The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29
ARTICLE XIV,
OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Sec, 2s7. 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 a
state ana must have been such and resi-
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
The members Of the Board of Health
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
those first appointed under this charter
shall so classify themselves by lot that
one shall go out Of office at the end Of
one at the end of three years and ono at
the end of four years.
Sec. 26s. Three members of the board
shall hold regular meetings once month
and special meetings as required al the
call Of the President. The Council shall
provide a suitable place for the meetings
Of the board and an office 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-
and all public buildings.
Sec. 270. The Board of Health shall an
point Health Officer who shall have
been legal practitioner of medicine for
seven years and shall have been 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
shall devote his entire time to the duties
Of his office. He shall see that ali orui-
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-
nances. rules and regulation and inyesti-
gate the same and act thereon. He shall
make to the board an annual report of
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 the
city. He shall visit once in each ouar-
ter all the public institutions in the city
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 they
ularly In regard to their sanitary condi.
ton, and report the results of his cyan.
nations to the Board of Health in .Janu-
airy, April, July and October of each year.
Sec. 21. Every physician In the CITY
shall report to the Health Officer in writ
Ing every patient he shall have sick of ty-
phus;; ship or yellow ei1oU fever, Asiatic chol-
let fever, and every death from such dis
ease. Immediately after it shall have oc-
CURED. Every householder in said city
shall forthwith report to the Health on
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 ar
yellow fever. leprosy, cholera, smallpox.
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occurring at his or her house from such
disease.
Sec. 22. The Health Officer shall renort
10 the City School Superintendent the
names and residences of every person sick
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
my member Of a family, one or more OF
whose inmates are sick OF any of the
aIoresaid diseases; provided that the par
ties excluded shall be readmitted upon
presenting a certificate from the Health
Cmcer that there Is no longer any danger
from contagion,
Sec; 27s. Whenever case Of smallpox.
Asiatic cholera, yellow fever. typhus.
diphtneria 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
FEVER, typhus. diphtheria or scarlet fever.
Immediately caused to be displayed a yell
low, or quarantine, flag in conspicuous
place on said premises or put upon the
doorway Of houses infected a suitable pla-
card setting forth the fact, tho same to
remain during the continuance OF the
disease on said premises.
Sec. "a. The Board Of Health shan ap-
point City Physician who shall act as
Police Surgeon. and may appoint physi-
clan and nurses for the hospital or hos
pitfalls Of the city whom It may be neces-
sary.
Sec. N5. No person shall remove
smollpox patient from any house or place
within the limits OF the city to any house
or place without the permission Of the
Health Oficer.
The said officer. with the approval OF the
Board Of Health, may cause to be re.
moved to the hospital OF tho CITY nYovid.