Show PLANS CAMPAIGN IN SALT LAKE AGAINST t DREAD TUBERCULOSIS Dr S. S G. G Paul P ul Adapts New NewY Yorks York's arks ark's j White Plague Ordinances to L Local cal Conditions ALT LAI LATE LAKE E will have one of ot the tho most SALT effective e and rc reaching far ord- ord for tor the control and prevention Jot t that dread disease the tho white plague of ot an any ell city In the 1 States when the thc ordinance drafted b by 1 Jr r. r Samuel G G. G Paul city health cornI com com- l I is passed assed b by tho the ca city com com- C mission The Tho new law Is la taken from irom the New Newstate et state law nn and changed so n as t tb tt apply to Salt Ial Lake LaIe e. e TIe Now York law lB fG the tho product of years of or exp experiment in dealing with tuberculosis an and is cred tho the mot most complete regulation In tiie tho o country countr When Dr DI Paul W was nas 3 In Washington 43 D D C. C in attendance upon the Inter Inter- Con Congress ress or H Hygiene an and Demography ho lie paid especial attention to the tho sections on oil tuberculosis andl and l something of or the New York law tend end what It t has Ims accomplished Tho The doctor Immediately secured a copy of oC the act und and began to l study It with a a. len Icv to adapting adapting- Its provisions to con- con In Salt lal Lake e. e With Ith the assisI assistance assis assis- I tance of ot j P. P J. J DaJ Daly who Is revising the thc ordinances ordinance of Salt Lake he whipped tlc the eastern Jaw law Into shape as a city ordinance I anti and has pro produced local rc regulations regulations regu regu- u- u lations which he lie believes hieves will enable c i the local focal authorities to handle the mal mal- ud tidy in an effective mann manner r. r In Tn the new Jaw law the entire responsibility respond respond- r Is placed upon the physician lIe He must follow the pl precepts of 01 the law laws laws' s' s In and nd exercise precautions which will willi i lk protect the patient an and public Failing i In hIs Ills duty Ul Ill lii h l is 13 subject to imprison imprison- on- on I 4 mont ment Many lan laws have been passed d providing Ho t for r a n tine upon physicians Tolling sailIng to report contagious and anti diseases ll hut but few fines CInes have ve been Imposed Numerous ho hoc however c r. r have been the violations of or city ordinances on this subject Now Xo the commissioner of oC health proposes pro j poses to eliminate the fine and In the thet t case c of oC tuberculosis proposes to have havea I 1 a fl physician Imprisoned who falls fails to tomake make mako a prompt report of or cases and who shall fall fail to observe the rC regulations regula laid down b by tho the hoard hoar o of health for foi prevention of ot spread of ot the I tion i For years it has been preached by bv doctors and believed ed b by 13 people th that j there was no o tu tuberculosis In iii Utah save savo that brou brought ht here b by transients Dr Ir Fa Paul II Is Js the apostle of ot health who de declares do- do r dares clares this doctrine a fallacy He as asserts asserts asserts as- as and has hes the facts and figures to toj j prove pro his assertion that tuberculosis Js ls developed dc right In the state Not only this this- but the records of ot tho Salt Ilke Lak ke health department show that it it is gaining Ining headway during the past few fv years rs s at an alarming rate Where there was one case now there arc two rand and three An And deaths from It arc increasing In- In creasing annually j Plus Plu on D Death nth Chart In Iii the office of the commissioner of health hangs a chart chart n. a map of or the city On the blue face of this are arc nu numerous nu- nu sinister looking pins each bear bear- Ing a tin tiny white taG tap Each pin IA If black with a big biff black head Each pin represents represents rep rop- re resents a death during the past liast year from tile white mans man's bur burden en tuber tuber- The number on the chart at present presen t. t representing representing- the deaths death during 1911 Is se ent seventy Tho The white tag tagon tagon tagon on e cr every pin shows the number of ot tho the house at which the patient dl died d Heretofore the tho health hc department has han been unable to dictate to persons afflicted with the disease a as l to what thc they may do and what not As AR a re result result re- re sult suit little or no protection could b be he given to tho the public A patient afflicted afflict afflict- ed ell with the hl highly hl malady mal ad ady has been at liberty to para parade 1 the streets street go Into public gatherings g or public halls spread the germs germ of ot the disease b broadcast a and there has been I no one to sa say na nay Conditions will be lc different t wh when n thenea tho the new nea pew law Is 15 effective etl e It It gives J tho the health authorities power to regulate the acts of oC tuberculosis patients It lays