Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-05-27
Board Of Health RuIes-Tbe follow.

|
ing are the rules governing the various
Boards of Health of this State:
| l. Local Boards shall inform themselves
as far as practicable, respectingall in fiuences
affecting or threatening to affect injuriously
the public health within the districts over
which they had supervision; especially the
causes of pollution and lessening of the
supplies of drinking water in their respect
i've counties or districts.
Q. They shall inquire into and ascertain,
by such means as are at their disposal, the
cause, origin and distribution of diseases
within their respective districts, and ascer-
tain to what extent the same have depended
on conditions capable of removal or mitiga-
ton.
3. They shall, by inspection of their re-
spectlve districts, both systematically at
certain periods and at intervals as occasion
may require, keep themselves informed of
the conditions injurious to health existing
therein.
4. They shall advise the State Board on
all matters affecting the health of their re-
spective districts, and, in cases requiring it,
they shall certify, for the guidance of the
State Board, "a to any matter in respect of
which a certificate may be essential as the
basis or in aid of sanitary or legal action.
8. On receiving information of the out
break of any contagious, infectious or cpl
demic disease of II dangerous character with
in their respective districts, they or one of
their number shall visit the spot without de-
lay and inquire into the causes and circum-
stances of such outbreak, and give immedi-
ate information to the State Board in refer
ence thereto.
o. They shall give information to the State
Board of the existence in their respective
districts of any nuisance injurious to health,
and the said Board shall, as early as practi-
cable thereafter, take such steps, authorized
by the statutes in that behalf, as the circum-
stances OF the case may Justify and require.
z. They shall inquire into any offensive
process of trade carried on within their re-
spective districts, and report To the State
Board on the appropriate means for the pre-
yention OF any nuisance or injury to health
therefrom.
3. They shall prepare quarterly reports,
to be made on the LIST of January, April,
July and November, to be embodied in an
annual report to be made on the LIST of No
vember in each year, comprising tabular
statements OF the sickness and mortality
within their respective dkricts, classified
and a summary of the action taken during
the year for preventing the spread of dis
ease. The annual report shall also contain
an account of the proceedings in which
they have taken part or advised, so far as
such proceedings relate to conditions dan
gerous to health, and also an account of the
supervision exercised by them Tor sanitary
purposes over places and houses that the
State Board has power To regulate with the
mature and results of any proceedings which
may have been required and taken in re-
Spect of the same during the year
0. They shall give immediate information
10 the State Board Of any outbreak or dan
gerous epidemic disease within their respect
i've districts, and shall transmit to the Secre-
tary of the State Board, together with their
annual report, on forms which will be pro-
vided, a return of the sickness and deaths
within their respective districts so far as the
same can be ascertained.
10. Three members Of Local Board shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of
business.