The herald., 1898-10-17
ARTICLE XIV.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
Sec. PSF. There shall be Board of
Health consisting of five members, four
OF whom shall be appointed by the May
state and must have been such and resi-
dents OF the City Of Los Angeles for fye
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
shall annually elect one of their number
President and shall elect secretary and
Sec: 26S. The appointed members of the
board shall serve for four years, and
those first appointed under this charter
one shall go out Of office at the end Of
one year. one at the end Of two wears
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
end special ss,s peetinss as required. al the
provide suitable place for the meetings
Of the board and an office for the Health
Officer. The board shall adopt rules and
regula equations tions 1or Its s. government and have
public health. including the sanitary con-
ditions Of schools, jails, city hospitals
and all public buildings.
Sec. TO- 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 five years next preced-
ing his appointment. and shall have the
power Of removing such officer. He shaII
be the executive officer Of the board and
shall devote his entire time to the duties
Of his ONCE. He shall see that ali ordi-
nances In respect to public health and the
Health are enforced. and shall receive ali
complaints of violations of such ordi-
nances rules and regula tions and inyesii-
gate the same and act thereon. He shall
the affairs of his ONCE. including vital
mortuary and other statistics, with such
general observations as In his Judgment
viii improve the sanitary condition Of the
ter all the public institutions in the citv
under the charge Of the Department of
Public Health. and twice in each year he
shall M visit every public school building in
In regard to the manner in which thav
are lighted, ventilated. heated and parfic.
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 Officer in writ
ing every patient he shall have sick oT tv-
phus. ship or yellow fever. Asiatic chol-
era. leprosy. smallpox, diphtheria or scar
let fever. and every death from such dis
case, Immediately after 1t shall have oc
shall forthwith report to the Health Offi-.
Ger the name of every inmate of h,s nr
her house whom he 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. N2. The Health Ohlcer shall ,eport
10 the City School Superintendent the
Of typhus. 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 admittahce 10 the public schools Of
any member OF family, one or more of
whose inmates are sick Of any of the
atoresaid a,o. , diseases; provided that the par
presenting certificate from the Health
Oincer that there Is no longer any danger
from contagion.
Asiatic cholera. yellow fever, typhus,
aipntneria or scarlet fever is reported to
tne Heaitn 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. diphthcria or scarlet fever.
Immediately caused to be displayed yell
low. or quarantine, flag in a conspicuous
place on said premises, or put upon the
doorway Of houses infected a suitable pia-
caro- setting forth the fact, the same to
remain during the continuance Of the
disease on said premises.
Sec. "a. The Board Of Health shah ap-
point point, . CITY Physician who shall act as
Tonce surgeon. and may appoint a physi-
clan and nurses for the hospital or hos
sary.
Sec, 275. No person shall remove a
SMALLPOX patient from any house or place
Health Ofl1cer.
The said officer. with the approval OF the
Board Of Health. may cause to be re-