Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-20
HEALTH ORDINANCE.

ITO the Honorable Court of Common Council l n of the City of New Haven:
 Section l: That smallpox, scarlet fever s diph- thsria tyghoid fever fy 5 t measles, be and they are hereby, declared to be dangerous to the public health and they are the meaning of these bylaws.
 Section 9: Every physician practising within the town of New Haven shall report in writing to within twelve hours after he has discovered the nature of the disease or immediately, if practi. 1he diseases, for whom said physician has prescribed or had been Saed % aste1d number of children, also the families in said house. the school attended, if known, the factorys shop or place at which said patient works or is
 Section 8. Every attending physician shall also of e9 sS of any contagious disease, within twelve hours after he shalf have been informed of said death,
 Section 4. Every lodging house keeper, hotel keeper, householder or person having charge Of public or os 9 whose house, hotel, institution or vessel any per. son so sick with any of the aforesaid described port the same to said board within twelve hours after it shall como to his or her knowledge Section 5. No person shall, without a permit one building to another, or from any vessel ship, boat or enclosure, any person sick with any of section of these by ylaws or any clothing or other articles which have been or which may have expose one sick with any of the diseases speci- fled and described in the first section of these by laws, nor the body of such person or any article in his possession, or cause or contribute to or promote the spread of such disease from such sick person for the body thereof.
 teacher of any school, no parent or guardian of any child attending school, shall knowingly per diphthsria @ membraneous croup or typhus fever or any child residing in house in which such disease exists, to attend any school in the town of New Haven without the permission of the Section I. No person sick with any of the dis; cases specified in section of thsss & &by,iaws shall be brought into the town of New Haven any per % n 1 of these bylaws or of having any article or clothing which has been exposed to infection, from any disease described in section of these Health. HRsilMs' "''A0D' Q 'll' ''' ''''N ~ ' the Board of Health of said town from securing the isolation of person sick with the diseases Infection of any premises or articles or clothing 1 which have been exposed to infection, or the | using proper methods and means which may be proper to control the spread Of such disease or l diseases.
 Section o. There shall be no public funeral of | any person dead from smallpox, scarlet fever, I without the permit of said Board of Health
 Section 10. No one shall enter passenger car l street car steamboat, hack, cab, stage or other public conveyance, wearing or having in is,o, his Q, | 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 tht same disinfected to the satisfaction of the saie l Board of Health.
 Section H. Any hack, cab, stage, horse car
 steam car, steamboat, vessel, or other public O. ] private conveyance in which any person is req l baliaved tO have been carried. know
 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, cal
 steamboat or vessel shall have been disinfecte | to the satisfaction of said Board of Health.
 Section 12. Every person violating any of tn
 provisions section or sections, of these by -lawf
 on conviction, shall pay penalty of not nor
 than $1OO.
 In Court of Common Council, read, accepted l and ordinance adopted.
 l Approved May 15, 1891.
 l To take effect May a, 1891.
 A true copy of record.
 l Attest: EDWARD DOWNES, I fruT Tlorly