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

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four hours from the time of death,
between April Ist and December
Ist; and within forty-eight hours
between December Ist and April
Ist Of each year. If embalmed for
transportation, no body can be
held for shipment period longer
than twenty-fours hours between
April 5th and December 1st, and
forty eight hours between Decem-
Der Ist and April 18th of any year.
Sec. II. It is hereby ordained
that disinterring bodies for trans
portation to other points. or for re-
moval from one grave to another
in the same cemetery or graveyard
or to another cemetery or grave
yard within the city, is forbidden
except by special permit from the
city Board of Health.
Sec. IS. The disinterring of the
bodies of those who have died
from diphtheria, scarlet fever,
smallpox, Asiatic cholera, leprosy,
typhus fever or yellow fever is
hereby prohibited within two
years from the time Of burial.
Sec. IS. All bodies disinterred
tor transportation must be placed
in alright tin, zinc or copper or
lead lined cofins, and ell inc!osed
in tight wooden boxes.
Sec. II. A certificate from the
City Board of Henlth, setting
forth the date and cause Of death,
must in ali cases accompany the
casket containing the remains.
Sec. IS. It shall be the duty of
the Sanitary Inspector to make
house TO mouse inspections at
least once month, and
to make note of and re-
port the number of inmates of
each house, their sex and color,
and whether any sickness exists
in the house at the date of such in
spection, Or has existed since the
last inspection, and the nature of
sickness in either case, and the
general sanitary condition of the
premises, and especially note the
condition of the water closets,
cess-pools. sinks and private
vaults; end appropriate blanks for
taking such notes shall be furnish
said Inspector by the city.
Sec. 1o. No dumping ground
for refuse shall be maintained in or
near the city, in such quantities as
will threaten the health or lives of
the inhabitants.
Sec. 20 No hides, bone dust,
guano or fertilizers of any kind that
have become damaged so as to be-
come detrimental to the public
health, or to become offensive,
shall be permitted to be discharged,
brought into or kept within the
city.
Sec. 2I. All quarantine regula-
tons which the City Board of
Health shall adopt in pursuance of
the provisions of this ordinance,
shall be under the control of the
State Board of Health of Florida.
Sec. p. 1t is made the duty of
every parent or guardian or other
person charged with the care, Gus
tody and responsibility of any child
or children, to have said child or
children vaccinated as often as the
City Board of Health may direct !;
provided. that such vaccination will
not be required in any case when,
in the judgment of a reputable
physician expressed in writing,
such vaccination may be dangerous
to the health of such child or chill
dren.
Sec 70. The owner or owners,
agent Or agents, Of any lot, piece
or parcel Of land within this city,
shall, upon receiving notice from
the Board of Aealth, drain, clean,
cover or fill up all ponds, pools,
bitches, sewers, drains and places
containing, or used for the collec-
ton of, any drainage, filth, water,
matter or thing of an offensive ma
ture, or likely to be prejudicial to
the public health. If, in the opin-
ion of the Board of Health, any
low lying lot which is covered, or
partly covered, by standing water
is prejudicial TO the health of per-
sons residing on such lot Or adjoin-
ing lot or lots, they shall have au-
thority to require the owner or
owners. or agent Or agents of such
lot or lots to drain the same, or to
fill>up the same, and upon receiving
notice from the Board of Health,
the owner Or owners, agent or
agents, shall proceed to drain or
fill said lot or lots as such notice