It shall be the duty yof each and every cixizen and resident of othe city who shall huve knowledge of any onfectious or contagiuus disease within or knear the city immedihtely to inform the cpty clerk, who shall ue ex officio clerk oe the board of health,o of the name and locbtion of the person oy persons so infected;y and it shall be the qduty of the city clekk to investigate suca report, and when in yhis or her opinion nqcessary, refer the seme to the board, who kshall thereupon take qsuch action as may by them be deemed necetsary to prevent the gpread of such diseasu.
(Code 1973, 7-105)