Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS.

Inc state DOaru OF nealJn In q circular
gotten out by the secretary, DIR. C. L. AL
len of Rutland, promulgates the follow
ing rules and regulations for the better
preservation of the public health, and for
the protection against infectious and con-
tagious diseases, by the authority given
in section 9th of an "Act to prevent
the spreading of contagious Diseases"
etc., approved Nov. %, 1886:
l. Any householder in whose dwell
ling there shall occur a case of scarlet fe-
yer, diphtheria, typhoid or typhus, small
pox or cholera, shall Immediately notify
the selectmen or health officers, who
shall at once report the same to the sec
rotary of the State board of health.
2. When a physician knows or sus-
poets that any person to whom he has
been called is sick of, or has died of a
communicable disease dangerous to the
public health, he shall Immediately report
the same to the selectmen or health Off
Ger, who shall notify the teacher or prin-
cipal of every school, academy or semin-
airy, requesting such teachers or princi-
pals to dispense with the attendance of
all pupils residing in the family in which
such disease exists.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the physi-
clan. and of all other attendants upon
persons affected with such diseases, to
avoid exposure to the public of any gar
ments or clothing about their persons,
that may have been subjected to the risk
of infection.
4. No person who has smallpox,
diphtheria. scarlet fever. measles or
whooping cough, shall attend school or
any place of public worship or amuse-
ment.
5. Books from a public or circulating
library must not be allowed in any house
where there is a case of smallpox, diph-
liberia or scarlet fever.
6. Members of any household in which
smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever or
measles exist shall abstain from attend
ing places of public amusement, worship
or education, and. as far as possible, from
other private houses.
Z. No parent, guardian or master in
whose house or family there shall have
been a communicable disease dangerous
to the public health shall permit any
child in said house or family to attend
any public, private or Sunday school dur
ing or after the cessation of such disease,
until the house shall have been thorough
oughly disinfected and cleansed. and the
child shall have proper certificate from
the attending physician, countersigned
by selectman or health officer.
8. Plain and distinct notices must be
placed upon the premises or house in
which any person has smallpox, diph-
liberia, scarlet fever, measles or whoop-
ing cough ugh o,ot,,on noa-o,otn,on , nd bod
ding of persons who have been sick with
any communicable disease dangerous to
the public health, and the rooms which
they have occupied during such sickness,
together with their furniture, shall be
thoroughly disinfected.
10. There shall not be public or
church funeral of any person who has
died of Asiatic cholera, smallpox, ty-
plus fever, diphtheria. yellow fever,
scarlet fever or measles, and the family
of the deceased shall in all such cases
limit the attendance to as few as possible
and take all precautions possible to pre-
vent the exposure of other persons to con-
tagiOn or infection.
IL. No meat, fish, birds. fowls. fruit,
vegetables, milk, or anything for human
food, not being then healthy, fresh.
sound, wholesome, fit and safe for use,
nor any animal or fish that died by dis
ease, nor carcass of any calf pig or lamb
which at the time of its death was less
than three weeks old, and no meat there
from, shall be offered or held for sale as
food.
u. 1t shall be the duty of the occu-
pant of every house, in the month of May
in each and every year, to cleanse the
cellars thereof of all dirt, vegetables and
other impure matter, calculated to engen-
der disease, and cause them to be thor
oughly white-washed with fresh lime.
ha lap in a
place and manner as not to be offensive
to the persons residing in the vicinity
and their pens and yards must be kept
deodorized by the application of dried
muck, dry earth, or some other effective
absorbent or disinfectant.
ii. Whatever is dangerous to human
life or health, and whatever renders soil,
air, food, water or other drink unwhole-
some, are declared to be nuisances, and
liable to originate or spread contagious
diseases.
10. Whatever building, erection OF
part or cellar thereof is overcrowded OF
not provided with adequate means of in
gress and egress, or is not sufficiently sup
ported, ventilated, severed, drained
cleaned or lighted, is declared to be nui-
Sance.
l6. The collection of refuse matter in
VI Tie vicinity VI ~
dwelling house, or place of business, such
as swill, waste of meat, fish or shells
bones, decaying vegetables, eXcrement
or any kind of otfal that may decompose
and generate disease germs or unhealthy
gases, shall be considered the worst kind
. of nuisance, and must be removed OF
disposed of either by burning, burial oil
: otherwise in such manner that it may not
be offensive to the neighborhood.
H. No putrid or decaying animal oil
vegetable matter shall be kept in any
house, cellar or adjoining outbuilding oil
grounds for more than "A hours.
Is. No slaughter house shall be al
lowed within the limits of any village oil
city, or within 80 yards of any highway
without the written consent of the select
men.
10. The preparation and keeping OF
t all meat, fish, birds or other animal food
shall be in the manner best adapted to Sc
( cure and continue their wholesomenes'
2 as food.
D 20. Every butcher or other person
owning leasing or OccInVing any place