Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-21
HEALTH ORDINANCE,

ITO the Honorable Court of Common Council l of the City of New Haven:
 Section 1. That smallpox, scarlet fever diph- theria membranous croup, typhoid fever, ty- phus fever, d Asatic iii cholera, yellow fever and hereby declared to be contagious diseases within the meaning of these bylaws.
 Section 2: Every physician practising within the town of New Haven shall report in writing to the board of health in the town of New Haven, within twelve hours after he has discovered the nature of the disease, or immediately, if practi- cable, specifying the name, age and address of diseases, for whom said physician has prescribed or attended, or had been called upon to attend ; humber @ Der % of children also the families o in said aid shop or place at which said patient works or is
 Section 3. Every attending physician shall also report in writing to said board the name, age and address of every person who shall have died of any contagious disease, within twelve hours after he shall have been informed of said death, and the specific name and type of such disease. keeper householder or person having charge of of any vessel Within the towa of New Haven, in whose house, hotel, institution or vessel any per son so sick with any of the aforesaid described diseases, unattended d by Ry Rhyysicisn shall re- after it shall come to his or her knowledge
 Section 5. No person shall, without a permit from said board of health carry or remove from Ouo Duuulu& LO duOtuoE, UT 1TOm any FoSSel, Sulp, tho diseases specified and described in the first ssdss of been exposed to infection, nor shall any person in laws, nor the body of such person or any article m promote s the spread % of % such & disease from such sick person for the body thereof,
 Section 6. No superintendent principal or any child attending school, shall knowingly per init child sick with smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, membraneous croup or typhus fever, disease exists, to attend any school in the town of New Haven without the permission of the
 Section z. No person sick with any of the dis eases specified in section of these by Jaws shall Se bTonsRt i1t son known to be or reasonably suspected to be sick with any of said diseases specified in section of these bylaws, or of having any article or from any disease described in section 1 of these bylaws, without permit from said Board of Section 2: No person shall hinder or prevent the isolation of any person sick with the diseases described in section of these bylaws, or the dis infection of any premises or articles or clothing using proper methods and means which may be proper to control the spread of such disease or Section 9. There shall be no public funeral of any person dead from smallpox, scarlet fever. diphtheria, membraneous croup or typhus fever without the permit of said Board of Health. Section 1o No one shall enter passenger ear street car, steamboat, hack, cab, stage or other public conveyance, wearing or having in his o, l her possession any clothing or other articles with which said person shall have had in attend | ance upon any person sick with smallpox, scar let fever or typhus fever without having had the same disinfected to the satisfaction Of the saio Board of Health.
 Section Il. Any hack, cab, stage, horse car | steam car, steamboat vessel, or other public ol private conveyance in which any person is req sonably believed to have been carried, or knowI to have been carried or transported, while suffer ing with smallpox, scarlet fever, typhus fever o yellow fever, shall not thereafter be used for tn, carrying of any passenger until such vehicle, car ! steamboat or vessel shall have been disinfectet | to the satisfaction of said Board of Health.
 Section 12. Every person violating any of thu | provisions, section or sections, of these bylaws on conviction, shall pay penalty of not nor than $10O.
 In Court of Common Council, read, accepted and ordinance adopted.
 Approved May 15, 1891.
 To take effect May 9, 1891.
 Attest: EDWARD DOWNES, l mv20 3t City Clerk,