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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 04.19.1909 - Infectious DiseaseAN ORDINAVOR PROVIDING THN MAITTIM AND )MT90D OF TIM CARD O? OAs.1;3 OF CONTAGIOUS AND M70TIOUS D1STA^a,8 AIM OP TIM PRB- V ITION Op SUM DISHAMS9 Am) PROVIDING MIALTIE3 FOR TIM VIOLA* TION 07 TIM PROVISIONS OF TH13 ORDINANCE. BH IT 01,%DA MD by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas i Section 1• The City health Officer and the health inspee» tors# and each of theca# are hereby authorised to stop# examine and detain any and all persons doming# or suspected of conning* from any place infected• or believed to be infected# with any vontag- sous or infectious disease* and they shall have full power and authority to prevent any such person* or persons# from entering said city# and they may also cause any person suspected of being infected with any contagious or infectious disease to be sent to a hospital provided by the city* or other place* for treatment# or to any place of detention that may from tine to time be proms► videds or said health officer* or inspector# or any of thew, may cause any such person or persons to be confined and isolated in the rooms or pres►isss whore they are founds and use any need » ful deans# including the operation of compulsory vaooination, to prevent the spread of any oontagious disease that W be found or be suspected to exists Section 2, It shall be the duty of all persons infected with any disease of a pestilentials contagious or Infectious character# or *rho, from exposure to contagion from such diseases may be liable to endanger others who may some in eontadt with thous to strictly *beery* such commands or injtlnotions as a;ay be given them by the city health officer* or the County Health Officer* or the State Health Offioort to prevent the spread of such diseases# and it shall be lawful for such health officers# or either of them# to require any such person thus infected or ex» posed to infection to remain within designated promaise# for such 3s• ngth of time as such health officer may does necessary* Section S. Such Health Officers* or either of thee# shall have authority to prevents, by orders Issued to that effect or by other means# any person to enter or leave or loiter around any room* place or promises where any persons is isolated or oonfined under the provisions of either of the two preceding sections of this ordinanes* Section 4. When at any time the city health officer may deem it expedient to quarintine against any place within this State infected with any infectious or contagious disease, he may prescribe regulations governing traffic and trade and trawl between such infected point and this citys and he may, by in- structions of the City aduncils stop all travel and commerce of whatsoever character between such point and this city# for such length of time as the City Council may prescribe. Section 5. Bvery physician or nurse in charge of a patient in this city shall report either in person or in writings to the city health officer immediately after he ascertains that such patient is suffering with any contagious or infectious diseases the names and location of such patient and the nature of such diseases and he shall also report to such city health officer the death of any such patient from such disease im- mediately after such death. Such physioan shall report under the provisions of this section of this ordinance alleases of typhoid fevers scarlet fevers small pox# diptheria# measles, whopping coughs tuberculosis# chicken pox# and all other dis- eases of a contagious or infectious characters and any person failing# or refusing to so report shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined as is herein- after set out. Section 6. When no physician is in attendances every householder shall report in person or in writing to the city health officer the.,names of all the inmates of his or her houses who iss or who he or she shall have reason to believe are sick with any contagious or infectious diseases or any disease that he or she nay believe dangerous to the public health. Section 7. Avery keeper of an inns hotels taverns boarding or lodging house, in the city in which aqy inmate thereof shall be sick with any contagious or infectious dis- eases shall, upon such facts coming to his or her knowledge# forthwith report same to the city health officer in person or in writing. Section 8. The owners deicers or person in charge of any stages railway cars carriages or other conveyance of what- ever characters which shall enter this city, having on board any ,person sick of any contagious or infectious disease#unless such person became sick on the way and could not be left,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine= and such owner, driver, or person in charge, shall, within three hours after the arrival of such person, report, either in person or in writ- ing, the facts, with the name of such person and the houseor place where he was put down in the city, to the city health officer. Section 9. No person shall remove a patient or person suffering with any contagious or infectious disease without the written consent of the city health officers or in his absence, of the mayor. Section 10. Whenever the city health officer believes the public health would be endangered by the keeping of a body that