National Republican., 1885-01-12
A BUREAU OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
Provisions OF the DiIi offered by
Senator Palmer 20 Prevent the In

Provisions OF the DI1i offered by
Senator Palmer 20 Prevent the In
PRODUCTION OF Contagious Diseases.
Sonotor Palmer yesterday introduced a
bill to prevent the introduction and difTu-
sion of contagious diseases and TO pro-
mote tho general sanitary welfare of the
people. 1t provides for the establishment
in the treasury department of a bureau of
public health to bo charged with the OK.
ecution of all laws relating TO quarantine
and public health. Tho chief of this bu-
reau shall be called commissioner of pub
lie health and shall receive a salary Of
$4,000 per annum.
The commissioner shall appoint sOven
suporintendents, who shall have charge
Of external and internal quarantine, em-
bracing both infected persons and in
footed or adultoraied goods in their re-
speotive districts. Tho annual salary Of
zach OF tho Buporintendents shall be
$4,000. Tho commissioner OF public
health shall design code of regulations
for the conduct OF the external and in
ternal quarantine of the United States.
These regulations shall aim at the pro-
lection Of tho people against contagious
and infectious disease and against pois-
onously adulterated goods. The commits
sionor shall also appoint an inspector Of
ventilation, draining, and plumbing at q
salary Of ~, 600, whose duty IL shall be to
SEQ that all public buildings are CON
structed in accordance with n code Of
regulations prepared by him on those
subjects. He shall also appoint public
anal ysist at the same salary. who shall
mako chemical analyses and microscope
cal examinations of all substances
submitted by him to the commissioner Of
| public health. The commissioner Of pub
lie health. with the surgeons general OF
the army, the navy, and tho marine hos
| pital service, the commissioner Of educa-
tiop, and the commissioner of agriculture,
respectively, shall prepare code Of reg
ulations for tho better sanitation OF the
army, the navy, oil merchant vessels sail
ing under the flag of tho United States,
all schools within tho jurisdiction Of the
United States, and Of hll animals In
transit from state TO state. In conjunc'
tion with the president of the American
Medical Association, the commissioner ol
public health shall prepare code of reg
ulations for tho practice of physlc, sur
gerry, and midwifery In any place within
the Jurisdiction of tho United States.
All goods designed for food or drink o.
man, for wearing apparel, or for furnitur,
or decoration of habitations, so poisoned
by authorizations as to be dangerous Il
human life or health arc declared to b,
contraband ofcommerce anywhere within
tho United States, and may be seized anI
destroyed. On tho application of th,
commissioner, tho President shall detail
surgeons Of the army and navy for th
investigation Of special diseases. Durin
tho invasion Of epidemic diseases tn
commissioner may employ competen
physicians to aid the superin ntondcnts
such physicians to receive $40 per da,
and expenses.
A weekly bulletin containing usefu
sanitary information shall be distribute
free to different parts of the country.
A penalty Of 800 to $1,000 or imprisou
mont from thirty days to one year Is pre-
yided for violations of this act or th
regulations authorized by 1t.
The sum of 100000 is appropriated
carry the act into effect.