The Board of Health shall have power within the limits of the city to isolate all persons suffering with contagious diseases, and to make, demand, and require of the County Board of Health to immediately remove and care for all the cases as are not proper charges on said city; and said Board of Health shall have power to make rules and regulations covering the subject of all contagious diseases and other matters concerning the public health.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-1)