The herald., 1898-10-26
ARTICLE XIV.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALrH

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
Sec. 267. There shall be q Board of
| Health consisting Of five members, four
OF whom shall be appointed by tho May
| state and must have been such and resi-
dents of the City of Los Angeles for ave
years next preceding their appointment.
The Chief Of Police shall be a member
office.
The members Of the Board Of Health
| shall serve without compensation. They
shall annually elect one of their number
President and shall elect secretary and
define his duties.
Sec: 2es. The appointed members Of the
| board shall serve for four years, and
those first appointed under this charter
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 quorum, and the board
shall hold regular meetings once a month
call of, the President. The Councii shall
provide suitable place for the meetings
Of the board and an off1ce for the Health
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. 80. The Board Of Health shall ap-
point Health Officer who shall have
been q legal practitioner of medicine for
seven years and shall have been a resi-
dent, OF the city fve years next preced-
power of removing such officer. He shall
be the executive officer Of the board and
shall devote his entire time to the duties
Of his office. He shall see that all ordi-
rules and regulations OF the Board Of
Health are enforced, and shall receive ali
complaints of violations Of such ordi-
nances. rules and regulations and investi-
make to the board an annual report Of
the affairs of his office. including vital.
mortuary and other statistics. with such
general I, ia observations as In his Judgment
Will improve the sanitary condition of the
city. He shall visit once in each quar-
ter all the public institutions in the citv
under the charge of the Department OF
Public Health. and twice in each year he
| shall visit every public school building in
said city. and shall examine the schools
In regard to the manner in which thew
are lighted ventilated, heated and partic-
ulariy tiy IN regard g to their sanitary condi-
nations to the Board of Health in Janu-
ary, April, July and October OF each Yea,
Sec. 271. Every physician in the c,tv
shall report to the Health Officer in Writ.
ing every patient he shall have sick of tv-
phus, ship or yellow fever, Asiatfc chol.
era, leprosy, smallpox, diphtherla or scar
let fever, and every death from such die
ease. Immediately after it shall have nc-
Cured. Every householder in said citv
shall forthwith report to the Health Off
GER the name OF every inmate of his or
her house whom he or she shall have rea-
son to believe is sick Of typhus shin or
yellow fever, leprosy cholera, smaIlpoy
diphtheria or scarlet fever, and any dea ths
occurring at his or her house from such
disease.
Sec. 272. The Health Ohicer shall rcnort
10 the City School Superintendent the
names and residences of every person sick
Of typhus. ship or yellow fever, AsiatIc
cholera. smallpox; leprosy., diphtheria or
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 a family, one or more of
whose inmates are sick of any of the
aforesaid diseases; provided that the par
tles excluded shall be readmitted upon
presenting certificate from the Health
USlncer that there is no longer any danger
from contagion.
Sec. ZS. Whenever a case Of smallpox,
Assiatic cholera. yellow fever. typhus,
diphtheria 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 OF smallpox. Asiatic cholera, yellow
i., lever, typhus, diphtheria or scarlet fever,
Immediately cnused to be displayed q yell
low. or quarantine, flag in conspicuous
place on said premises, or put upon the
doorway OF houses infected q suitable pia-
card setting forth the fact, the same to
remain during the continuance Of the
disease on said premises.
Sec. N. The Board Of Health shah ap-
point City Physician who shall act as
Police Surgeon, and may appoint physi-
clan and nurses for the hospital or hos
pitals Of the city when It may be neces-
sary.
Sec. 2D. No person shall remove a
smallpox patient from any house or place
within the limits of the city to any house
or place without tho permission Of the
Health Offlcer
The said officer. with the approval OF the
Board Of Health, may cause to be re-