Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-22

any lake, pond or other source of water used
wnter, within Che jurisdiction of this borough.
See. a. The sewage from each building on
shall be conducted into said sewer.
Sec 22 That portion OF the house drain
which is outside of the building and more than
four feet from the foundation walls, shall be
constructed of iron pipe or yrtriIied drain-pipe.
Sec S. That portion of the drain-pipe out
side or under the building, and within four feet
OF the foundation walls, together with the soil
pipe, shall be constructed of cast iron with lead
Joints, or of wrought iron pipe with screwed
joints, and In either case protected from rust.
The waste-pipe connected with the conductors
from the roofs, and other pipes inside the build
ing, or outside and within four feet of the
foundation walls, shall likewise be constructed
OF cast iron with loaded joints, or of wrought
iron with screwed joints.
See. a. The house drain and other pipes for
the conveyance of sewage shall be laid with
uniform grade and with fall of not less than
one inch in four feet, except in those cases
where the board of health (or borough counciD
may permit otherwise.
Sec. %. All pipes connecting water-closet
Win s3lI-pipet snail NALL be & trapped, each sepa-
separately, and close to the connections with
each bath, sink, bowl or other fixture, unless
adequate provision is mnde for downward ven
tlntion through said wastc-pipes, in which case
one trap may serve for several fixtures.
Sec 2G; An soil-piipess shall be carried at
their full size through the roof and left open.
provision shall also be made for admitting
air to the house-drain side of the main trap, If
such trap exists.
Sec ". The joints in the verified pipe shall
be carefully cemented under and around the
pipe, and the joints in the cast iron pipe shall
be run and callSed with lead.
Sec. 2S. All changes in direction shall be
made with curved pipes. All joints and pip
shall be made air tight. The whole work shall
| be done by skilfu mechanics in n thorough
! and workmanlike manner, and satisfactorily to
the board OF heath Tor borough council.
Sec ~. Before proceeding to construct any
| portion of the drainage system of a hotel, tene-
ment, dweliing-hOuse or other building, the
owner, bni ider or person constructing the same
counciD II plan thereof, showing the whole
| drainage system, from its connection with the
common sewer to its terminus in the house,
| together with the location and size of al
| branches, traps, ventilating pipes and fixtures
Sec. 30. All drains now built shall be recon-
structed whenever in the opinion of the board
OF health (or borough counctD it may be neces-
| sary.
Sec 81. The following named diseases are
declared to be communicable and dangerous to
the pubic heath, VIZ; smallpox, (varioa,
vario.oid,) cho era, (Asatic or epidemc,l scarct
fever, (scar atina, scarlet rash) leases, diph-
liberia, (liphtheritie Group, dphtheritic sore
throat,) typhoid fever, typhus fever, yellow
fever, spotted fever, (cercbro-spinal mening-
itisJ re!apsing, fever, epidemic. dysentery, hy-
drophobia trabies), g'andcrs darcy), ana lep-
rosy, and shall be understood to be included in
the following regulations, unless certain of
them only are specified. Any physicians az
tending any Of the above cases shall report the
same within five hours to the secretary of the
board OF health tor borough counciD.
Sec. 81 Whenever any householder knows
that any person within his family or household
has Il communicable disease, dangerous to the
public health he shall Immediately report the
same to the board of health Tor borough coun-
Glib, giving the street and number, or location,
Sec. 80. Whenever any physician finds that
any person whom he is called upon to visit has
Il communicable disease, dangerous to the
public health, he or she shall immediately re
| port the same to the secretary of the hoard of
health (or borough counciD, giving the street
and number, or location, of the house, on the
receipt of which report the secretary shall i'm
mediately notify the teacher or principal of
every school, academy, seminary or kinder
garten in the borough, requesting said teachers
or principals to dispense with the attendance
of all pupils residing in the family in which
such disease exists. Upon the receipt of Il re-
port of a case of communicable disease, dam
lgerous to the public healt the secretary of the
board of health shall direct the health officer to
place a colored cloth not less than twelve az
r inches square, to be fastened upon the front
door or other conspicuous place ON such house
+ in which such sickness prevails, to be maintain
ed there until snch time as the board of health
is satisfied that the said house is properly clean
ed, disnfected, and purified; and no person
shall remove said cplored cloth, or cause such
+ removal without authority of the board OF
health, and in case such colored cloth is remov.
ed without permission from the board of health
the name Of the person or head of the family
occupying such house, together with the loeal
f ty of the house, and the fact that contagious
disease exists therein, shall be published. Nc
physician wh6 may, in good faith, in obedience
: TO this ordinance, report Il case as one of com
f municablc disease which subsequently proves
4 not to be such, shall be liable to suit fol
damages for such error in reporting. 1t sha
: be the duty of such physician and of all Other
E attendants upon persons affected with sucl
diseases to avoid exposure TO the public of any
r garments or clothing about their own persons
+ that may have been subjected to the risk ol
Sec. 81. No person shall, within the limits OF
this borough unless by permit of the board o
i health (or borough council, carry or remove
from one building to another any patien
affected with any communicating disease, dan
4 gerous to the public health Nor shall any
| " a.
4 affected, or of the body of such individual, o
of any article capable of conveying contagioI
: or infection, or by any negligent act connected
I with the care or custody thereof, or by Il need
c less exposure of himself or herself, cause o.
h contribute 70 the spread OF disease from any
@ such individual or dead body.
D Sec. 3j. There shall not be a public oi
v church funeral OF any person who has died o
: Asiatic cholera, smallpox, typhus fever, diph
iberia, elbow fever scarlet fever or measles
r and the family of the deceased shall in all sucl
;, cases limit the attendance to as few as possible
i and take all precautions possible to prevent thu
{ exposure OF other persons to contagiOn or in
fection and the person authorizing tine public
= notice Of death of such person shall have III.
v name of the disease which caused the deatl
J. | appear in such public notice.
v Sec. 36. No person suffering FROM or having
9 very recently recovered from, smallpox, scar
o let fever, diphthern, yellow fever or measles
d shall exp Sc himself, nor shall any one expos
any one under his charge in similar condition
f in any conveyance, without having previotsl,
d notified the owner or person in charge of sucl
: conveyance of the fact of such condition a
g above stated. 1t shall be the duty of the boar,
!, | of health (or borough counciD TO have thi
/. section printed on u card, aud to furnish tn
!: owner of each public conveyance with cop.
y thereof; and it shall be the duty of the owne
r of such conveyance to display such card in suc
d conveyance. And the owner or person il
n charge of such conveyance must not after tn
i entry of any person so infected into his convey
n ance, allow any other person TO enter IL withou
q having sufficiently disinfected it under tn
q direction of the board of health (or boroug
n counciD.
a Sec I, No person shall let or hire any house
L or room in Il house, in which communicate
n disease, dangerous to the public health, ha
n recently existed, until the room or house an
e premises herewith connected have been disn
d fected to the satisfaction of the board of heult
v Tor borough counciD; and for the purposes O
"a this section, the keeper of hotel, inn or othe
= house for the reception of lodgers shall b
/, deemed to let or hire part of house to an
n person admitted MS guest into such hotel, in
Ii or house.
ii Sec. 3S. Members of any household in whic
3 smallpox, dpthcria, scarlet fever or mcasle
!, exists, shall abstain from attending places q
Ie public amusement, worship or education, ant
n as far as possible, from visiting other privat
m houses.
~ Sec. 80 The clothing, bed clothing and BED
ID ding of persons who have been sick with an
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