The herald., 1898-10-20
ARTICLE xxv.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
Sec. 267. There shall be Board Of
Health consisting of five members. four
or. and shall be licensed physicians OF tn I.
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
once.
The members Of the Board Of Health
shai! serve without compensation. They
shall annually elect one of their number
fIssident and shall elect secretary and
Sec; 26s. The appointed members of the
board shall serve for four years. and
shall SO classify themselves BY lot that
one shall go out Of ONCE ct the end Of
one year. one at the end OF two years
one at the end Of three years and ono al
the end Of four years.
Sec. 2es. Three members of the board
shall constitute a quorum, and the board
shall hold regular meetings once a month
call Of the President. The Council shall
provide a suitable place for the meetings
OF the board and an ONCE for the Health
Omcer: The board shall adopt rules and
supervision over all matters pertaining to
public health, including the sanitary con-
ditions Of schools, jails. city hospitals
and all public buildings.
Sec. 10 The Board Of Health shall ap-
point Health Ofhcer who shall have
been . LEGAL practitioner Of medicine for
seven years and shall have been a resi-
dent OF the city hve years next proceed.
ing his appointment, and shall have the
nAwar nf remnVlnQ
bs the executive ofiicer OF the board and
shall devote. his entire time to the duties
Of his once. He shall see that all ordi-
russ Tsspess to pubic % health and tn.
Health are enforced. and shall receiye ali
complaints of violations Of such ordi-
nances rules and regula tions and invesii-
gate the te same am t ana act thereon; He shall
the affairs Of his ONCE. including vital.
mortuary and other statistics, with such
general observations as in his Judgment
W., improve the .;n't .;snttary condition Of the
ter all the public institutions in the CITY
under the charge of the Department ~
Public Health. and twice in each year he
.ss .s;d yist eve every public school building in
In regard to the manner In which thew
are lighted. ventilated, heated and partic.
ularly In regard to their sanitary condi-
tion, and report the results Of his exam
ary. April. July and October Of each yea,.
Sec. 271. Every physician in the CITY
shall report to the Health Ofncer in writ
ing every patient he shall have sick of tv-
phus. ship or yellow fever. Asiatic chol-
era. leprosy. smallpox. diphtheria or scar
let fever, and every death from such dis
ease EvsIs tfly sfte5 Il shall have
shall forthwith report to the Health on
Ger the name OF every inmate of his or
her house whom ne Or she shall have rea-
son to believe IS sick Of typhus. ship or
diphtheria or scarlet fever, and any deaths
occurring at his or her house from such
disease.
Sec. z71. The Health ohicer shall report
10 the CITY school Superintendent the
Of ttyphus. ship or yellow fever Asiatlc
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
Sforses,d wnrse Idamssss are sick Of any of the
presenting a certificate from the Health
Omcer that there II no longer any danger
from contagiou.
Sec. ss. Whenever case of smallpox.
A,nst As,auc cholera. yellow fever. typhus.
oipnInefia or scarlet fever Is reported to
the Health Ohlcer. he shall Immediately
U Cls,t tne premises. and the said Health
On1cer, upon personal inspection, shall, In
cases Of smallpox. Asiatic cholera. yellow
lever. typhus. diphtheria or scarlet fever.
immedlately caused to be displayed yell
low. or quarantine, nag in conspicuous
pace on said premises. or put upon the
card setting forth the fact. the same to
Iemain during the continuance Of the
disease on said premises.
Sec. ~. The Board OF Health shan ap-
noint City Physician who shall act as
Pol'ce Surgeon, and may appoint physi-
ca and nurses for the hospital or hos
pita.s OF the city when It may be neces-
sary.
Sec. 275. No person shall remove a
smsl!pox patient from any house or place
withln the limits Of the city to any house
Or place without the permission OF the
Health 0flcer. !
The said oficer. with the approval OF the
Hoor0 or HEALTH may cause to be re-