Every physician called in to care for or treat a person afflicted with a contagious disease or any epidemic disease shall make a report of the same within 24 hours after being called in to the Health Officer. In case no physician is in attendance it shall be the duty of the person in charge or having the care of such person to make a report within 24 hours from the time the disease is recognized.
('77 Code, § 100.001) Penalty, see § 10.99