Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-09-01
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

| The health officer.
?. When physician knows or sus-
poets that any person to whom ne mas
been called is sick of, or has died OF,
communicable disease dangerous to the
public health, he shall Immediately re-
port the same to the health officer, who
ut once shall notify jhe teacher or prln-
| cipal of every school, academy or semi
nary which any member OF this family
attends, requesting said teachers or
| principals to forbid the attendance OF
all pupils residing in the family Ill
which such disease exists.
3. Whenever the health officer is not-
fled of a case of diphtheria, scarlet fever,
small pox, cholera or typhus fever, he
shall at once notify the librarian of each
public library in his town, giving the
name of and location of house occul led
by the family.
1. 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.
). No person who has small poX'
dIphtheria, scarlet fever, measles or
whooplng cough, shall attend school or
any place of public worship or amuSe-
ment.
6. Books from public or circulating
library must not be allowed in any house
where there is "A case of small poX, diph-
iberia, scarlet fever, cholera or typhus
fever.
!. Members of any household in
which small poX, diphtheria, scarlet
fever, cholera or typhus fever exists,
shall abstain from attending places
of public amusement, worship or
education, and, as far as possible. from
visiting other private houses.
$. No parent. guardian or master in
whose house or family Their. shall have
been communicable disease dangerous
to the public health, shall permit any
child in said house or family to attend
any public. private or sunday school
during or after the cessation of such dis
ease, until the house shall have been
thoroughly dislntected and cleansed, and
the child shall have a proper certificate
from the attending physician, counter
signed by the health officer.
o. Plain aud distinct notices must be
placed upon the premises or house in
which any person has small poX, diph
iberia. scarlet fever. tYphus fever
measles, whooping cough or cholera.
10. The clothing, bed-clOthmg anC
bedding of persons who have been scl
with any communicable disease danger
Gus to the public health, and the room
= which they have occupied during sucf
t sickness. together with their furniture
shall be di,infected to the satisfaction o.
= the health officer.
II. There shall not be public OF
church funeral of any person who ha
\ died of Asiatc cholera. small poX. ty
d plus fever, diphthera, yellow fever o
scarlet fever.
= II. No meat. fish, birds. fowls, fruit
i 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 LAM
= which at the time of its death was les
e than three weeks old, and no meat there
81 from shall be offered or'hed for sale a
+ food
. 10. Whatever renders soil, air. food
s water or other drink unwholesome is de
cared to be nuisance, and liable t
- breed or spread epidemic diseases.
II. Whatever building. erection o
part or cellar thereof is OVercrOwded 0
not provided with adequate means of in
gress and egress, OF Is not sufficient
H. supported. ventilated, severed drained
: cleansed or lighted, is declared to be
nuisance.
IL. The collection of refuse matter i
and around the immediate vicinity of an
- dwelling house, or place of business
such a. sWill. waste of meat. fish q
Is shells, bones, decaying vegetables, e>
e cremeut. or any kind of otlal that ma
~ dccompose and foster disease germs {
II give rise TO unhealthy gases shall l.
ry considered nuisance, and must be re
n moved or abated to the satisfaction
the health officer.
lG. No pulrid or decaying animal {
vegetable matter shall he kept i'm an
house, cellar or adjoining outDuilding {
- grounds for more than twenty-fol
w hours.
4 Il. No slaughter-house shall he a
y lowed within the limits of any inco
b porated village or city, or within fit
3 wards of any highway or inhabited houS
b without a permit signed by each memb
of the State board of health.
IS. The preparation and Keeping
81 all meat. fish, birds or other animal foo
q shall he in TIE manner best adapted
n secure and continue their WholesOmene
3 a. food
n 10. Every butcher or other perso
q owning. leasing or occupying any plac
4 room or building wherein cattle. shet
or swine have been or are killed
dressed. and every person being Il
4 owner, lessee or occupant of amy roo
or stable wherein any animals are llel
or of any market. public or private. Sha
cause such place. room or buildin
stable or market, to be thorough
cleansed and purified. And all oilj
Il blood, fat, garbage, refuse and unwhol
some or offensive matter shall be- I
u moved therefrom at least once i'm eve
4 twenty-four hours if used continuous
or If only used occasionally, with
n twenty-four hours after using.
20. No blood pit, dung-pit, oflal-pit
a privv-well shall remain or be construct
within any slaughter-hOuse.
Il u. No pigs or hogs shall be kept
the same enclosure with slaught'
4 house. nor she'll they be fed there
u elsewhere upon the ofal of slaughter
animals.
-. No person or company shall ere
or maintain any mandatory or place
er business dangerous to life or detrimeni