i aie le es SR LEGISLATIVE ACT RELATIVE TO THE FREE DIAGHOSIS OF TUBURCULOSIS PASSED MARCH 2, 1909% 65-106, licroscopical examination of sputum forwerd- ed to bacteriolorist of laboratory of State Board of Ilealth; results of examination to be reported free of charge. 619, It shall be the duty of the bacteriologist of the laboratory of the State Board of Health, when so requested by any physician or by authorities of any hospital or dispensary to make, or cause to be made, a micro= scopical examination of the sputum forwarded to said bacterioligist 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 know, and address of the person whose sputum it is, It shall be the duty of said bacteriologist:»romptly 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, (Le 1909, che 227, sec. 23 March 2.) a : a SARS Bi spr bs rai sii