The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-21
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| BOARD of Health.


Board of Health:
Small-pox-Three weeks from
the commencement Of the disease
if every scab has fallen off.
Diphtheria-Six weeks from the
commencement of the disease if
sore throat and other sign of the
disease have disappeared.
Scarlet Fever-Six weeks from
the commencement of the disease
f the peeling off has ceased and
there is no sore nose or throat.
Measles-Three weeks from the
commencement of the disease if
all rash and the cough has ceased.
Mumps--Three weeks from the
commencement of the disease If all
swelling has subsidized.
Typhoid Eever-Six weeks from
the commencement of the disease
if strength is re-established.
Whooping Cough-Six weeks
from the commencement of the
disease if all cough has ceased.
Any person recovering from
any of above diseases must be fur
nished with a certifcate of the at :
tending physician that he or she is
not liable TO communicate the dis
ease to others.
The length of quarantine of
teachers of children who have been
exposed to infection from the fol-
lowing diseases, before they may
be safely re-admitted to the school,
shall be:
Diphtheria, IL doya; small pox,
Is days; chicken pox, Is days;
scarlet fever, ID days; measles. Is
days; mumps. "a days; whooping
cough, Fl days provided they re-
main in good health, and take
proper measures for disinfectipg
after quarantine.
Sec. II. Milk offered for sale
within the city of Ocala may be
tested at any time by the Board of
Health, and if found below the
standard the vendor offering such
milk shall be beemed guilty of a
violation of this ordinance.
Sec. 28. All vaccinations made
within the city of Ocala shall be
reported by the physician making
the same to the clerk of said city,
who shall record the date and
name of the person vaccinated in a
book tr be kept by him for that
purpose.
Sec. 20. The discharge of dirty
filthy water, or other refuse, from
any drug store, or other place
where refreshments are kept or
sold, or from any shop or dwelling
house upon the public streets of
the city of Ocala is hereby prohib-
tied, under the penalties by this
ordinance imposed.
Sec. 80 If at any time any water
closet or other building where filth
usually accumulates shall become
Objectionable or obnoxious by rea-
son of its relative location to any
street, Jane, alley or water course
or pond within the city, or by res-
son of its being SO located as to be
offensive or dangerous to the &C.
cupants of adjoining premises, the
Board of Health may, within their
sound discretion, order the remov
al of the same to some portion of
the premises on which same is To-
Gated and where the same objsc-
ton will not exist on account of
location, and shall serve a written
notice on the owner or agent of the
owner of the owner Of the prem
Uses, requiring the removal and des-
ignating the place to which same
shall be removed, and requiring
that such removal be made within
ten days from the time of the ser
vice of notice; and if such owner
or agent shall fail or refuse to re-
move such water closet or other
building within the time specified
in said notice then the said Board
of Health, by the Sanitary Inspec-
tor, may remove the same at the
cost of the city, and the court, in
fixing the fine of the owner or
agent of the premises, shall con-
slider the amount of cost of remov.
ing such closet or other building,
and shall impose on such owner or
agent fine not less than double
the amount of the actual cost of
removal.
Sec. 81. Whoever shall violate,
refuse or fail to comply with the
provisions Of the foregoing sections
of this ordinance, shall be
deemed and held guilty of
a violation hereof, and
upon conviction thereof in the
MAYORS court or police court of