New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-15

reus and Frovisicns of the Code-AbsTscse 81
the Sanitary Regulations for the Ensuing
Year.
| The Code Of Health Ordinances and the rules and
Sanitary Regulations recently adopted by tho metropolitan
Board OF Health take effect to-day They for the most
part rgenactmen Of existing City Ordinances and State
Laws upon health but they ofthe utmost import
The city and. II enforced. wi to certain extent al
Least revou.ionze the Metropolitan Sanitary District Here
tofoe almost every provision Of Heath Laws Of both New
York and Brooklyn have been utterly dsregarded NO one
pretended obey cared to enforce them TIE pne
ties FOR their violation uIheeded and the city CODES
were encumbered with that might better perhaps
have had legal existence BY the nth Chapter ofthe Laws
Of 1866 The Board Of Health empowered 10 make such rules
ard regulations Is It may deem advisable and to require the
Board Of Police and enforce them With this
power by the assistance Metropolitan Police and with
disposition protect the Health District from everything
preudcal to hfe ard health much may DO effected.
This is the cole purpose Of tie Code Of Heath
end we ash our readers ind ali good citizens pom.
der them carefully and 70 give em and her enf9reeh.r'
such attention the sanitary condition urgently demands
| SANITARY DUTIES or CITIZENS.
The fret provision be found in the code one Of great
Importance ard sfecs every citizen Of The district II
dered that no person 81 al careesy ucgpenty DO advise
the DONG Of net dangerous TO life or det'
rmenia 70 heath nor sna any psso 9 70 tas aHy
An persons including doctors aad druggists forbidden
make eel prepare administer any prescription or med
cine unier any fraudulent name direction pretense to
make any deceptive representation 20 other person to
she kind quality purpose effect Of drug article o.
ered drink food medicine save for good cause and
Tns GALE OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES
No poisonous substance shall be held for sold except
e y
marked roscn and no even when so marked 10 any per
son which the party whe delivers the has reason TO think
| intended it for any Illegal OF improper use,
No person shall make or have FOR sale any poisonous IN
wholesome deeerious adneraed drugs drink medicine
forbidden, By any law health regulation Of this State
CARE OF PREMISES.
All are required conduct their business and to
keep their premises at oil times in such manner that they
shall not be preGdicsl to life dangerous health They
also required to take notice that any member Of tie Board
OF Health officer o. the Board may arrest any ono
who may commit forbidden by these regulations or
who shall e the enforcement Of the orders OF the Board Of
MARRIAGES, BrRTHs AND DEATHS.
Those who perform marriage ceremonies are required 70
keep registry. and to record therein the full names Of the
parties married ThOse who professionally assist advise at
any birth shall keepa registry thereof and any who has
attended any person at last illness as professional adviser
shall also make and preserve registry stating the cause OF
death ard date hohr place and street number %ls,e t?Ss
Board Health within five days after the birth marriage
and within 70 hc % re GTh q any uy rs 70 ssO
make return Of all inquons taken bv them except when
by Law nc inquest: are 20 De hea "a %non ease ~
able Of the date ard place OF death person on
duty every person who discovered the body any dead
human being thereof unless there IA 10
fact to the Board Of Health place the
when the discovery made and where the is
be found. -
tits made the duty Of physician inn keeper board
tuition and TIE master OF every vessel 10 report daily 10 the>
Board writing Of disease which may occur In tue
charge lnd every person knowing OF individual
Of contagious disease which lie shall have reason to
report regard 10 the disease condition. dwelling
place position Of such sek person No person VIII be al
ffa rrl tnf
budng 10 another from vessel 20 the slore per-
son lick any contagious disease; will any person BY
any negligent act by needless of himself
otker he permitted TO contribute 10 endanger the spread
Of disease any such person from dead body. Out
side of the up portions 81 the cities Of NewI0rk
Brooklyn sgoh may ee made VIII the consent Of two
physicians IL regular practice or Of Two SANITARY Inspectors
Ills enacted that no person shah bring any person
from any infected port or liable TO quarantine to point
nearer than yards Of any dock pier to any building
on the shore o. any city village Of tie district without
permit from Board II Health That shall bring
INTO any ~ village Of the district from any injected ports
or rom any vessel bgdng in which had lately been
person contagious disease any article what
person or article offending tie occasion OF the offence
Los passed through Quarantine or las permit from any other
3sny iuicctd article ard Of persoI sick ola
Gus o. rgGea % e or health o. lat L may je deemed
coTToy RAGS AND Iiffs
Every master OF any vessel that shall bring any
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AM ,nch cotton being In dangerous infected or un.onnd
condition No person will be allowed 10 bring to any dock
within 90 feet Of any city village Of tue District
have storage in The built NJ portions Of the cities or vii
nss been brosb, from sny foreign conn,iy or Injected
place from point south OF Norfolk virginia without
any facs connected with any person thing on the vessel
under bis control which he have reason TO think would
endanger the public health
NEAT FISH, AND VEGETABLE vTSDEEs.
An and vegetable required TO have per
init nom the Board Of Health No meats hsh birds fowls.
and ,afc for food shall be brought within city Or village Of
the District or be offered for sale IN any ppbc or private mar
or lamb less than eight weeks old at the date Of its death or
the thereof shall DO offered for sale nor any meager
sicily or un fish birds fowls shall be bought
sold or food the District No cattle shall be killed while Ia
oveheated fevsh or diseased condition. but the keeping
fsb fowls shall DO done IN tic beet adapted
carried while bound by tied down BY the neck
any vehicle but shall be allowed TO stand freely while being
No cattle shall BE- driven in the streets except
between The hours OF h evening and hour after
rise mornings shall more than 20 cattle loo hogs
and where they viii least endanger the lives Of human
beings All cattle must be .eBi IN places whore the water
Of their health 1t made the duty every
SON iuo Of any unsound unhealthy article Of food being
dead spra above the Of rabbit will DO permitted be
offered for sale until shall have cooled and all blood shall
yesetsbes shall Be brought the District sold any
unwkolesoue deeteous or adulterated liquid for
All stalls for the sale Of meats and vegetables and all build
ings where cattle killed dressed be put and pre-
served in clearly and wholesome condition. and all osl and
I'm wholesome offensive matter DO removed at least
once in "a hours No person will be permitted slaughter
dress or hang any cattle wholly partly within any street
or in view any until they shall have ceased to bleed
No building ussd as house shall be used for any
other Adequate Underground connections must be
made with the public and all loading unloading Of
meat cattle and oa take place at point not in
view Of q street public place.
Section provides for the removal at the expense Of the
owner OF ali articles offered for food which may prove
sound or unwhoesome After the LIST Of June will be
from The Board Of Health and this means that
AMER that time tho entire business must be removed to dis
lance from the buup portions o. New York and Brooklyn