The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-19
ROANOKE. VA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER l9. 1897
SOME TIMELY FACTS.
The Board Of Health Gives Infor-
nation to the Public.

We hereby submit several extracts
from he city laws, for the benefit of
those whom 1t may concern embraced in
chapter NNIII, general ordinances, $40
provide regulations governing the public
health"
The Common Council shall elect three
physicians of the city who shall consti-
tute the Board of Health 's Il
The Board of Health shall elect one of
It's embers president, who shall con-
tinue in office until his successor is elect
ed and qualified. The mayor. assisted
by the police, is especially charged with
the execution of the order of the Board
of Health. x
1.-The board shall have power, whenever
it deems necessary. for the preservation
OF health of the citizens, to srnd infected
persons to the city hospital, prohibit the
sale of fruits, fish or other articles.
which it may consider Injurious, and
may recommend to the Council, from
time to time, the adoption OF such meas
ures as IL may think necessary for the
preservation of the public health.
"When anything shall be found, which
in the opinion of the board is Injurious
to the health of any neighborhood or
person, or likely to become So the board
shall give notice thereof to the mayor,
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pant of the premises on which such
thing is, or the person causing the nuis-
ance, to correct the evil forthwith, in
such n manner os the mayor may deem
eNpedient. If any person, after being no
tilted by the board Of health, or any mem
Der thereof, or by the mayor, to remove,
or abate anything belonging to him, or
found on premises owned or occupied by
him, or any nuisance caused or permit
ted by him = y i shall fail to do so af-
ter twenty-four hours after such notice,
he shall be fined one dollar for each hour
of such failure, after the expiration of
the said twentyfour hours, r 4 No
slaughter house, distillery, soap factory
or tannery, or other ESTABLISHING of
like offensive character, shall he con
Quoted within the city without the con
sent in writing of the Board of Health.
Anyone violating this provision, shall be
fined ten dollars
cit shall he the duty of the Board of
Health to provide against the introduc.
tion or spread of infectious or contagious
diseases
'Ail physicians practicing within the
limits of the city who shall have any case
of contagious diseases shall report the
same to the Board OF Health liz writing
within twenty. four hours after the same
for every neglect to report any such case,
az required, the physician shall be fined
five dollars.
Whenever any person shall die within
the corporate limits of the city it shall
be the duty of the physician who at
tended such person during his last sick
ness TO furnish in writing within TWEEN
ty-four hours after ~otice of the same
canes to the knowledge cf said physician,
to the Board of Health, n certificate set-
ting forth, as far as can be ascertainer,
the lame, age, color, residence, place OF
birth, occupation and condition whether
married or single-of the person deceased;
also the date and cause of death
NO interment of the dead body of any
human being or disposition thereof in anv
TOMB, vault or cemetery shall be made
within the city without permit granted
thereftr by the Board of Health, nor
otherwise than in accordance Herewith;
ana no sexton, undertaken, or other per
son snail assist in, assent to, or allow
such interfnent. for which such permit
has not been given authorizing the same;
and it shall be the duty of every person
having such permit,to preserve and return
the same to the Board of Health.
ut shall be the duty nj the medical at
tendant or midwife, in the case of any
still-born child, in which the birth occr r.
red in TIE city of Roanoke, to report the
same to the Board of Health, in writing,
within twenty-four hours after such oc-
currenee, giving so far as known the name
of parents, date, name of street, num-
Der, etc, where sad still-birth occurred.
it shall be the duty of the medical at.
sendant or midwife in the case of any
child born in the city of Roanoke, or in
the absence of physician or midwife the
parents, or parent, or next of kin, to re.
port the same to the Board of Health
within four days OF such event, giving so
far ms known the name, date, and the
name ami number of the street where
such birth occurred.
The penalty for violatiou-of any pre-
ceding sections of this chapter, except
where the penalty is mentioned, shall
not ne less than two nor more than
twenty dollars -
The lave quoted are peremptory, and
the police justice is charged with inir os.
ing the special fine On any physician or
person violating Lem.
The Board of Health has no means of
getting correct and early Information of
the number OF diseases of an infectious
ana contagious nature, nor the location.
type of disease, disinfectants used, etc.
etc, unless physicians attending such
Cases make prompt reports of them to
the office of BOARD of Health. Printed
for ms for making these reports are fur.
nished by the city free of all expense. and
can always be obtained on any nbysi.
clans request, either by coming or send
ing written order to the Office of Board
of Health, No. 1-2 Salem avenue 9. "
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