A digest of the laws and regulations of the various states relating to the reporting of cases of sickness / by John W. Trask, Assistant Surgeon General ; prepared by direction of the Surgeon General.

  • Trask, John W., 1877-1951.
Date:
1911
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Credit: A digest of the laws and regulations of the various states relating to the reporting of cases of sickness / by John W. Trask, Assistant Surgeon General ; prepared by direction of the Surgeon General. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MORBIDITY REPORTS. Physicians.—Physicians are required to report in writing every case^ of cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever, leprosy, smallpox, diph- theria, membranous croup, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, or of otiier contagious or infectious disease, except those of a venereal nature, occurring in their practice, to the health officer of the town, city, or borough in which the case occurs, within 12 hours after the nature of the disease has been recognized. (Connecticut General Statutes, 1902, title 15, ch. 150, sec. 2534.) Physicians are required to report in writing the name, age, sex, color, occupation, place where last employed, and address of all cases of tuberculosis in their practice to the health officer of the city, town, or borough within 24 hours. (Public Acts, 1909, ch. 79, sec. 1.) The secretary of the State board of health states that, m addition to the State laws and regulations, uniform sanitary regulations have been adopted by all the toA\Tis (townships) in the State which require that physicians shall report m writing to the town health officer within 12 hours every case of cerebro-spinal fever, whooping cough, and measles, in addition to the diseases above named, and that when no physician is in attendance householders are to report cases occur- ring in their houses. Hotel and lodging house heepers.—Hotel and lodging house keepers are required to report to the local board of health within 12 hours cases of malignant or contagious disease occurring in their houses. (General Statutes, 1902, sec. 254G.) Midwives, nurses, etc.—The midwife, nurse, or attendant having charge of an infant under two weeks of age is to report in writing within six hours to the local health officer whenever the infant’s eyes become reddened, inflamed, or swollen. (Ibid., sec. 2535.) Institutions.—Officers in charge of hospitals, dispensaries, asylums, and other similar institutions, are required to report cases of tuber- culosis coming under their care or observation to the local health officer within 24 hours in the same manner as practicing physicians. (Public Acts, 1909, ch. 79, sec. 1.) Local health officers.—When in any town, city, or borough, a case of smallpox, cholera, or any epidemic of infectious disease is known to exist, the local health officer is required to immediately notify the secretary of the State board of health of the existence of the same. (General Statutes, 1902, sec. 2508.) The health officer of every town, city, and borough is required to make a report to the State board of health on or before the 8th day of each month of all contagious diseases reported to him during the preceding month. (Ibid., sec. 2532.) Local health officers report to the commissioner of domestic ani- mals cases of rabies within 24 hours after receiving information of such cases. (Public Acts, 1907, ch. 170, sec. 1.) DELAWARE. HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR THE COLLECTION OF MORBIDITY REPORTS. State.—Tlie law provides for a State board of health of seven phy- sicians appointed by the governor. They elect a secretary who may