For the purpose of controlling the spread of illness and disease in the Borough, the following diseases, together with such others as may from time to time be added by the State Department of Health, are hereby declared to be communicable, preventable, especially dangerous to the public health and reportable:
Anthrax
Botulism
Cholera, Asiatic
Diphtheria
Dysentery, amoebic and bacillary
Encephalitis, lethargic
Filariasis
Food infections and food poisonings
Glanders
Infectious diarrhea of the newborn
Influenza
Leprosy
Malaria
Measles
Measles, German (rubella)
Membranous croup
Meningitis, epidemic cerebrospinal
Mumps
Opthalmia neonatorum
Paratyphoid fever
Pneumonia (bronco, lobar)
Plague
Poliomyelitis, acute anterior (infantile paralysis)
Psittacosis
Rabies (hydrophobia)
Ringworm of the scalp
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Scarlet fever
Smallpox (varioloid)
Streptococcic sore throat
Tetanus
Trachoma
Trichinosis
Tuberculosis, all forms
Tularemia
Typhoid fever
Typhus fever (Brill's disease)
Undulant fever
Whooping cough
Yellow fever
Every physician in professional attendance upon any person in the Borough suffering from a communicable disease (or, where no physician is in attendance, every parent, guardian or householder who knows that any person living, dwelling or being in any house or building in the Borough, under his or her control, has or is suspected of having a communicable disease) shall report to the Secretary of the Board or to the Health Officer the name, age, sex, color and address of such person or suspect, together with the name of the disease diagnosed or suspected, within 12 hours after such diagnosis is made.
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Whenever it shall be deemed necessary by the Board or the Health Officer to establish the true character of any disease which is suspected to be communicable, a medical examination of the person or persons affected who live or work in the Borough may be ordered by the Board, and no person shall interfere with or refuse to submit to such examination.
B. 
Whenever the Board of Health Officer shall have reason to suspect that any person, living or working in the Borough, may be a carrier of germs of communicable disease, the Board may require that specimens be taken from such person for examination, and it shall be the duty of such person to furnish the specimens required.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code by the Board of Health (see Ch. 405, General Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I)]
Whenever a case of any communicable disease exists in any house or apartment or other premises in the Borough, it shall be the duty of the Health Officer or his representative forthwith to establish such quarantine, isolation or other restrictive measures as may be required by law or this Sanitary Code.
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Cause a written order, establishing such isolation or quarantine, to be served upon the person in charge of such premises; or
B. 
Post, or cause to be posted, upon such house, in plain view, near the entrance thereto or upon the door of the apartment in which the case is isolated a placard stating the existence therein of a communicable disease, the name of the disease, the fact of quarantine and the penalty for violating the quarantine, and for removing, covering, mutilating or destroying the placard.
The periods of isolation for every person suffering from any communicable disease hereinbefore enumerated and the quarantine of all contacts to any such disease shall be as follows:
Chicken pox. Patient: shall be isolated until seven days after appearance of the eruption. Contacts: no restrictions for those who have had the disease and for those who have not had the disease, observation (by parent, teacher, nurse) for first symptoms.
Rubella (German or three-day measles). Patient: no restrictions. Contacts: no restrictions.
Mumps. Patient: until glands return to normal with a minimum of seven days following first symptoms. Contact: no restrictions for those who have had the disease, and for those who have not had the disease, observation (by parent, teacher, nurse) for first symptoms.
Measles. Patient: as long as abnormal discharges from the nose, ears, or throat persist or cough continues, with a minimum period of seven days after appearance of rash. Contacts: no restrictions for those who have had the disease, and for those who have not had the disease, observation (by parent, teacher, nurse) for first symptoms.
Whooping cough. Patient: 21 days after first characteristics of whooping cough. Contacts: no restrictions for those who have had the disease, and for those who have not had the disease, observation (by parent, teacher, nurse) for first symptoms.
Scarlet fever (scarlatina). Patient: until 14 days from onset of the disease and until all abnormal discharge from the nose, ears, throat or suppurating glands have ceased. Contacts: quarantine of home contact under the age of 18 years until seven days have elapsed since last exposure to a recognized case. Exclusion of teachers from association with children at school and food handlers from their work until seven days have elapsed since last exposure to a recognized case.
Streptococcic sore throat. Patient: until 14 days after onset of the disease and until all abnormal discharges from the nose, ears, throat or suppurating glands have ceased. Contacts: quarantine of home contacts under the age of 18 years until seven days have elapsed since last exposure to a recognized case. Exclusion of teachers from association with children at school and food handlers from their work until seven days have elapsed since last exposure to a recognized case.
Diphtheria. Patient: until two successive negative cultures have been obtained from both the nose and throat at intervals of not less than 24 hours, beginning at least seven days after cessation of drug therapy, if used, or until the bacilli present have been shown at an approved laboratory to be nonvirulent. Contacts: quarantine of all intimate child contacts and of adult contacts whose occupation involves handling of foods or close association with children, until contacts are shown by bacteriological examination not to be carriers of virulent organisms.
Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis. Patient: until seven days after onset of the disease and until all clinical symptoms have disappeared. Contacts: no restrictions, but observations (by parent, teacher, nurse) for initial symptoms.
Poliomyelitis, acute anterior. Patient: until the temperature has returned to normal, with a minimum of seven days after the first symptoms of the disease. Contacts: Children of school age and younger are to be kept from school and other public gathering places, and adults of the household whose vocations bring them into contact with children or with food to be eaten uncooked are to be kept from such violation for 14 days from last exposure to a recognized case.
