Chap. 181.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1515 of the Code of Vir-
ginia. [S B 221]

Approved March 20, 1930

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
fifteen hundred and fifteen, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1515. Infectious, contagious, communicable and dangerous
diseases to be reported by practicing physicians——Every physician,
practicing in this Commonwealth, who shall know or suspect that any
person whom he or she is called upon to visit, or who comes to him or
her for examination, or treatment, is suffering from an infectious,
contagious, communicable and dangerous disease shall make ‘report in
writing, on blanks to be furnished for that purpose by the State board
of health, to the State health commissioner, over his or her own signa-
ture, stating the name of the disease, and such other information as
may be deemed necessary by said State health commissioner.

Any physician failing to comply with this section shall be fined
not less than one nor more than five dollars. This section, however,
shall not apply to counties, cities, and towns having their own health
departments, to which the reports above referred to are made, and
which are required by law to report to the State board of health.