§ 142. Jurisdiction of local board of health. All hospitals or
institutions now or hereafter established or maintained by any city of
the first class for the regular or special treatment of persons
suffering from the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis shall be
subject to the approval of the local board of health; special wards or
pavilions for the treatment of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in
existing hospitals shall be provided with separate nurses, cooking
utensils, washing and plumbing facilities.