names of the persons by whom such corpses are claimed for interment, and the names of the colleges, schools, universities or persons, to whom the same are delivered and the dates of such deliveries; which said books shall be open to the inspection of the officers and agents of such college, school or university furnishing the same and to the officers and agents of any other medical college, school or university entitled to receive corpses from the same county. If two or more colleges, schools or universities located in any one of said counties are entitled to receive corpses from the same or from said adjoining counties, they shall receive the same in proportion to the number of matriculated students in each college. The professors and teachers in every college, school or university receiving any corpse under this section, shall dispose of the remains thereof, after they have served the purposes of medical, anatomical or surgical science and study, in accordance with the regulations of the local board of health where the college, school or university is situated. Any person neglecting to comply with or violating any provision of this section, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each and every such non-compliance or violation thereof, and it shall be the duty of the health officer, or person performing his duties, in the places where said medical colleges, schools or universities are situated, whenever he shall have knowledge or information of any non-compliance with, or violation of, any provision, or provisions, of this section, to sue for and recover, in his name of office, the aforesaid penalty, and to pay over the amount so recovered, less the cost and expenses of the action, to the health board of said locality, for its use and benefit.

§ 319. Consents requisite to the establishment of hospitals or camps for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. A hospital, camp or other establishment for the treatment of patients suffering from the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis shall not be established in any town by any person, association, corporation or municipality except when authorized as provided in this section. The person, association, corporation or municipality proposing

to establish such a hospital, camp or other establishment shall file with the state commissioner of health a petition describing the character thereof, stating the county and town in which it is to be located and describing the site in such town for such proposed hospital, camp or other establishment, and requesting the commissioner to fix a date and place for a hearing on such petition before the state commissioner of health and the local health officer, who shall constitute a board to approve or disapprove the establishment of such hospital, camp or other establishment in compliance with such petition. The state commissioner of health shall fix a date and place for a hearing on such petition, which date shall be not less than thirty nor more than forty days after the receipt thereof. A notice of such hearing specifying the date and place thereof and briefly describing the proposed site for such hospital, camp or other establishment shall be mailed to the person, association, corporation or municipality proposing to establish the same and to the health officer and each member of the board of health of the town in which it is proposed to establish such hospital, camp or other establishment at least twenty days before the hearing, and also *publish twice in a local newspaper of the town, or if there is no such paper published therein, then in the newspapers of the county designated in pursuance of law to publish the session laws. At the time and place fixed for such hearing the state commissioner of health and the local health officer shall hear the petitioner and any person who desires to be heard in reference to the location of such hospital, camp or other establishment, and they shall within thirty days after the hearing, if they are able to agree, approve or disapprove of the location thereof and shall notify the person, association, corporation or municipality of their determination. The determination of the state commissioner of health and local health officer shall be final and conclusive; but if within thirty days after the hearing they are unable to agree, they shall within such thirty days notify the person, association, corporation or municipality proposing to estab lish such hospital, camp or other establishment that they are unable to agree. Within ten days after the receipt of such notice, such person, association, corporation or municipality may file in

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the office of the state commissioner of health a request that the petition be referred to a board consisting of the lieutenant-governor, the speaker of the assembly and the state commissioner of health. Such officers shall approve or disapprove of the proposed location of such hospital, camp or other establishment after a hearing of which notice shall be mailed to the person, association, corporation or municipality proposing to establish the same and to the health officer and to each member of the board of health of the town, or without a hearing, upon the evidence, papers and documents filed with the state commissioner of health or that may be submitted to them, as the board shall determine. They shall make their determination within thirty days after the request for such submission has been filed in the office of the state commissioner of health and cause a copy thereof to be mailed to the person, association, corporation or municipality proposing to establish such hospital, camp or other establishment and to the health officer of the town in which it is proposed to establish the same. Such determination shall be final and conclusive. (As amended by chapter 171 of the Laws of 1909.)