Typhoid fever paratyphoid A and B. Patient: in a flyproof room, preferably in a hospital and especially if disposal of excreta and waste at home is likely to be careless and unsanitary. Release from supervision is determined by two successive negative cultures of stool and urine specimens collected not less than seven days apart after temperature has been normal seven days. Contacts: no restriction, but antityphoid inoculations and observation for symptoms and laboratory test for carrier state.
Smallpox (variola). Patient: until 14 days after onset of the disease and until all scabs have disappeared and the lesions have completely healed. Contacts: every inmate of the household and all contacts shall be immediately vaccinated or quarantined. If vaccinated within three days of first exposure, he shall be under daily observation until successful vaccination results, or for at least 20 days. If vaccinated after more than three days from first exposure, he shall be kept under quarantine until successful vaccination results and a period of 12 days following vaccination has elapsed.
Disease
Period of Isolation for Case
Regulation of Contacts in Household of Patient
Rubella (German or 3-day measles)
No restrictions
No restrictions
Chicken pox (varicella)
Until 7 days after appearance of the eruption.
Mumps/measles
Until glands return to normal, with a minimum of 7 days, following first symptoms. As long as abnormal discharges from the nose, ears, or throat persist or cough continue, with a minimum period of 7 days after appearance of rash.
No restrictions for those who have had the disease, and for those who have not had the disease, observation (by parent, teacher, nurse) for first symptoms. No restriction for those who have had the disease, and for those who have not had the disease, observation (by parent, teacher, nurse) for first symptoms.
Whooping cough
21 days after first characteristics of whooping cough.
Scarlet fever (scarlatina) Streptococcic sore throat
Until 14 days after onset of disease and until all abnormal discharge from the nose, ears, throat or suppurating glands has ceased. Until 14 days after onset of disease and until all abnormal discharges from the nose, ears, throat or suppurating glands has ceased.
Quarantine of home contacts under 18 years until 7 days have elapsed since last exposure to a recognized case. Exclusion of teachers from association with children at school and food handlers from their work until 7 days have elapsed since last exposure to a recognized case.
Diphtheria
Until two successive negative cultures have been obtained from both the nose and throat at intervals of not less than 24 hours, beginning at least 7 days after cessation of drug therapy, if used, or until the bacilli present have been shown at an approved laboratory to be nonvirulent.
Quarantine of all intimate child contacts and of adult contacts whose occupation involves handling of foods or close association with children, until contacts are shown by bacteriological examination not to be carriers of virulent organisms.
Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis
Until 7 days after onset of the disease and until all clinical symptoms have disappeared.
No restrictions, but observation (by parent, teacher, nurse) for initial symptoms.
Poliomyelitis acute anterior
Until the temperature has returned to normal with a minimum of 7 days after the first symptoms of the disease.
Children of school age and younger are to be kept from school and other public gathering places, and adults of the household whose vocations bring them into contact with children or with food to be eaten uncooked are to be kept from such vocation for 14 days from last exposure to a recognized case.
Typhoid fever, paratyphoid A and B
In a flyproof room preferably in a hospital, and especially if disposal of excreta and waste at home is likely to be careless and unsanitary. Release from supervision is determined by two successive negative cultures of stool and urine specimens, collected not less than 7 days apart after temperature has been normal 7 days.
No restrictions, but antityphoid inoculations and observation for symptoms and laboratory tests for carrier state.
Smallpox (variola)
Until 14 days after onset of the disease and until all scabs have disappeared and the lesions have completely healed.
Every inmate of the household and all contacts shall be immediately vaccinated or quarantined. If vaccinated within 3 days of first exposure, he shall be under daily observation until successful vaccination results, or for at least 20 days. If vaccinated after more than 3 days from first exposure, he shall be kept under quarantine until successful vaccination results and a period of 12 days following vaccination has elapsed.
The maximum periods of incubation (that is, the time which may elapse between the date of the last exposure to a given disease and the date of its development) of the following communicable diseases are hereby declared as follows:
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Chicken pox (varicella): from 10 to 21 days.
B. 
Diphtheria (membranous croup): usually two to five days.
C. 
German measles (rubella): from 12 to 21 days.
D. 
Measles: from eight to 14 days.
E. 
Meningitis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, meningococcus: generally two to 10 days.
F. 
Mumps: from 12 to 21 days.
G. 
Poliomyelitis acute anterior: 14 days.
H. 
Scarlet fever (variola): from 10 to 20 days.
I. 
Streptococcic sore throat (septic sore throat): from two to seven days.
J. 
Typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever A and B: from three to 38 days.
K. 
Whooping cough: from seven to 14 days.
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Exclusion from schools and gatherings of cases and contacts of certain communicable diseases, either actual or suspected, shall be done in accordance with this chapter and the laws of the State of New Jersey.
B. 
The removal of cases of diseases, the restriction of visiting, the isolation and provision for persons who cannot be removed and the quarantine in emergencies shall be accomplished in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
For the purpose of this chapter, any known case of tuberculosis which has been demonstrated to be a public health menace shall be placed in the same category with other named communicable diseases and shall be subject to such special regulations and restrictions as may be imposed by the Board in accordance with this chapter.
A. 
Syphilis, gonorrhea, lymphogranuloma venereum, granuloma, inguinale and chancroid are hereby declared to be infectious and communicable venereal diseases and dangerous to the public health and shall be dealt with in accordance with the state laws applicable thereto.
B. 
No druggist, pharmacist or other person in the Borough shall sell, give away, prescribe or administer to any person any drug, medicine or preparation thereof intended to be used for the treatment, relief or cure of any disease mentioned in this section, except upon a written prescription of a physician licensed to practice medicine.
For the purpose of this chapter, all other regulations concerning communicable diseases not specifically mentioned and as set forth in the Sanitary Code of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto, are hereby adopted as a part of this chapter.