Ordinance 1824 - Laserfiche WebLink

infection, to appoint women physicians for said purposes where the services of a woman physician are requested or demanded by the per- son demanded - / (d) In cases of quarantine or isolation, not to terminate said quarantine or isolation until the cases have become non-infectious,. or until permission has been given by the city Board of Health. (e) Cases of bonococcus infection are to be regarded as infec- tious until at least two successive smears taken not less than forty-eight hours apart fail to show gonococci. (f) Inasmuch as prostitution is the most prolific source of syphilis and gonococcus infection, the Health Officer and all other officers shall use every proper weans of suppressing the same, and all such officers are hereby prohibited from issuing certificates or other evidence of freedom from venereal diseases except as prov- ided in Section 12. (g) To keep all records of said inspections and examinations from public inspection, and to make every reasonable effort to keep secret the identity of those affected by venereal disease control measures as far as may be consistent with the protection of the public health. Section 10: DETENTION HOSPITAL: It shall be the duty of the Health Officer to use only such building or buildings for quarantine purposes under this ordinance as shall be first provided or accepted by the city council. The Health Officer shall make suitable admin- istrative rules for the conduct of said hospital. Section 11: QUARANTINE: Whenever it is necessary for the pro- tection of the public health that persons infected with venereal diseases be quarantined the Health Officer shall quarantine etch diseased persons in said detention hospitals or in their place of residence, and cause to be administered to such persona a proper course of treatment.