The director of public health shall, when he is informed of the existence of any malignant fever, smallpox or other pestilential, infectious or contagious disease in the city, cause the person affected to be taken to such place as he may designate for treatment. The place selected by the director of public health shall be and become a pest house.
The director of public health shall make, and he is hereby clothed with the power to make, and enforce all proper regulations to keep the diseased person so isolated from healthy persons and to prevent the intrusion of parties not under his direction and control. (Ord. 7802)