326 HEALTH. • [ART. 43

shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars for every such offense. Whenever necessary, the State
board of health may call public conferences of health officers, or
may by a vote of K majority of its members, send a delegate to
any conference of local, State or national health officers.

Infectious Diseases.

1898, ch. 436.

34 A. Whenever any householder knows that a person within
his family or house is sick of small-pox, diphtheria, membranous
croup, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, typhus fever, measles, mumps,
whooping cough or any other infectious or contagions disease
dangerous to public health, he shall immediately give notice
thereof to the board of health of the city, town or county in
which he dwells; and upon the death, recovery or removal of
such person or persons, such of the rooms of said house and such
of the articles therein, as in the opinion of the local board of
health have been subjected to infection or contagion, shall be
disinfected by said board of health, and a written statement of •
the fact of such disinfection shall be given to such householder.
Any person neglecting or refusing to comply with any of the
provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceed-
ing one hundred dollars.

Ibid.

34 B. Whenever any physician knows that any person whom
he is called to visit is infected with small-pox, diphtheria, membran-
eous croup, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, typhus fever, yellow fever,
measles, whooping cough or any other contagious or infectious
disease dangerous to public health, he shall immediately give
notice thereof in writing over his own signature, to the board of
health of. the city, town or county in which such disease exists;
and if he refuses or neglects to give such notice he shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.

Ibid.

34 C. The boards of health in the several cities, towns and
counties shall cause a record to be kept of all reports received in
pursuance of sections 84 A and 34 B, and such record shall contain,
the names of all persons who are sick with infectious or conta-