The herald., 1898-10-21
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 five
years next preceding their appointment,
The Chief Of Police shall be a member
OF the Board OF Health by virtue OF his
Office
shall serve without compensation. They
shall annually elect one of their number
President and shall elect a secretary and
define his duties.
Sec. 2ss. 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 ana ono at
the end Of four years.
sec. 2es. Three members Of the board
shall constitute quorum. and the board
shall hold regular meetings once a month
and special meetings as required, al the
call Of the President. The Council shall
provide suitable place for the meetings
OF the board and an office for the Health
Ohcer. The board shall adopt rules and
regula tions 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. go. The Board Of Health shall an
point Health Oficer who shall have
been a legal practitioner of medicine for
seven years and shall have been a resi-
dent OF the city fve years next preced-
ing his appointment. and shall have the
power OF removing such off1cer He shall
be the executive omcer of the board and
shall devote his entire time to the duties
nances in respect to public health and the
rules and regulations of the Board OF
Health are enforced, and shall receive ali
complaints, of violations of such ordi-
gate the same and act thereon. He shall
make to the board an annual report ~
the affairs of his office, including vital.
mortuary and other statistics. with such
gen general ia. observations va as In his Judgment
city. He shall visit once in each quar-
ter all the public institutions in the cifv
under the charge of the Department OF
Public Health. and twice in each year he
said city. and shall examine the schools
In regard to the manner in which thew
are lighted. ventilated, heated and partic.
uiarly IN regard to their sanitary condi-
ton. and report the results of his exam
nations to the Board of Health in Janu-
ary. April, July and October Of each year.
Sec. s7l; Every physician in the city
ing every patient he shall have sick Of ty-
phus. ship or yellow fever, Asiatic chol.
era. leprosy. smallpox. diphtheria or scar
let fever. and every death from such dis
CURED. Every householder in said citv
shall forthwith report to the Health on.
Ger the name Of every inmate of his or
her house whom he or she shall have res-
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yellow fever, leprosy, cholera, smailpox
diphtheria or scarlet fever and anv deaths
occurring at his or her house from such
disease.
Sec. 12; The Health Officer shall report
names and residences OF every person SICK
Of typhus, ship or yellow fever, AsiatIo
cholera, smallpox. leprosy, diphtheria or
scarlet fever; and 1t 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. to
refuse admittance 10 the public schools of
any member of family, one or more of
whose sraos II inmates are sick Of any of the
a,toresaid s,o diseases; provided that the par
Iies excluded shall be readmitted upon
presenting certificate from the Health
Omcer that there is no longer any danger
from contagion.
A
Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, typhus.
aiphtneria or scarlet fever il reported to
tne aeaIth Omcer. he shall Immediately
Visit the premises. and the said Health
Omcer. upon personal inspection. shall, in
cases OF smallpox. Asiatic cholera, yellow
fever, typhus. diphtheria or scarlet fever.
Immediately INN caused to be displayed a yell
low. or quarantine. flag In a conspicuous
place on said premises. or put upon the
doorway OF houses infected a suitable pla-
caro- caro- setting forth the fact. the Same to
remain during the continuance of the
disease on said premises.
Sec. "a. The Board Of Health shan ap-
noint City Physician who shall act as
Police Surgeon. and may appoint physi-
clan and nurses for the hospital or hos
pita.s of the city when II may be neces-
sAry.
Sec. H5. No person shall remove a
snn '!pox patient from any house or place
within the limits Of the city to any house
Or OF place without the permission Of the
The said officer, with the approval OF the
Board OF Health. may cause to be re-