has died of any contagious or infectious disease, he may desig- nate the time after death within which such body shall be in- terred or otherwise disposed of, and he may prevent the keeping or holding of such body to be present at any funeral service, and prevent the taking of such body to a church or other public place, or prevent a funeral procession accompanying such body to its place of burial. Section 11. The city health officer shall notify the super- intendent of the public schools (during the school term) of the locations of contagious or infectious diseases, and if the super. intendent finds any pupil pr pupils in such school who live in a house where such disease is located, he shall deny them admis- sion to the school, only admitting them again upon their presen- ting a certificate from the attending physician, countersigned by the city hvalta officer, that there is no longer danger from contagion, Section 12, The city health offioer, the mayor, or any health inspector of this city shall have the right and author- ity, and it shall be the duty of each of them, to place upon any house or building within the corporate limits of this city where there is at the time, or has been within two weeks next prior,thereto, any person, or persons, afflicted with smallpox# Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, diptheria or scarlet fever, a sign of such size and character as he, or theyt may deem proper bearing the words " Contagious Disease M or M Infectious Disease," or bearing the name of the disease. The mayor and the city health officer shall each have the power and authority to dele- gate the authority to plaoe such a sign, or sighs , to the city %any such person beoame *Lek on the way and could not be le ft s ehall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by finei and such owners crriver# or person is charge# shall# within three hours after the w,rival of such person, report, either is person or to writ- ings the ;facts, with the name of such person and the houseor place whore be was put down in the city, to the city health officore Section 4* No person shall remove a patient or person suffering with any contagious or infectious disease without the written consent of the city health afAicers or in his absence# of the mayor* Section 10. Thonovor the city health officer believes the pt,blie health wok-ld be endangered by the peeping of a body that has died of any contagious or infectious diseases he may desig. nate tits time after death within which such body shall be in- terred or otherwise disposed of# and ho may prevent the keeping or holding of such 'body to be present at any funeral service# and prevent tho taking of such body to a church or other pu'blie plane# or prevent a funeral procession accompanying each body to its place of burial.. Section ll• The city health officer shall notify the super- intendent of the public schools (during tyke soh=col term) of the locations of contagious or infectious diseases# and if the super- intendent finds any pupil or pupils in such school who live in a house where muoh disease is located# he shall deny there admis- sign to the schools only admitting them again upon their presen- ting a certificate from the attending physicians countersigned by Vas city ht eal.tti officerr# tnact there is no longer danger from contacgibn* Section 12. The city health officer# the mayor# or any health inspector of this city shall have the rieit and author• itys and it shall be the duty of each of them# to plane upon any house or building within the corporate limits of this city where there is at the time # or has been within two weeks next pricer thereto# any perrson# or persons# afflicted with amallpea, Asiatie oholora, yellow favor# diptheria or scarlet fever# a sign of such size and cheraoter as he# or they* may deers proper bearing the words " Contagious Disease 0 or " Infectious Diseacse# • or bearing the name of the disease* The mayor and the city health officer shall each have the power and authority to del#• gate the authority tc place such a signs or sighs # to the city 11A Marshall or any other person within the city. Such signs when so placed shall remain until each.person in such house or build- ing afflicted with such disease has entirely recovered therefrom, and until such house and building and the contents thereof have been fumigated or disinfected under the direction of the city health officer, and until such sign is directed by the mayor or city health officer to be taken down. Section 13. If any perw n shall pull off, tear downs burns mutilate, destroy or disfigure any sign placed upon arty house or buildings as set fQ th in the next preceding section, or shall cause, or permit, or requests or instructs or direct any persons or child, or servant to pull offs tear down, burns muti- late, destroy or disfigure any such signs he or she shall be fined in any sum not lees than Bive nor more than Two Hundred Dollars, Section 14. It shall be the duty of the city health officer to require that any houses building, premises$ bedding, clothing, or other property which is infected, or suspected of being. in. - feeted with any contagious or infectious diseases shall be thoroughly and promptly fumigated and disinfected under his direction and in the manner and mode required by him, and when in the opinion of the city health officer any