Prevention and restriction of small-pox.

  • Michigan. State Board of Health
Date:
[1882]
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Credit: Prevention and restriction of small-pox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the board of health of the vilhige of Mt. Clemens, under section 170G, being section 15 of chapter XLVI. of the revised statutes of 184C. 22. Houses, supplies, nurses, etc., paid by the county in certain cases.—Nurses and attendants employed by the sherill or other oihcer in accordance with section 1709, owners of houses, stores, lodgings, or other necessaries taken possession of by either of said ollicers in accordance with sections 1709-1712, and other persons properly employed by said officers to assist in the duties enjoined by said sections, are entitled to just compensation, to be paid by the county. This is provided by section 1714, as follows: (17U.) Sec. 2a. Whenever the sheriff or other officer shall take possession of any ComponBation houses, stores, lodgings, or other necessaries, or shall employ any nurse or attend- f •'cii«ee, ants, as iirovidcd in this chapter, the several parties interested shall be entitled to a ' just compensation therefor, to be paid by the county in which such person or prop- erty shall have been so employed or taken possession of. 23. Duties of the local board of health—In view of known means of preventing and restricting small-po-T, it would seem to be the duty of the local board of health:— (I.) Frequently to offer free vaccination at any time to all persons who have not been successfully vaccinated within the preceding five years ; and constantly to place before the people the importance of vaccination. This the board of health is authorized to do by Act No. 146 of the laws of 1879, which reads as follows:— Section 1. The People of the Stale of Michigan enact. That the board of health in Board of Health each city, village, and township may, at any time, direct its health officer or health ai'^'ip^ized to t- .> I J furnish vaccina* physician to offer vaccination wilh bovine vaccine virus to every child not prevl- jiou. ously vaccinated, and to all other persons who have not been vaccinated within the preceding five years, without cost to the persons [person] vaccinated, but at the expense of such city, village, or township, as the case may be. (II.) To enforce the law (sections 1734 and 1735, compiled laws of 1871, page 7 of this document), requiring householders and physicians to give imme- diate notice of cases of small-pox and other diseases dangerous to the public health. What it is the duty of the board of health to require the people to do for their own safety it is the duty of thei^aopU to do without compulsion. The board of health should have as prompt notice of the outbreak of a contagious disease as the fire department has of the outbreak of fire, and as hearty coope- ration of citizens for the suppression of the disease as is given the fire depart- ment for the suppression of fire. And when the board is informed it should act as promptly, and continue to act as faithfully, as is done for the extin- guishing of a fire. (III.) To secure complete isolation of those sick or infected with small-pox. (IV.) To give the public prompt and full notice of infected places (section 1733, compiled laws 1871, printed below.) (V.) In general, and in compliance with the following section of law, to do all that may be done by prompt and intelligent action to prevent the introduc- tion of disease. (1732.) Sec. 41. When the small-pox, or any other disease dangerous to the public Notice of fn- health, is found to exist in any township [city or village*] the board of health shall fected places. use all possible care to prevent the spreading of the infection, and to give public notice of infected places to travelers, by such means as in their judgment shall be most effectual for the common safety. (VI.) To secure and superintend the immediate and thorough disinfection of infected houses, material, etc., as directed in paragraphs 8-15, pages 9-10 of this document. * See Sec. 1740, compiled laws of 1871, as amended by act No. 145, laws of 1879, printed on pages 7-S of this document.