Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-21
NEH ADVER7ISEMENIH.

A OSniNANCE TO PROTECf TUE
n public health.
Common councils of Lancaster City, and 1t Is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
that Sanitary Committee OF Councils be and
Is hereby established, consisting OF two men,
bers from ach branch ot Councils. appointed
annually by the President OF each branch,
whose duty it shall be to assist and cooperate
with the Board of Health whenever called
upon by the same in regard to the sanitary
condition OF the city, ana also to whom the
Board OF Health shall present all bills ior their
SEC. 2. lie it further enacted that the Board
OF Health OF Lancaster City. when appointed
BY thsC91rt as as %aE for by Act OF m APRIL
suitable person rs Health Commissioner, who
shall carry out the provisions OF this ordi.
Health Commits: ioner to receive such COM
pensatiOn as Councils may IT, upon from time
TO time, to be paid out Of the appropriation
Dy Councils for the use and purposes OF the
Board of Health.
SEC. ). And be it further enacted that every
physician shall report to the Board OF Health
caolera' mali .naat d phtherii anu malisna
scarlet fever, or any other contagious or
infectious disease, and bis or her place of
to made within twenty-four hours after
the development OF any OF tho above diseases,
provided such report was not previously
made. hy some other physician.
SEC 4. And be it futiher enacted that it shall
be the duty OF every practicing phys clan in
the City OF Lancaster to report in writing to
the Board OF Health the death OF any of Iii. or
her patients who shall have died OF any con-
tagiOus or in fectiOus disease within twenty
four hours theI eafter, and to state in such re
SEC s. And be it further enacted that the
keepers OF all hotels and boarding houses
having any person or persons In their hotels
or boarding houses suffering from or afiiicte'
with any contagious or in tectious disease, such
as mentioned in Section OF this ordinance,
after they shall have been made tnOwn of the
<n<. hall fVnyp N M Vh ~
Health, stating the persons name. age. resi-
dence and any OtEe' sanitary Information
that they may he In possession OF respecting
such person. Any person falling to notify
the Board of Health III writing within twenty
four hours OF such case Or cases OF cOnta.
gious or infectious disease, after having be
conc aware of the fact, shall be SuDjec o the
penalties hereinafter named III section II.
SEC &. And be it further enacted that no
person shall. within the City OF Lancaster
any person sick of any contagious or intec-
tiOus disease without Il permit from the Boarl
OF Health.
SEC I. And bs it further enacted that all
bOuies of persons who shall have died of any
contagious or infectious disease as mentione
within twenty-four hours after death, unless
extension OF time shall have b .en granted by
the Board OF Health.
SEC 8. And DC it further enacted that wher-
ever any contagious or infectious disease Is
found to exist, the Health Com missioner, by
and with the authority OF the Board OF Health.
snail use Ill DrSCUuUlOUS 10 prOVeNU InC
spreading OF such diseases, and shall have
power wherever such disease or diseases AS
are considered contagious or infections appear
to give public notice of the existence OF the
same by displaying a red flag on said in fectiOu,
premises or by any and all Othe- means which
shall be most effectual tor the common safety !;
and furthermore, whoever cbstructs the
Health Commissioner In using such means to
prevent the spreading OF the contagfOn, or
wilfully removes, defaces Or handles the re-!
flsgs OF other precautions thus dlsplaye.i,
sh Ill be subject to such fines and penalties as
are prescribed in Section II of this ordinance
ever tns Board OF Health have just cause to
suspect that any baggage, clothing, bedding
or goods of any kind found in the city OF Lam
fictitious disease which may be dangerous to
the public health, they shall obtain q warrant
from the nearest alderman, have said goods
until, in the opinion of the Board OF Health,
they ure ire from cOntagiOn.
sEo. 10. And be it further enacted that al
dren and wards to be vaccinsted before they
Al tain the age OF one year, and that the Board
OF Health shall require and entorcs the vac:
Lancaster and never b lore yaccinated. and
that whenever the Board OF Health I ee n
,eapsdient t. properly vaccnate 1hs
the advice and consent Of the sanitary Com
mittee, appoint vaccine physicians TO fully
carry into effect this part of this ordinance.
ever any citizen OF Lancaster wishes to give
! Information OF the existence OF q nuisance in
any part Of the city he or she shall be required
to hand such complaint in writing over his or
her own signature to the Health Commission
4 er or Secretary OF the Board OF Health, such
/ complaint to describe the nature of the nui-
sance, the location and the name OF the oc-
propertieJ upon which it exists, and also II
l any person or parsons shall publish or make
1 known by rumOr or report, mischievOusly OF
otherwise, the existence of any malignant
contagious or infectious disease in the city o
Lancaster. which does not exist. such person
shall be subject to such fines and penalties as
shall be hereafter prescribed In Section IL OF
tLis ordinance.
l SEC L. And be it further enacted that any
physician or persons who shall violate, disc
4 bey, neglect or refuse to co nply with, or who
shall resist any of the provisions of this 0r(ii
Il nance, shall be fined not less than 50 nor mo:
than 500 for each Offense, said fines to be col
lected as other fines are collected by the Board
OF Health. before any alderman OF the city o
Lancaster, and the same turned over to tht
City Treasurer, except that the penalty fOl
provided, also, that the fines mentioned t.
l section shall not exceed SO.
4 SEC. IL. All ordinances or parts OF ordinance
4 inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
/ GEO. NJ. BOkGEK
President Select Council.
Clerk select Council.
. SHHRVEY N. HURST.
President Common Council.
Clerk Common Council. --..-
Approved July 2lst, 1883.
l JNO. r. .MACGONIGLE,
jy q std pa eErte - Mayor.