Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-24 | Page 12 | Must Report Cases of Tuberculosis

Must Report Cases of Tuberculosis State Eoard of Health Has Found It Necessary to Again Remind Physicians. Once more haa tho State Board of Health found It necessary to remind the physicians of the State of tho Importance of their obeying tho law regarding the reporting of CSS eg of tuberculosis. The following letter was yesterday addressed to every physician lti the State: In view of tho fact thnt many casus of tuberculosis aro not reported to tho Stato Board of Health In uccordanco with thn law, enpy of which Is enclosed. It become tho duty Of the board to adopt stringent meuurtg for tho enforcement of the name; and you a.e notified that hereafter nnj- caso of failure, to report, which eomen to tho notice of ths Stat Board of Health, will be Investigated; and If It shall appear that the law has been violated, prosecution will bo Instituted. It Is unnocennory to argue tho Importanco of the prompt report of all case of tuberru-lonln. tuberru-lonln. In no other way can Its spread be successfully suc-cessfully combated The only reasonable objection to tho measure meas-ure that could be urged Is rerr.ived by the fact that In no case will the name of the patient ho disclosed and It tn not even neces-.ary neces-.ary that the patient should bo Informed that a report has been made Tho circular of Instructions In-structions for tho prevention of the dlnen.se Issued by tho State Board of Health will if requested by the physician, ho privately tent to tho family of tho patient, and not to tho paUcnl direct.