The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-04-06

An Ordinance for the better protection OF the
public health, aud defining the duties OF the
health officer.
The city of North Yakima does ordsin o,
follows;
SECTION /. IL shall be the duty OF the health
officer. who shall be whenever the same is prac.
ticable, reputable physician, upon the appear
ance of small pox. diptheria, scarlet fever.
Asiatic cholera or other dangerous contagious
diseases in said city, Immediately TO investi.
gate all the circumstances attendant upon the
appearance OF such disease and make full re-
port thereof to the city council aud. also, to the
State Board OF Health, concerning the same.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of such health of
hcer, at all times. promptly, to take such
measures for the prevention, suppression and
control of the diseases herein named as may in
his Judgment be needful and proper, subject to
his duty to keep and transmit to his successor in
ON record of all his official acts and the
salary OF other compensation to be paid to the
said health office shall be established and regu'
lated by the city council
SEC 5. Whenever any physician residing and
practising In the city shall know that any per.
son whom be shall be called upon to visit is
sick with small pox, scarlet fever, diptheria,
Asiatic cholera or other DANGEROUS contagious
diseases. he shall Immediately give notice there
OF TO the health officer, and any physician who
shall refuse or neglect to give such notice for q
period of forty-eight hours on conviction there
OF, snail DC IuDle 10 n penalty OF not less tnhn
| Ave, nor more than twenty five dollars for such
| refusal or neglect after the expiration OF said
| forty-eight hours.
SEC. 4. Authority is hereby vested in the
| health officer to cause the removal OF persons
affected with a contagious disease to a suitable
hospital provided by the city for that purp Sc
| and to provide at the expense of the city, for
| their support, during their sickness only, pro.
vided, that solvent persons aud their estates
| shall pay for the expenses of keeping them in
such iospital Provided, however, That per
| sons shall not be removed from their own home
without their consent. but the health officer IN ay
quarantine any house wherein a contagiou,
disease exists, or the whole city.
| SEC. S The health officer shall have power x
cause any person to keep his property, or tho
property he occupies or controls and the ad
| jacent streets and alleys clean fom any thina
dangerous to health, and any person violating
| tine provisions of this section shall, upon cou
| viction, be fined not less than five, nor more
than twenty five dollars,
src. g. It shall be the duty of the health of
fcer, whneever in the judgment of the cit,
council the necessity exists to prevent contagior
| from small pox, to cause the vaccination OF al
pupils In the public schools not protected by
previous attack OF small pox, or yarioloid, OF
producing the certificate of legally qualified
physician that the pupil has been successfully
yaecinated, and any pupil refusing to be vac
cinated by the order Of the health officer shall
| be denied admission to snch public school un
| til, In the judgment of the health o1icer, al
| puOllc uuuBer from coutdSiOu Dy smhll pOX II
passed.
| SEC. I. The health officer is authorized, when
| ever in his judgment the public health re
quires 1t, to order all premises, whenever prac
| ticable. TO be connected with the public sewe
| In accordance with the provisions Of the sewe
| ordinance. and any person refusing so to con
| meet the premises he owns or controls with th'
public sewer on reasonable notice BY the healtt
| officer shall, upon conviction, be fined not lesi
| than five. nor more than twenty-five dollars TO
| each and every offense
| SEC. s. Ordinance No. IT'S, entitled IAN Or
| dinance concerning public health" aud de
| filming the powers aud duties of, the health Of
| hcer, is hereby repealed.
| SEC. Q. This ordinance shall take effect and
| be In force five days from aud after its passage
approval and publication.
| Passed the council April 3, 1895.
| GEO. W. RODMAN,
| City Clerk.
Approved April 4th, 1893.
| W. A. cox,
l. Acting Mayor