen visiting nurse Welch William H Women's Clubs York City ΙΟ
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Page 99 - If the precautions taken or instructions given by the attending physician are, in the opinion of the local health officer, not such as will remove all reasonable danger or probability of danger to the persons occupying the said house or apartments or premises, the local health officer shall return to the attending physician the report with a letter specifying the additional precautions or instructions which the health officer shall require him to take or give ; and the said attending physician shall...
Page 96 - It shall be the duty of every health officer of a city, town or village, when so requested by any physician, or by authorities of any hospital or dispensary, to make or cause to be made a microscopical examination of the sputum...
Page 96 - ... within twenty-four hours after such fact comes to the knowledge of said physician. It shall also be the duty of the chief officer having charge for the time being...
Page 96 - ... and also all results of examinations, showing the presence of the bacilli of tuberculosis, made in accordance with the provisions of second section of this act, to be recorded in a register, of which he shall be the custodian.
Page 96 - ... physician. It shall also be the duty of the chief officer having charge for the time being of any hospital, dispensary, asylum or other similar private or public institution...
Page 100 - It shall be the duty of every local health officer to transmit to every physician reporting any case of tuberculosis, or to the person reported as suffering from this disease, provided the latter has no attending physician, a circular of information provided by the State Board of Health. This circular of information shall inform the consumptive of the precautions necessary to avoid transmitting the disease to others.
Page 98 - ... notice upon the person so complained of, reciting the alleged cause of offense or danger and requiring him to dispose of his sputum, saliva or other bodily secretion or excretion in such a manner as to remove all reasonable cause of offense or danger.
Page 98 - ... 7. Prohibiting carelessness of a person having tuberculosis. — Any person having tuberculosis who shall dispose of his sputum, saliva or other bodily secretion or excretion so as to cause offense or danger to any person or persons occupying the same room or apartment, house, or part of a house, shall on complaint of any person or persons subjected! to such offense or danger, be deemed guilty of a nuisance and any...
Page 95 - ... by the State Charities Aid Association in co-operation with the State Department of Health.
Page 100 - General penalty. — Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished, except as herein otherwise provided, by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars. § 13. Repealing all acts, et cetera. — All acts and parts of acts contrary . to or inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed...