Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-22

of filth Of sickness.
B.To guard against the introduction of contagious nfoc-
tlou diseases by the exercise of proper and ygant medical in
respective cities from infected places within
without this State or which for liable communi
cTo require isolation of all persons and things infected
with exposed to contagious or infectious diseases and opoye
suitable places for the reception of the same necessary
funi. medical treatment and for sick persons who
otherwise be provided for prohibit and prevent all
and communication with Of infected premises places
things and require and if necessary provide the the
thorough purfcation dsnfecon and Of the same
fore general intercourse therewt thereof shall allowed
They shall have authority to call sherif
police whenever necessary have assistance the pro-
SEC s. It shall be duty every local board of health to
report the secretary of the state board of health every
smallpox aroloid Asiotic cholera yphu fever yellow
occurring within its jurisdiction to provide whenever deemed
necessary the state board of health suitable supply vaccine
virus of quality and from approved by said
pox any city, the local board of health shall at all
provide thorough and afc vaccination for all within
SEC Any householder whose dwelling there shall occur
health shall Immediately give notice the Health officer Any
physician who knows suspects that any to whom he has
been called sick has died of any communicable disease dan
officer the place where such exists the degree of v
encs and source OF the disease far these things
atsnsbe
health officer the Silence of such disease shall be subject
fine of not than ten dollars for such oenso.
case Of Infectious or dsea angeo the pbo
health investigate far enough to determine possible the
restriction in the of the local board and shall Immediately
report all the facts to the secretary of the state board Of health
Whenever communicable disease prevailing considerable
extent more than usu or becomes epidemic he shall make to the
that disease during its continuance And once each year, duns
the month Of August he shall make the secretary of the
board of health general report Of the sanitary condition and
For each report the secretary the state board of health Of
contagious disease he shall be paid fifteen cents and for each
annual he shall be paid dollar each to be paid by the
For sanitary inspections services general he shall
such compensation the local board shall deem just and
SEC. The bodies of persons dead of smallpox, Asao
cholera typhus fever vel fever the evidences Of
solution of hal. pound of Chloride of zinc in gallon Of water
solution of bohore Of mercury of not less than two per
cent strength enclosed coffin or box and buried mne
diately, with as little publicity as possible 49, ,.
public vehicle and shall not be removed from town town. or be
The bodies Of of dphheria
shall be buried with little delay and publicity possible
But these latter bodies may be oed and transported pro-
6t zin @s copper or lead lined coffin or in an air csEe
and the outside box beng flied with sawdast saturated with one
the before mentioned solutions provided also that the health
and the undertaken gives the body has been
prepared and encased and the health officer of the city
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be sub
jet to fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty
Sec The performance of duty Of local boards health Office
enforced by writ Of mandamus at the instance
of any member Of the state board of health.
SEC 10 The secretary of the state board Of health states
upon complaint made to them, shall prosecute for viola
Sec H. Section of Act number 93 of the Acts
tied Gan prevent the spreading Of contagious diseases and
establish state board of health approved November 49, 1886
hereby amended by inserting in the third line OF such section
after contagious and epidemic diseases these words, also
regarding the which tend to their development and SPREAD
SEC r. The the state board Of health shall pre-
pare health officers suitable blanks upon which to
return him reports infectious and contagious diseases and
also blanks physicians make reports health officers and
therein questions to be answered when
give the information hedesres and in special
the secretary require special information of health officer
not provided for in the blanks so furnished.
The governor of the state hereby authorized and
Of danger of invasion of cholera smallpox
infectious orcontaeous disease institute and enforce
quarantine regulations against state country he shall
necessr and authorize and the state board
fhea and enforce such quarantine regulations against
any country they shall deem and person
or persons corporations ngectng refusing to comply with
either such regulations shall be subject to fine of not
less than five than one hundred dollars
SEC Il parts inconsistent with the forego
ing provisions hereby repealed.
SEC Is. This Act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 80 1892