down rules which feb In mu t be Lie observed ob oh- served b by the patient as well as the tha doctor and he who Is so want wanton n or Sl so careless s as to go ito o about spreading contagion con con- tR fon among others can he be punished It Is ma made e a l misdemeanor for tor nn any I per person r- r son suffering from tuberculosis to expose expose ex ex- pose another r to the dl disease ease and he can be taken Into custody and hel held for Cor in n n- n fraction traction of oC this rule UI I c Perfect protection to others can be beglen given gl h by o observance ante o of the simplest rules and the tho commissioner of ci health proposes that these rules shall be ol T ed In this wa way an anti and this only can the disease bo ho stamped stampe out and the health department proposes to do 10 Its Ils p part ll toward towar annihilating the InCe- InCe tion The rhe new law requires the reporting reporting- of or e cr every c case e of oC the disease within th the city hut but such reports are secret open only t to lh the knowledge c and Inspection of oC the health authorities not authorities not to the public If H a person pelson has tho ti-ic disease his neighbors may mo not know It as ns long is s she he follows the rules an and takes the proper precautions to protect those about him but hut tho the health department will know It Il and will see that others are arc give lve hc the I protection to to- which to-which which they aro are entitled entitle Th Tho Important provisions of the new law are as follows PROVIDING G THAT TIL PHYSICIANS S SHALL MAIn MAKi A COMPLETE CO STATEMENT STATE STATE- MENT OF PROCEDURE AND PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS PRE PRE- CAUTIONS O ON A ULA BLANK K TO BE FURNISHED FUR FUn BY FY TIlE THE BOARD RD OF 01 HEALTH It hall shall be he tho the dut duty of or the Health I Commissioner to transmit to a a. physician I clan cian reporting a case caso of ot tuberculosis as provided d in section a t printed statement and report in a R. form ap approved approved ap- ap proved b by the Board of Health naming naming nam nam- ing such procedure an and precautions as asIn asIn asIn In the opinion of the said board are aro necessary or desirable to be taken on the premises of or a tuberculosis patient It IL shall be the duty duly of or the Board of Health to print t and keep keel on hand an ample supply of such statements and an reports and to furnish the same samo In sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- numbers to all nil local ph physicians Upon pon ree receipt o of such statement and re report report report re- re port the tho physician shall either carry carn- into effect all uch such procedures uzea an and precautions precautions pre pre- I cautions as are therein prescribed and shall thereupon sl sign ign n and date the same saino and return it to the Hoard Board of oC Health without H t U la or orIf orIC If such stich att attending l hg physician be bc unwilling or unable to lo I carry Into effect the procedures an and precautions sl specified ecU c he lie shall shaH so state upon this 1 leport t t por-t and Immediately re return rc- rc turn the same to the Board Boal of or health and the duties therein prescribed shall thereupon o de devolve deoc c upon tipon said Board oar of ot H Health If the precaution taken or In Instructions Instructions Instructions In- In given Iven b by the attending physician phy phy- are arc In th the opinion o of the tho Health Commissioner not such as us will remove e nil all reasonable clangor clanger er or 01 probability of or danger to the persons occupying the s' s said suld house or apartments apartment or premises the H Health Commissioner shall return to the attending physician the report with a n letter specifying the additional precautions or instructions which tho the Board of ur Health shall shull require him to take tale or give I e and the said attending physician shall immediately take the additional precautions and give Ive the additional additional ad ad- Instructions specified and shall record and return the same sarno on the original inal inai report to tho the Board of ot Health It shall bo ho the duty duly of or tho the Board Doar of Health to transmit to O cr every physician reporting flU any case of tuberculosis or orto orto orto to the person reported as suffering from Crom this disease provided the latter lJ has no attending attending- physician a circular of information approved b by tho the Board of oC Health an and h shall bo be in sufficient quantity by the Board of Health Thin circular of information shall inform th the consumptive of the best methods of treatment of ot his disease disease dis tIle ease and of the precautions necessary sar to avoid ol transmitting transmitting- the tue disease to 0 others t h e rs PROT PROTECTION OP or RECORDS It shall bo he the tho duty ut o of the Health Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner