The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-30

oy the Health Othcer, AID shall not sell or
offer to sell or dispose of the same for human
food, and when 10 the opinion Of the Health
Officer any such meat, fish, fruits or vegeta-
bea shall he unfit for human food. or any
sucn cattle, sheep. swine or fow. or animals
by reason Of disease or exposure TO coata-
gous disease, shall he unfit for human food
and improper or un6t TO remain near other
animals or be kept alive, the Board Of Health
may direct the same 10 be destroyed as dan
geroTs 10 life and health, and may order any
such animal, sheep. swine .: fowl TO be re-
moved by the inspector, police officer, or
agent of this department to be killed and
taken away.
RULE 3d.
Physicians to Report Infectious and Pesti1sntia1
Diseases.
1t shall be the duty of every Physician or
ether person who may be called upon to at
tend any person with any infectious, con,a-
gious or pestilential disease 10 the Citv Of
Sumter, to report to the Board Of Health
within twenty-four hours afterwards, the as
certainment of such disease, the nature of
the disease and the premises on which the
same may be.
PROVIDED, however, that if there should
be no attending Physician, it shall be the
duty Of the owner, occupant or lessee Of any
premises on which case OF infectious, con.
tsgious or pestientiai disease shall occur, TO
report the same to the Board of Health
That any such Physician or other person
who shall vio!ate any Of the provisions.
of this OrdinaLce shall he subject to
fine of not more than twenty-five
! 1925 0oJ dollars, or Imprisonment not
exceeding 20 days.
RULE SO.
Sec. l. In order to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases, the Health Officer shall
notify The families of those sick With conta-
gious diseases that the children Of sucl fami.
lies should not be allowed 10 attend any
school,
Sec @ In giving said notice the following
circular Shall be used:
''You are required 10 keep your children
from school during the time from the con-
mencement of disease until the sick person
has passed the stage of degeneration ipeeIipg
off Of the skin) in roealses and scarlet fever;
and of dessicaiion calling of of scabs) ia
variola (small pox) and in diptbera until the
physician states that the sick person is free
from the disease, and until the room occupied
and the clothing used has been in each case
dsinfected.' -
RULE "a.
There shall not be a pnblc or church fun-
era of any person who has died Of small pox,
fever, or 4 static cholera but the funeral of
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be lawful TO iavite or permit at the funeral
Of any person who has died of any of the
above diseases, or Of any contagious or pes
tilentia disease, or st any services connected
herewith any person whose attendance is
not necessary or TO whom there is danger of
conlagion thereby. For every violation Of
this rule the person SO offending shall be fined
not more than twenty-five dollars (S25) or
be imprisoned not more than twenty days.
RULE 35.
The bringing of bodies of persons into
Sumter who shall have died of any of the
aforementioned diseases is strictly forbiddeo,
ander penalty OF City dollars (S50) fine or
thirty days imprisonment
RULE SO.
In all cases, railroad and transportation
companies shall obtain permission to bring
bodies OF. deceased persons, from the Health
Officer or from regular physicians of the
place from which the body is brought
RULE 81
No owner or driver. or any other person
having charge of aoy carriage or other
vehicle used as public conveyance shall! re
ceive .: permit TO te placed, or convey in
any manner iu or upon laid -shc!e, any per-
son sick or infected With small poS or other
cootagious disease, uoder !. penalty Of fifty
dollars S5ol fac or imp7isoumen; rot ex-
ceedirg ,nciy days.
RULE SO.
The body Of an: person who dies Of small