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Show STATE TAKES HAND IN FIGHT New Jersey Leads in Advanced Legislation Legis-lation Designed to Check Speed of Tuberculosis. What is designated by the National Association for the Study and Prevention Preven-tion cf Tuberculosis as the most advanced ad-vanced legislation in the campaign against tuberculosis that has been . enacted by any state in the l'nited States, if not by any country In the world, is found in a bill recently passed by the New Jersey legislature and signed by Governor Wilson. The new law provides that tuberculosis patients who refuse to obey the regulations regu-lations laid down by the state board of health concerning the prevention of their disease, and thus become a menace men-ace to the health of those with whom they associate, shall be eompulsorily segregated by order of the courts, in institutions provided lor tuts purpose. If such a patient refuses to obey the rules and regulations of the institution institu-tion in which he is placed, he may "be isolated or separated from other persons per-sons and restrained from leaving the institution." The law further provides pro-vides that al lcounties in the state of New Jersey shall within six months from April 1st make provision in special spe-cial institutions for the care of all: persons having tuberculosis in these counties. The state treasury will subsidize sub-sidize each' county to the extent of $3.00 a week for each person maintained main-tained in these Institutions, except those who are able to pay for the cost of maintenance. |
