The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-25
BOARD OF HEALTH RULES.

Most OF our readers are aware CnaC aC
the last session of the Vermont Legisla-
ture, the statutes relative to Boards of
Health, etc., were greatly amended in
the interest of stringent regulations.
For instance, the penalty for ANYONE
neglecting or refusing to comply with a
written order of health officer shall be a
fine of not less than five dollars" etc.
And right here the village ordinances
step in and say mot exceeding one hun
bred dollars"
The statute of 1892 created the Office of
''health officer" This official, says the
statute, ''shall be the secretary and ex-
ecutive officer of the local Board of
HEALTH" Thus far, people in general
understand the provisions made for the
better enforcement of sanitary rules,
but with these things the State Board
of Health has promulgated certain rules
and regulations, founded on said statute
of 1892, that are not so well known
We therefore quote few of these rules,
especially such as relate to schools,
places of amusement, churches, etc., and
contagious diseases, as follows: .
l. When physician knows or sus-
poets that any person to whom he has
been called is sick of or has died of, a
communicable disease dangerous to the
public health, he shall Immediately re-
port the same to the health officer, who
at once shall notify the teacher or prin-
cipal of any school, academy or seminary
which any member of this family at
tends, requesting said teacher or .princl-
pals to'forbid the attendance of all pu-
pills residing in the family, in which the
disease exists. :,
Q. Whenever a health officer is notified
of 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 occupied
by the family.
8. No person who has diphtheria-
scarlet fever, small pox, measles or
whooping cough, shall attend school or
any place of public worship or amuse-
ment.
a. Books from public or circulating
library must not be allowed in any house
where there has been case of small
BOX, diphtheria, scarlet fever, cholera or
typhus fever.
5. Members of any household in which
small pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever,
cholera or typhus fever exists. shall alb
stain from attending places OF pubic
amusement, worship or education, and,
as far as possible, from visiting other
| private houses. Sd.
6. No parent, guardian or master in
whose house or family there shall have
been communicable disease, dangerous
to the public health, shall premit any
child, in said house or family, to attend
a public, private or Sunday school dur
ing or after the cessation of such disease,
until the house shall have been
thoroughly disi.fected and cleansed,
and the child shall have a proper certifi-
cate from the attending physician, coun-
tersigned by the health officer
These are 8 of the 20 rules prescribed
by the State Board of Health, and as
these are also the rules of the local
board, we ask our people to read them
carefully, now that our schools are
about to open again, and act accordingly
We understand from the proper auth,
ority that due notices will be given, and
that, should occasion require, the law
will be impartially and fearlessly en-
forced. H. L. Stillson is the health OF
ficer for the town and village OF Ben
nington, and also for North Bennington
He will furnish copies of the statute,
rules and regulations, circulars as 10 the
treatment of these diseases, etc., on ap
plication. These documents are fur
nished by the State and are HANDY
thing to have in the house. The physi
clans of the town are heartily co-opera
ting with the Board of Health, and w
are very glad to say that very few case
of contagious disease exist in town to
day.