See Also: CONTAGIOUS DISORDERS, police, crim(law)
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CONTAGIOUS DISORDERS, police, crim (law)


CONTAGIOUS DISORDERS, police, crim. law. Diseases which are capable of being transmitted by mediate or immediate contact. transmitted by mediate or immediate contact. 2. Unlawfully and injuriously to expose persons infected with the 2. Unlawfully and injuriously to expose persons infected with the smallpox or other contagious disease in the public streets where persons are smallpox or other contagious disease in the public streets where persons are passing, or near the habitations of others, to their great danger, is passing, or near the habitations of others, to their great danger, is indictable at common law. 1 Russ. Cr. 114. Lord Hale seems to doubt whether indictable at common law. 1 Russ. Cr. 114. Lord Hale seems to doubt whether if a person infected with the plague, should go abroad with intent to infect if a person infected with the plague, should go abroad with intent to infect another, and another should be infected and die, it would not be murder; and another, and another should be infected and die, it would not be murder; and he thinks it clear that though there should be no such intent, yet if he thinks it clear that though there should be no such intent, yet if another should be infected, it would be a great misdemeanor. 1 Pl. Cor. 422. another should be infected, it would be a great misdemeanor. 1 Pl. Cor. 422. Vide 4 M.