Connecticut western news., 1897-08-05
RULES ESTABLISHED BY THE
 TOWN HEALTH OFFICER.
Approved by the State Board of Health.

COMPLAINT OF NUIsANCES, ETC.
 RULE I. All complaints made to the Town Health Officer shall be in writing, if he so request, and bear the signature of the complainant. REPORTING CASES OF CONTAGIOUS OR MAIL
 IGNANT DISEASES.
 RULE II. Every physician shall re- port in writing to the Town Health Officer, within twelve hours after his recognition of the disease, every case of cerebro spinal fever, whooping cough and measles,ein addition to the diseases mentioned in Chapter CXLVI Public Acts of 1897.
 MALIGNANT OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN
 THEIR RELATION TO SCHOOLS. PUBLIC
 AssEMBLAGEs, CARE OF, ETC. -
 RULE III. Every householder in any of the following diseases, to wit: leprosy, smallpox, diphtheria, mem- braneous croup, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, cerebro spInal fever, whooping cough, measles, or other contagious or infectious disease, shall report the same to the Town Health Officer within twelve hours of the first appearance of such disease, provided no physician shall be in attendance.
 RULE ". Until instructions have been received from the Health Officer no clothing or other property that may be exposed to the infection or contagion described in Rules II and III, shall be removed from the house. nor shall any occupant of such infected dwelling change his residence without the con- gent of said Health Officer.
 RULE V. No superintendent, princi- pal, or teacher of any school, and no parent or guardian of any child attend ing school, shall permit child sick with smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, membraneous croup, measles, whooping cough, consumption, chicken-pox, humps, sore throat. scabies Gtch), or child afflicted with lice, to attend school. Nor shall any child residing in house in which such disease shall exist be permitted to attend school without written permit from the Health Officer.
 RULE VI. When any malignant or contagious disease shall exist in any house, the owner. occupant, or person in charge of said house shall carry out such quarantine and shall disinfect the premises at such times, and in such manner, as the Town Health Officer shall order.
 RULE VII. Warning of the existence of diphtheria, membraneous croup, tY- phus fever, measles, small -pox, whoop- ing cough, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, in any building. shall be given to the public by placing in conspicuous place on the outside near each entrance to said building a placard giving the name of said disease.
 RULE VIII. No person shall allow to be retained, unburied, the dead body of any human being for longer time than four days, or, where deAth has been caused by cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever, smallpox, typhoid fever. diph- theria, mem braneous croup and scarlet fever, for longer time than thirty-six hours, after the death of such person, without permit from the Town Health Officer, which permit shall specify the length of time during which such body may remain unburied; and, when death has been caused by one of the conta- gious diseases herein mentioned, the body shall be immediately thereafter disinfected or enclosed in tightly -seal- ed coffin, which shall not thereafter be opened; and the funeral of such persons shall be attended at the house, only by the undertaken, his assistants, and per sons living in the house where such per son died, and by clergyman. who shall take such precautions as the Health Officer may direct. In the removal thereof for burial, or otherwise. the body shall not be carried in vehicle with other passengers. And the bed- ding, clothing, and furniture of the room wherein such person has died shall be thoroughly disinfected and otherwise treated, as the Town Health Officer may order.
 REGULATIONS CONCERNING SPECIAL NUI-
 sANoRs, PRIvY-vAULTs, cEssPooLs AND DRAINS.
 RULE TX. No privy-vault, cesspool, or reservoir into which privy, water closet or sink is drained, except it be water tight, nor any other than a water tight sewer or drain, shall be establish ed or permitted so near we'll. spring or other source of water used for drink | ing or culinary purpose as in the judg- ment of the Town Health Officer to con- | taminate the same. When any privy- vault or cesspool is discontinued the contents shall be entirely removed and the vault filled with earth, or other suita- ble material.
 RULE X. No person shall keep and maintain upon his premises at any time \ ov, nIn cyn nty drain, stable or pig sty except in a cleanly and inoffensive condition.
 RULE XI. No sewage drain, privy. vault, cesspool or sink shall empty into any stream. pond. or other source of water, or ice supply, nor shall any privy, pig sty or stable be constructed so near such stream, pond, or other source of water, or ice supply, that it's contents will drain into the same.
 RULE XII. No person shall throw, dump, or deposit any filth, garbage. de- caying animal or vegetable matter, which may be preiudicial to public health, upon any vacant lot, highway, or public place, nor ln any brook, pond or spring. This does not preclude the proper use of fertilizers upon the land.
 REGULATIONS CONCERNING GARBAGE.
 RULE XIII. No person shall permit the accumulation in or around the im- mediate vicinity of any dwelling house or place of business under his control, of refuse matter such as swill, waste of meat. sour flour, fish or shells, bones, dead carcasses or any kind of animal or vegetable matter in state of decompo- sition.
 HOUSES ALREADY ERECTED.
 RULE XIV. When the Town Health Officer finds that the plumbing or drain age of any dwelling or habitation in this town is defective and dangerous to health or life, the owner or agent having