§ 320. Reports of tuberculosis by physicians and others. Tuberculosis is hereby declared to be an infectious and communicable disease, dangerous to the public health. It shall be the duty of every physician in the state of New York to report in writing, on a form to be furnished as hereinafter provided, the name, age, sex, color, occupation, place where last employed, if known, and address, of every person known by said physician to have tuberculosis, to the health officer of the city, town or village in which said person resides, within twenty-four hours after such fact comes to the knowledge of said physician. It shall also be the duty of the chief officer having charge for the time being of any hospital, dispensary, asylum or other similar private or public institution in said state of New York to report in like manner the name, age, sex, color, occupation, place where last employed, if known, and previous address of every patient having tuberculosis who comes into his care or under his observation, within twentyfour hours thereafter.

§ 321. Examination of sputum. It shall be the duty of every health officer of a city, town or village, when so requested by any physician, or by authorities of any hospital or dispensary, to make or cause to be made a microscopical examination of the sputum forwarded to him as that of a person having symptoms of tuberculosis, which shall be forwarded to such officer accompanied by a blank giving name, age, sex, color, occupation, place where last employed, if known, and address of the person whose sputum it is. It shall be the duty of said health officer promptly to make a report of the results of such examination, free of charge, to the physician or person upon whose application the same is made.

§ 322. Protection of records. It shall be the duty of every health officer of a city, town or village to cause all reports made in accordance with the provisions of section three hundred and twenty, and also all results of examinations, showing the presence of the bacilli of tuberculosis, made in accordance with the provisions of section three hundred and twenty-one, to be recorded in a register, of which he shall be the custodian. Such register shall not be open to inspection by any person other than the health. authorities of the state and of the said city, town or village, and said health authorities shall not permit any such report or record to be divulged so as to disclose the identity of the person to whom it relates, except as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this article.

§ 323. Disinfection of premises. In case of the vacation of any apartments or premises by the death or removal therefrom of a person having tuberculosis, it shall be the duty of the attending physician, or if there be no such physician, or if such physician be absent, of the owner, lessee, occupant, or other person having charge of the said apartments or premises, to notify the health officer of said city, town or village, of said death or removal within twenty-four hours thereafter, and such apartments or premises so vacated shall not again be occupied until duly disinfected, cleansed or renovated as hereinafter provided.

§ 324. Health officer to direct disinfection, cleansing or renovation. When notified of the vacation of any

apartments or premises as provided in section three hundred and twenty-three hereof, the local health officer or one of his assistants or deputies, shall within twenty-four hours thereafter visit said apartments or premises and shall order and direct that, except for purposes of cleansing or disinfection, no infected article shall be removed therefrom until properly and suitably cleansed or disinfected, and said health officer shall determine the manner in which such apartments or premises shall be disinfected, cleansed or renovated in order that they may be rendered safe and suitable for occupancy. If the health authorities determine that disinfection is sufficient to render them safe and suitable for occupancy, such apartments or premises together with all infected articles therein shall immediately be disinfected by the health authorities at public expense, or, if the owner prefers, by the owner at his expense, to the satisfaction of the health authorities. Should the health au

thorities determine that such apartments or premises are in need of thorough cleansing and renovation, a notice in writing to this effect shall be served upon the owner or agent of said apartments or premises, and said owner or agent shall thereupon proceed to the cleansing or renovating of such apartments or premises in accordance with the instruction of the health authorities, and such cleansing and renovation shall be done at the expense of the said owner or agent.

§ 325. Prohibiting occupancy until order of health officer is complied with. In case the orders or directions of the local health officer requiring the disinfection, cleansing or renovation of any apartments or premises or any articles therein as hereinbefore provided, shall not be complied with within fortyeight hours after such orders or directions shall be given, the health officer may cause a placard in words and form substantially as follows to be placed upon the door of the infected apartments or premises:

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Tuberculosis is a communicable disease. These apartments have been occupied by a consumptive and may be infected. They must not be occupied until the order of the health officer directing their disinfection or renovation has been complied with. This notice must not be removed under the penalty of the law except by the health officer or other duly authorized official."