to cau cause e all reports leports ma made e ein In lii accordance with the foregoing provisions pro pro- visions an and also alo all results of ot examinations nations showing the presence of ot the tho bacilli of ot tuberculosis to he be recorded In a re register of oC which he ho shall bo be 0 tho custodian Such register shall not bo ho hoopen open to Inspection h by any person other than the health authorities of ot the state stat and of or the said city and TId said health au authorities au- au shall not HOl permit nn any such re- re or record to be e dhul divulged cd fio so as to the th l Identity of ot the person to whom It relates except as ma may be necessary nee nee- Oscar essary to carry earn Into effect the tho provisions provi provi- clone of or this act ct OF PREMISES In Incase Incase Incase case of the lie vacation of ot an any apartment or premises l h by the death cath or 01 r removal moval of or a n. person having bets losis It shall be the duty of ot the atten at- at ten ln physician or If there thero be he no such ph physician or 01 If H such I physician be absent of the tile owner lessee occupant or other person having charge of oC tho the Maid said apartments or at pl to tn notify the tho Board of or Health of or said al death or 01 re removal removal re- re moval inoval within twenty-four twenty hours thereafter thereafter there there- after and such s apartments or premises so BO vacated shall not again b be until duly disinfected cleansed or 01 renoVa reno reno- Va toll ted PROHIBITING OCCUPANCY UNTIL ORDER OF BOARD ROAnO OF OJ HEALTH IS COMPLIED WITH In Tn case the orders or directions of or the local health officer requiring th the tho cl cleansing or renovation of ot nn any apartments apartment or premI premises prem prem- I s or any articles therein as hereinbefore herein herein- before provided oro shall Khali not riot be complied compiled with within forty eight hours hourN after such ot drs or directions shall bo be given hn h en n en the health officer ma may cause n rt In words and form torm substantially ai 01 q follows fallows to bo be l placed upon thedoor tho the door of ot the tho Infected apartments or premises 1 Tuberculosis I Is a communicable dis dis- tg- tg ease These apartments have bc been n oc- oc b by n a consumptive COnS and ma may be Infected They mu must t not 11 It lr 1 until the order r of the health officer r directing their thir or renovation renova renova- tion has he been n complied compiled with This notice no no- tl tice e mu t pot be removed under the tho penalty of ot tho the law e except h by the health 1 officer or other duly ul authorized I C I I PROHIBITING C. 1 SS OF I P PERSON H O HAVING TuBERCULOSIS Any n person having ln t lb tuberculosis who I shall shall dispose of or his sputum saliva sall or other bodily secretion or excretion o aB at to cau cause o offense danler or danger to an any person or pcr persons occupying the Bm same Bame room or apartment hou houlle or part or of oTa R a house house- shall on complaint of r any person person per per- son or p persons subjected Such to uch of of- tense or danger er be bo deemed guilty of or a I- I nuisance and an any persons subjected to such uch a fl nuisance mn may make complaint in person o or writing tO th the tho health officer of ot an any city town or village where the nul nuisance complained of or Is la committed And it shall be tho the duty ut of or the local health officer receiving receiving- such complaints to Investigate atc and n it Ie It apPears that the tho n nuisance i n complained of is such as to cause offense or 01 danger to an any person occupying the same room apartment house or P part rt or of a n. hoil house c. c he hc shall serve sef n a notice ti ISi upon P the u person on so 80 complained of ot reciting M the alleged cause of or offense or danger er and requiring him to dispose of ot his sputum saliva sall or other bodily secretion or excretion In such a man manner ner ncr as to remove remo all reasonable cause causo of ot offense or dan danger er Any n person failing fallIng fall fail Ing or refusing to comply with orders or re regulations of oC the local health he of ot- ot fleer of an any eft city town village ing Ins him to cea cease c to commit such mile nuis ance shall be deemed guilty of or a 1 misdemeanor misdemeanor mis mis- demeanor and on conviction thereof the shall be fined not more than then 10 REPORTING RECOVERY OF or PA PJ- TIE TIENT T. T Upon the recovery reCOVer of ot an any I person ln ha having tuberculosis it shall hall be bethe bethe bethe the duty of ot the thc attending p physician 1 to tomake tomake make malce a report o of this fact to the tho local health officer who shall record the thu same In the records of ot his office and null shall ahall relieve said person from further liability t to tc any an- requirements imposed Impose b by this act ct |