furniture, bedding wearing apparel or other property is so infected or suspected of being infected so that 1t cannot be disinfected so as to render the same harmless, or which shall be likely to pass into such a state as to generate diseases then the city health officers with the consent of the mayor, may require such furniture, bedding, wearing apparel or other property to be destroyed or removed from the city. Section 15. It shall be unlawful for any person to uses or hire, or permit any other person to uses without the consent of the city health officers any behiole which has been driven or used for the conveyance or removal of any person afflicted or dead with any contagious or infectious diseases until after such vehicle has been thoroughly fumigated and disinfected under the direction of and in the manner and mode directed by the city health officer. Section 16. The city health officers and other city officers and employees, in carrying out the provisions of this ordinance, shall oo-operates whenever possible to do sop with the state and county health and quarintine officers. 13 ` narshall or any other person within the city. Such signs when so placesd shall remain until each person in such house or build- ing afflicted with such diserave has entirely recovered therefrom# and until s{,ch house and builAing and the contents thereof have been funigat.ed or disia ,��ected under the direction of the sity health officer# and until such sign is directed by the mayor or city health officer to be taken clowns Section 13. If any p*rw a shall pull offs tear downs burns mutilate# destroy or disfigure any sign planed upon arW house or building# as eat forth in the next preceding section# or shall causes or permits or request# or instruct# or direct any person* or child* or servant to pull off# tear down* burry, nutt- lote# destroy or disfigure any such sign# he or she shall be fined in any suss not leas thus Five near nor* than Two hundred Do11arag Section 14* It shell be the duty of the eity health officer to require that +any house# buildings premisem# betiding# clothing# or otitear property wasiob is infected, or suspected of being inw feoted with any contagious or infectious diseases shall be thoroughly and promptly fumi,sated and disinfected under his direction and to the manner and movie required by hims and when in the opinion of the city health officer any furniture# bedding wearing apparel or other property is so infected or suspected of being infected so that It cannot be disinfected so as to reader t!Ao so* haral*ss# or wniah shall be likely to pace into such a state as to generate diseases then t'ie city health officer# with the consent of the mnyors may require suoh furnit.tre# bedding# wearing apparel or other property to be destroyed or removed from the city* Section 13* rt shall be unlawful for any person to uses or hire, or permit any other person to uses without the consent of the city health offiaers any behicle which has been driven or used for tho conveyance or removal of any person afflicted or dead with *ny cantaLvious it infectious disease# until after such vehicle has been thoroughly fumi; atod and disinfected under the direction of and to the manner and mode directed by the city health. officers 3eotion 16* the city hoalth o,°hoer# and other city o 'ficars and a ploydes# in carrying out the provisions of this ordinanoo# shall ors"operate# whenever passible to do so* with the state and county health and quorintine officers* nA Section 17. Any officer, or offioers, employee, or employees, of the city, who shall disregard, neglect or violate any of the provisions of this ordinanoe, or any person who shall resist the city health officer, health inspectors, mayor, or any other person acting under their directions, or obstruct or inter- fere with any of them in the proper performance of their of their duties as not out in this ordinance, or any person who shall ♦iolate any of the provisions of this ordinance, or any person who shall fail or refuse to obey and carry out any instruction, direction, rule or regulation made under the authority of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- ♦ietion shall be fined in any sum not less than five nor more than two hundred dollars. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19th, day of April, 1909, R.E. Ward Mayor ofthe city o Georgetown, Texas ATTESTS Geo Keahey. Secretary of the city of Georgetown, Texas. ,Yf Section 17, -Any offloerg or offi oers. esmployee# or employees# of the city# who ohal.l disregard# neglect or violate any of the proyleiine of this ordinance„ or any person ahn shall resist the city health *Moerp wealth inspectors, mayorp or any otzeor person acting under their directionev or obstruct or inter» for• with cry Of then to the proper performance of their of their duties as not out in this ordinance* or any person who shall vi 31ato any of the provisions of this ordinance# or any person who shall rail or refuse to obey and +harry out any Instruction$ 41 reation„ rule or regulation made under the authority of this ordinanaee shall %e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon oon- ♦iotion shall be fined I* any sure not lose than five nor more than two hundred dollars* A"TD A"'"FR0'Jr.D this the 19th„ day of April, 1909„ -4yorofthe arty a Georgetown* Texas Secretary a o. t GFeorgetown* Texas* IV A -