The herald., 1898-10-31
ARTICLE XIV,
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

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Sec. 267. There shall be Board of
Health consisting of five members, four
OF whom shall be appointed by the May
or, and shall be licensed physicians of tn .
dents OF the City of Los Angeles for Ave
years next preceding their appointment.
The Chief of Police shall be a member
OF the Board OF Health by virtue Of his
Office.
The members of the Board Of Health
shall serve without compensation. They
snail annually elect one of their number
President and shall elect a secretary and
define his duties.
Sec. 26s. The appointed members Of the
board shall serve for four years, and
those first appointed under this charter
shall so classify themselves by lot that
one shall go out Of office at the end OF
one year one. at the end OF two years,
one at the end of three years and ono at
the end of four years.
Sec. 269. Three members of the board
shall constitute a quorum, and the board
shall hold regular meetings once a month
and special meetings rs required, al the
call Of the President. The Council shall
provide suitable place for the meetings
Officer. The board shall adopt rules and
regulations for Its government and have
supervision over all matters pertaining to
public health. including the sanitary con-
ditions of schools, jails, city hospitals
and all public buildings.
Sec. 270. The Board of Health shall an
point a Health Officer who shall have
been legal practitioner of medicine for
seven years and shall have been a resi-
dent of the city five years next preced-
ing his appointment, and shall have the
power of removing such officer He shall
be the executive officer of the board and
snail devote his entire time to the duties
of his office. He shall see that all orii-
nances in respect to public health and the
rules and regulations of the Board 81
Health are enforced, and shall receive all
complaints of violations of such ordi-
nances. rules and regula tions and inyesti-
gate the same and act thereon. He shall
make to the board an annual renort ~
the affairs Of his office, including vital
mortuary and other statistics. with such
general observations as in his Judgment
will improve the sanitary condition Of tha
city. He shall visit once in each cuar-
ter all the public institutions in the citv
under the charge of the Department Of
Public Health, and twice in each wear he
shall visit every public school building in
said city, and shall examine the schools
In regard to the manner in which thev
are lighted, ventilated. heated and partic-
ularly in regard to their sanitary condj-
tion. and report the results of his exam
nations to the Board of Health in Janm-
ary. April. July and October of each wear
Sec. 271. Every physician in tho c,tv
shall report to the Health officer in writ.
ing every patient he shall have sick ~ ty.
phus, ship or yellow fever, Asiatjc cbol.
era. leprosy, smallpox, diphtheria or scar
let fever, ana every death from such dis
Cured. Every householder in said citv
shall forthwith report to the Health Cffi,
Ger the name of every inmate of his mr.
her mouse ssS,e Wnom q ne .,o or she shall have
yellow fever, leprosy. cholera, smaljnox
diphtheria or scarlet fever, and any dea ~ g
occurring at his or her house from snch
disease.
Sec. 272 The Health Oficer shall renort
TO the City School superintendent epH,s ~
names and residences of every person sick
of typhus, ship or yellow fever, AsiatIc
cholera, smallpox, leprosy. diphtheria or
scarlet fever; and it shall be the duty of
the City School Superintendent when So
notified of the residence of any person
sick of any of the diseases enumerated In
refuse admittance 10 the public schools Of
any member of family one or more OF
sfoUse Wnose n inmates are sick Of any of the
Ties excluded shall be readmitted upon
presenting certificate from the Health
Ofncer that there Is no longer any danger
from contagion.
Sec. 273. Whenever case Of smallpox,
Asiatic cholera, yellow fever. typhus.
uipntneria or scarlet fever Is reported to
the Health Officer, he shall Immediately
Visit the premises. and the said Health
Omcer, upon personal inspection, shall, in
cases or smallpox. Asiatic cholera, yellow
fever, typhus. dlphtheria or scarlet fever.
Immediately caused to be displayed a yell
low. or quarantine, flag In a conspicuous
place 2Gos on said premises, or put upon the
doorway OF houses infected suitable pla-
card setting forth the fact, the same to
remain during the continuance Of the
disease on said premises.
Sec. XN The Board OF Health shan ap-
point City Physician who shall act as
Police Surgeon. and may appoint physi-
cian and nurses for the hospital or hos
sary.
Sec. 275 No person shall remove a
smallpox patient from any house or place
within the limits Of the city to any house
or place without the permission Of the
Health Officer.
The said officer. with the approval OF the
Board Of Health, may cause to be re-
moved to the hospital OF the city OF ovid.