Show supplement TO BULLETIN JANUARY 1310 1910 it has recently come to the attention of the state board ot of health that gotter goiter prevails very extensively in certain localities in the state in two towns practically every female person being affected and in order to ascertain whether there is an excessive prevalence in other localities health officers are requested to immediately report the facts as to the same existing within their jurisdiction it is important to discover it if possible the cause of the widespread occurrence ot of the disease and an investigation will be made in all instances requiring it REPORT OF tuberculosis physicians and others have been frequently urged to comply with tile the law requiring the prompt report ot of all cases of tuberculosis to the state board of health in order that proper precautions may be enforced tor for the prevention ot of the spread ot of the disease I notwithstanding these repeated efforts there has been a general I 1 failure to contribute this essential aid to the warfare against the disease and it becomes the duty of the state board of health to announce that hereafter the provisions ot of the law will be strictly enforced and all persons violating the same will subject themselves to tho the penalty provided the following is i a copy of the law to which refer ence Is made see sec it shall be the duty of every physician in the every superintendent of hospital or public institution in the state to immediately leport to the state board of health every case of tuberculosis which he is called upon to treat or which is in such hospital or public institution each and every physician or superintendent inte in shall make such reports as may be called for by the rules and regulations of the state board ot or health and must comply with all rules and regulations made by said board to prevent the spread of such disease any person violating any provision ot of this act shall be guilty ot of a misdemeanor health officers are requested to notify physicians and superintendents of hospitals and other public institutions of the intention to strictly enforce tile law and to reboil to the state board ot of health any failure to comply with the same which may inay come to their notice T B D BEATTY secretary |