Section 2223. Tuberculosis; carelessness of patients; violation and penalty; duty of health officer  


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  • 1. Any person having tuberculosis who shall
      dispose of his sputum, saliva or other bodily secretion or excretion  so
      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 persons subjected to such a nuisance may
      make complaint in person or writing to the health officer of  the  local
      health district where the nuisance complained of is committed.
        2.  It  shall  be  the duty of the local health officer receiving such
      complaint to investigate and if it appears that the nuisance  complained
      of  is  such  as  to cause offense or 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, reciting the alleged cause of offense
      or danger and requiring him to dispose of his sputum,  saliva  or  other
      bodily  secretion  or  excretion  in  such  a  manner  as  to remove all
      reasonable cause of offense or danger.
        3. Any person failing or refusing to comply with orders or regulations
      of the local health officer  requiring  him  to  cease  to  commit  such
      nuisance,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of a misdemeanor and on conviction
      thereof shall be fined not more than ten dollars.