It shall be the duty of any physician, surgeon, obstetrician, midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital of any nature, parent, relative or other person attendant on or assisting in any way whatsoever, any infant, or the mother of any infant, at childbirth, or at any time within two (2) weeks after childbirth, knowing the condition defined in Section 41-35-1 to exist, within six (6) hours thereafter, to report such fact, as the state board of health shall direct, to the local health officer of the city, town, village, or whatever other political division there may be, within which the infant or the mother of the infant may reside.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 35 - Eye Inflammation of Young
§ 41-35-1. "Inflammation of the eyes of new born" defined
§ 41-35-3. Duty to make report as to any inflammation of the eyes of new born
§ 41-35-5. Duties of the local health officer
§ 41-35-7. Duties of the State Board of Health
§ 41-35-9. Duty of those in attendance at childbirth to use prophylactic in eyes of new born