The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-28
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The Local Board of Health, auxiliary. to
the State Board, completed It's organization
on Monday last, choosing permanent oihcers
and adopting code of bylaws. Henry an
derford, Esq, was elected President; Dr; D.
w. Herring. Vice President; DIR. j. +. BuilGg-
ton, Secretary; Executive Committee, II.
Vanderford, Dr. j. w. Herring, DIR. D.: +.
Burlington, DR.. J. H. Billingsiea, Dr. VIM.
n. Martin, DR.. Vim. Hines, DIR. theodore
4. Shower.
The Local Board is organized under sec. !
of chapter 43S of the Laws of Md, passed
1880. to assist the State Board in the proper
performance of their duties. Section oil
said act prescribes the powers and duties OF
said Board, and reads as follows
SEC. 3. And be 1T enacted, That the State
Board of Health shall have the general care
of the sanitary interests of the people OF thus
State; they shall make sanitary investigations
and inquiries respecting the causes OF disease,
and, especially, epidemics, the causes OF NOR
tality and the influence of locality, employ,
ments, habits and other circumstances ana
conditions upon the health OF the people; they
shall inquire into and investigate all nu>sahces
affecting the public health in any county, city
or village in the State, and are authorized ana
empowered, by information or petition hied
in the name of the board, to apply to the
Judges. or to any Judge of the circuit court
for the county in which such nuisance shall
exist or to the Judge of the Circuit Court oil
Baltimore city, as the case may be, IN term
time or vacation for an injunction to restrain
and prevent such nuisance, no matter py
whom or by what authority committed.
1t will be seen that the Board of Health,
has the general care of the sanitary interests
of the people, and that it is their duty to IN
auire into epidemics, when they occur, ana TO
investigate all nuisaHces affecting the general
health, and to take steps for the abatement OF
the same, which they may do by asking an
Injunction against such by applying to the
Judge Of the Circuit Court, where parties VIII
not abate them without 1t.
DR.. c. W. Chancellor, Secretary to the
State Board, addressed the citizens OF West
minister. at the Court House on Monday eve
ming, in furtherance of the objects OF the or
qanlzation. His address was an able and IN
teresting one, and dwelt on the importance
Of sanitary regulations, perfect drainage, pro
\ per ventilation, and pure air and water. Inc
! decomposition Of organic matter, foul cess
4 pools, filthy pigstyes, stables and cewyards
/ all exert deleterioas influence upon tn,
public health, and ought to be corrected a
/ once by cleanliness and the use of dislnieet
/ ants. In the hot months, especially, parue
ular care should be given to the publication
of all such places, and he who refuses to Keel
/ his premises free from nHisances of this ser
/ should be regarded as the public enemy
! Cleanliness is next to gOdliness, says tn
highest authority, and all should be wiliini
| to promote the general health by close atien
4 lion to the cleanliness of their, premises.
Z Hon. Charles b. Roberts, DIR. Herring, ans
( Hon. John f. Smith followed DIR. ChaneelIo
1 in some appropriate remarks GA the subject
/ A nun,bsr If ladies were in attendance
{ Prof r. L. Broekett, of Western MarylaH'
1 College. presided: Dr. Burlington acted a
1 Secretary.