The record-union., 1892-03-29
ARTICLE XII.
Health Department.


SEC. 169. There shall be Health Depart
ment under the management of Board of
Health Said board shall consist Of i've men,
bers, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, by
and with the consent of the Board of Trustees.
The President OF the Board of Trustees shall
be eX officio the President of the Board of
Health, but without the right to vote, except
In case OF a tie, when he shall have the right
TO vote. Each member shall be duly licensed
physician in accordance with the laws of the
state and qualified elector of the city for not
less than two years. Those first appointed
shall so classify themselves by lot that one
shall go out of Office at the end of one year.
one at the end OF two years, one at the end of
three years, and two at the end OF four years.
They shall receive no compensation for their
services, and their term Of office shall be four
years.
SEC. 40. Regular meetings of the Board of
Health shall be held once month, and special
meetings when called by the President or any
three members, and all meetings shall be pub
lie. Three members shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction of any business
SEC. III. said Board of Health shall have
supervision of all matters appertaining to the
sanitary condition of the city and public in
stitutions thereof and full powers are hereby
given to said board over all questions of foul
or defective drainage, and of the disinfection
and sanitary cleaning of streets, alleys eel
lars, ceSSpOolS, sewers or nuiSances of any de-
scription and of low places within the city
limits calculated to receive and retain I'M
healthy deposits.
SEC. 172. The Board of Health shall exer-
else general supervision over and be the
custodian OF all the death and cemetery rec
ords now belonging To the city, and they shall
cause to be kept ia books, prepared for the
purpose, complete records of all deaths in
ternents i'm al the city cemeteries, and births
occurring in said city. They shall adopt such
forms ana regulations for the use OF physi-
clans. undertukers and superintendent OF
Cemeteries as in their Judgment may be best
calculated 10 secure reliable vital and NOR
taiity statistics in said city, and prevent the
spread of contagious and Infectious diseases
They shall nave power 10 prevent or forbid
communication with infected families or
houses and by the consent OF the Mayor may
establish n pesthouse and provide the neceS
sary attendants ana supplies therefor.
SIC. l73. The Board of Trustees OF the CITY
OF sacramento shall, by ordinance or other
wise provide Tor enforcing such orders and
regulations as the Board of Health may from
time TO time adopt and all expenses neces-
sarily incurred by The Board Of Health in
carrying out the provision OF law and OF this
Charter shall be provided for by the Beard of
Trustees, who are hereby authorized and dt-
OF the General Fund.
SEC. Ia. The Board of Health, within two
weeks from the time of It's organization shall
elect City Physician, who shah also act as
Health Ofeer and Secretary OF the Beard of
Health. Said City Physician snail not be n
member Of the Board of Health, and shall be
an elector OF the city, not less than thirty
years Of age licensed physician OF not less
than two years, and actually engaged in the
practice OF his profession therein. lie shall
hold his Office during the pleasure of the Board
Of Health, and must see that the laws and or
diuances OF the cts ia relation 10 the public
neHiII. ana Lte regulations ana orders Of the
Board OF heaith are properly enforced. He
shall keep a full record OF an the transactions
of the Board Of y. alth. as well rs 81 u records
apperaining thereto; and by himself or bis
deNuty issue al permits for burials or re-
lnoNals in any of the cemeteries belonging 10
the city and no mteTmeuts shall be made
therein unless said Health Oa5cer is satisfied
of the correctness and reliability Of he carJif-
cate Of death presented for his inspection. lie
shall have the powers OF q police Officer, ana
shall make an extended ann g. r.. ort 10 tie
a II - n
his office, including mor,uary and other
tStics. with such obeerN atoms and recon
HeudatiOus in relation 10 the sanitary coodi-
ton OF tie city as ne may deem proper
SEC. 175. The City Physician shall attend,
when called upon, the INDECENT sick or
wounded in the city, and shall have charge Of
any receiving hospital or dispansary estab-
liShed for the benefit of the sick poor and
when deemed necessary by the Board of
Health, ne may employ a nurse to assist him
in the care OF the INDECENT sick or wounded.
SEC. 14b. The City Physician, as Health
Ofheer, shall visit once in each quarter all
pubhc buildings and SchooIhouses in said
city. During such visits he shall examine the
manner in which they are lighted ventilated
and heated, and particularly MS To their sani-
See. IL. The City Physician. as Health
Officer, shall promptly report in writing to
the City superintendent OF Common Schools
the name anu reSi0e1 ace OF every person sick
with cholera, smallpox scarlatina, diph-
iberia, or any contagious disease said CITY
Superiutenu mt, when So notified, must refuse
admittance 10 the common schools OF any
member OF household, one or more of whose
inmates are sick rom any o. the AZORES aid dis
eases The person excluded shall be admitted
upon presenting certificate from his or her
attending physician, or from the Health
officer, that there Is no longer any danger
from contagion.
SEC. US. When a case of contagious disease
g reported to the Health Officer, ne may visit
the premises where the person is, and when
satisfied that said disease exists, ne shall
Mace a yellow flag or conspicuous notice on
sid PREMISES, which shall remain during the
eout{nuanca of the disease on said premises,
SIC I79 The Health Officer Tasfv - r. -,
he removed TO a sinai -pox hospitas : -
sSn in said city affected with snial -.
When a case of smallpox exists in any house
and the person SO effected is not moved to
said hospital or pest house, the Health ohicer