[Ord. No. 1955 Sanitary
Code §§ 35 — 45]
a.
For the purpose of this Code the term communicable disease shall
be held to mean all diseases declared to be reportable and communicable
by the New Jersey State Department of Health.
b.
Every physician in professional attendance upon any persons in the
Borough suffering from a communicable disease, or where no physician
is in attendance, any parent, guardian, house owner or householder
who knows that any person living, dwelling or being in any house of
building in the Borough under his or her control, has or is suspected
of having a communicable disease, shall report to the Executive Officer
of the Board the name, age, sex, color, and precise location of such
person or suspect, together with the name of the disease suspected,
within 12 hours after such diagnosis or discovery is made.
c.
Whenever it shall be deemed necessary by this Board to establish
the true character of any disease which is suspected to be communicable,
a medical examination of the person affected may be ordered by this
Board, and no person shall interfere with or refuse to submit to such
examination.
d.
Whenever the Board of Health shall have reason to suspect that any
person may be the carrier of the germs or communicable disease, the
Board may require that specimens for examination shall be taken from
such person, and it shall be the duty of such person to furnish the
specimens required. For the purpose of this Code all persons who harbor
or carry the causative germs of any disease, commonly known as "carriers,"
shall be considered as being affected with such disease and shall
be subject to and comply with the rules and regulations of the Board
which relate to the quarantine, isolation and control of persons,
affected with such disease.
e.
Whenever quarantine or isolation has been established by the Board
of Health upon or in any building within this Borough in which any
communicable disease exists, such quarantine or isolation and all
provisions thereof shall be maintained and obeyed by all persons until
the Board or the Executive Officer has lifted said quarantine or isolation.
f.
It shall be unlawful to transport any person having any communicable
disease or any illness having the symptoms of a communicable disease,
in any bus, taxicab or other public conveyance, except in an ambulance,
or other vehicle, the use of which is permitted for that purpose.
g.
It shall be unlawful for any person, while suffering from any communicable
disease, to willfully expose himself, or for any person in charge
of anyone suffering from any communicable disease to willfully expose,
or allow to be exposed such person so suffering, in any street, store,
inn, public conveyance, school, church, or other public place in the
Borough.
h.
Any person in the Borough having a communicable disease or suspected
of same shall be isolated as the Board may direct, and all buildings,
clothing, property, premises and vehicles which may be infected by
emanations from such person shall be disinfected as the Board may
direct.
i.
Whenever isolation or quarantine is to be established on any premises,
the Executive Officer shall cause a written order establishing such
isolation or quarantine to be served upon the person in charge of
such premises. Service upon any responsible member of a household
shall be deemed sufficient service upon all members of the household
of the person served.
j.
No person shall interfere with or obstruct the position of any placard
stating the existence of a communicable disease, by the Executive
Officer or his representative, in or on any place or premises, nor
shall any person conceal, mutilate, destroy or remove such placard
or cause the same to be concealed, mutilated, destroyed or removed
except by authority of the Executive Officer.
