The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-15
THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS.
Ordinances Defining the Duties OF
the Health Officer
AND OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
some Lave That Are of Especial
Interest ut This Particular
Time.

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fcer. OF the board of health and Of tn
citizens generally In their relation to tn
hygienic condition OF the city:
! Article 3l6.--The health officsr shall h
a physician in good standing, and shall b.
ex-offcio chief OF police in all sanitar
matters in the city.
city pest house, and all persons afflicted
! with pestilentnl discusses, and shall Civ,
| proper medical treatment TO all pauper
| OF the city.
| Art. 31s.--He shall keep careful watcl
| upon the drainage and sewerage an,
| promptly report to the board Of healtl
any needfu changes for the promotion
and maintenance OF the public health.
Art. 3l9.--He sboll order such changes ir
hygienic point of view as he may deem
proper, and generally perform such ser
vices for the sanitary benefit of the city
as its condition may require.
Art. 320-He shall make a full report t.
the city council at each regular meeting
thereof concerning the sanitary condition
Of the CITY, with statement of all deaths
occurring in the city since the date Of his
last report
Art. 321.--He shall keep a register, sub
ject to the inspection of the board OF
health, of all the deaths occurring In the
city, with the name. age, sex, color and
nativity of the deceased, as reported by
the attending physician.
Art. 329.-lmmediately upon the conflr-
nation OF the health officer. the council
shall appoint by ballot one person from
each ward who, together with the mayor
as president thereof, shall constitute a
board Of health of the city to serve for
the term Of one year from date OF ap-
pointment
Art. 33l The board OF health shall meet
at the council chamber at least once a
month. from May to October inclusive,
and a majority of it's members shall con-
siitute a quorum for the transaction OF
business
Art. 332. The board Of health shall have
power to adopt such measures as they
may from time to time deem necessary
for the proper protection of the health
of the city, and the enforcement Of such
sanitary rules as will secure it's proper
hygienic government.
Art. 1888 1t shall be the duty OF the
board OF health to keep themselves In
formed as far as possible Of appearance
OF any pestilential, Infectious or contagious
disease at any port or Place which may
endanger the sanitary condition of the city.
and report the same through he health
oihcer to the city council FOR such action
as may b. deemed advisable.
Art 2A. Upon the oassage nv the
council OF an ordinance declaring quar-
antino' against any infected place. the
BOARD OF health shall designate such place
ana snail have general executive power
IN all matters anpertailiug 10 said urar-
ahtlnc and appoint officers AID guards
and prescribe rules and regulations for
their conduct as such
Art. 33o Every physician In the city
shall report to the health oftiocr, within
tnrec hours after the diagnosis OF the
sane, tnn appearance n his practice OF any
pes'tiential, infectious or contagious dis
ease ana any physician offending arains,
sne provisions of this article must be
nneh the sum Of $50.
hrt' 900 '-Ail hotel. BOARDING house and
LOGGING house keepers, eithe~ rubIic ~,
private, must give immediate Information
10 the health jfficer, or member n, tho
board Of health OF the ward. Of all cases
vi contagious. pestilential or infertiou.
DISEASES winch may occur on :h,ir prem
80 ana no patient afflicted with any
such disense shall be removed from one
place TO another without the nermiss,on -
the health officer. Any person violating
.ne provisions OF this article must unn,,
convection, be fined not less than .5 nnr
more than $50. w hor
~. o"''-f'rom and after the 18Th dav
ol May TO the LIST day OF October In ooo, |
year 1t shall be unlawful for apv narson
"a persons to raise up the goors NJ anv
uouse building or tenement, or tn dig m
,me ear.h on any lot or parcel OF ground |
,eya n. any excavations for any pur- !
AZ tha 10, 'er' whhin the corporate limits |
,, me health officer shall have bsen Srnt
'usaIneu therefor Any person viol,tir.
-. pio'.sions OF this article must on 60,
'e".oh, De iined in the sum OF sal WI
,,,,, - ooe.--it shall be unlawful for nm,
, ~ Oh persons to congrersta an
- together In any house or tenement ,,, unu
VI n ,ne cry IN such numbers as WI 10
~ ,n'iuus TO health, aud such conpreg,.
nee ga ,'nS ,ogether is declared a mis-.
Art. Stall persons are forh,as
Idns empty or deposit, either bv dau 10
ST. III any street, public wav i VI
.o""us' IN the gutter or on any hapone VI
:, ~ any uitch or basin. or on any ro,t,'.os
n, ,"'h, UT near any inhabited Mace
y. aeeuieht matter, ordure or anv fii,h
,s,s t,Ns'. OF any foul or corrupt water an,,
or iernented liquor or o,bar sTh
,encb ,',s fetid odors or noxions
tr,,ct 80 ~, persons are forbidden tn on
OF STOP the running off of waters
u! q. the bitches. culverts or saaa III
,e Wy, II shall be unlawful IN ,hro,s vi
,posH III any OF the streets. roads sn,ar vi
ems i.ni OF bitches, any hay, straw -
.'ehen stun. broken glass bits 90 i uahs'
10 I'D. OF IRON, or any other refuse mat,an
Art Sis'-The property owners who -
operV within the distance o, os0 S ,o
any public main or lateral sewer cV sh nevt
men 1t is thought necessary nv H. snn.i. :
aim oliicer, be required to mako nrc,,ay G
- permanent connections with said san /
= !, ana TO remove privies and eessnooy.
a. ~ any person owning such property who .
yer being given reasonable notice ~ wv" ~ :
y health officer, shall fail 10 conn cue
/. said sewers or remove or mi nm smch I
ives or cesspoo. shall be punisheS hr c
is OF not less than SIS nor more than sioo Q
~ eaeh day such failure shall continn.
:" DC deemed separate offense. & aS
, MT SsS'-The mayor. acting under Tho I
'..e OF with the approval of a mai,r,tv q
me members of The board Of beai,b I
.ne cry. shall have power, should tbeu
I'm II necessary for the public heaith =
use any person who may be infected w;,h
Nnown to have been exposed TO conta g,or /
IN any disease Of pesti!ential or Con G
Sous or infectious character. In ha ~ Il
',eu 10 the city hospital or pas, bo,ss g