(To be inserted in Art. 43, "Health," Vol. 1, p. 1579, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, 1924 Edition.)

An. Code, Sec. 89. 1904, Sec. 61. 1904, Ch. 399, Sec 1.

95A. Any person affected with any disease whose virus or infecting agent
is contained in the sputum, saliva or other bodily secretion or excretion,
who shall dispose of his sputum, saliva or other bodily secretion or excretion
as to cause offense or danger to any person or persons occupying the same room or
apartment, house or part of a house, shall, on complaint of any person or
persons subjected to such offense or danger be deemed guilty of a nuisance. And
any person subjected to such a nuisance may make complaint in person or
writing to the commissioner of health of Baltimore city or the local health
officer of any city, town or county in the State of Maryland where the nuisance

complained of arises or exists. And it shall be the duty of the commissioner
of health or of any local health officer receiving such complaint to investigate,
and if it appears that the nuisance complained of is such as to cause offense

by danger to any person occupying the same room, apartment, house or
part of a house, he shall serve a notice upon the person so complained of,

citing the alleged cause of offense or danger, and requiring him to dis-
pose of his sputum, saliva or other bodily secretion or excretion in such a
manner as to remove all reasonable cause of offense or danger. And any
erson failing or refusing to comply with orders or regulations of the health
commissioner of Baltimore city or of the health officer of any city, town or
county requiring such nuisance to be abated, shall he deemed guilty of a
misdeamor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined ten dollars; provided,
thnt the requirements of this section shall apply only to pulmonary and laryn-
seal tuberculosis, pneumonia, influenza and such other diseases as the state
board of health may from time to time determine to he communicable by means
if sputum, saliva or other bodily secretion or excretion.