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Show HEALTH BOARD 10 mmm n Officials Who Pail lo Report Tuberculosis Cases Will Be Prosecuted! STATEMENT ISSUED BV SECRETARY T. B. B BATTY Goitre Spreading All Over the State and Cause Must Be Investigated. Dr. T. B. Beatty. seeretary of Ihe stale board of hcallh. states that physicians and others have been frequently urged to comply with the law requiring the prompt report of all cjlsch of luhercu-lor.ls luhercu-lor.ls to thr heallh bonrd. In order that proper percautions may he enforced for the prevention of the spread of the dM-ca.se. dM-ca.se. Notwithstanding these repented efforts ef-forts ihoro has bee.n a general failure 10 contribute Ibis csHeutial aid to the warfare war-fare against the dlseap. and tho board announce:' thn I hereafter tho provisions of the law will bo strictly enforced and ail persons violating the Htalute will subject sub-ject themselves to the penalty. So that all may be Informed, the following la a copy of the law: Copy of tho Law. "Seetion 1113X27. It shnll bo the duty of every physician In the state, every superintendent of hospital or nubile nub-ile institution in tho state, to immediately immediate-ly report to the state board of health ev-ry caso of tuberculosis which lie Is called upon to treat or which is In such hospital or public institution; each and every physician or superintendent shall make such reports as may bo called for by the rules and reculatlons of tho state hoard of health, and must comply with all rules and regulations made by said board to preveiit the spread of sue.h disease. dis-ease. "Any person violating any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor misde-meanor " Health officers aro requested lo notify physicians and superintendents of hospitals hos-pitals and other punllc institutions of the intention lo strictly enforce the law, and failures to comply with the law. Spread of Goitre. Tt has como to the attention of the slate bonrd of health Uiat goitre prevails pre-vails verv extensively in certain localities locali-ties in the state. In two towns pracllcally every female person being affected, and in order to ascertain whether there Is a.n excessive prevalence In other localities health officers are requested to immediately immedi-ately report the facts as to the same existing within their jurisdiction. It is Important to discover. If possible, the cause of the widespread occurrence of Ihe disease, and an investigation will be made in all instances requiring it. |