Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-24
ORDINANCE NO. 1876.

TO prevent the spread of cont ,gions dis
.,s,.. and rrrS,ribn. rules and regu-
Ia, ions ,,r In. Boa,d Of Health OF the
CITY Of Aberdeen, and providing a pen
atty for violations thereof, and repca'-
inc all ordinances in conflict herewith.
ME Civ Council OF the City Of Aber-
deem do o,dain as follows:
SECTION l.--nEALTI OFFICER. That
there is hereby created, the office OF
Health Officer Of the City Of Aberdeen.
Src. o-orAlIrrcArIoNs That the
Health Officer shall he predicting ply
stefan and surgeon in the City OF Aber-
,l,4n. and nv virtue OF his Office, a mem
her o, the Hoard OF Health OF said CITY,
and the executive officer thereof.
SEC. 3-aoARD OF HEALTH. There is
lr:cly established Board OF Health,
consisting Of the members Of the tity
Council. and the City Marshal. and ny
,i,tue of his Office. the Health Officer of
aid city as above provided:
Src. 4--oKGANIzATIoN. The Board OF
ltalth, established by the provisions OF
lAis ordinance, shall, within ~ days from
a"d after the passage and publication OF
this ordinance, organize by the appoint
,,eut or election OF the chairman aud the
clerk. with the Health Officer as its OK
.,.ntive. and the Board OF Health us thus
consisted shall until their successors in
u.!ice are duly organized, perform all the
dates, and have all powers that are
given under and by virtue OF this ordi-
nance. .
SEC. 5-coNTAGIous DISEASES. ltshall
I've the duty Of every physician, every
householder, every owner OF, or occupan.
0; any house, store, hotel, boarding house.
stable, or amy building, and any tenant
in any building, wherein any person has
Gphtheria, smallpox, varioloid, scarlet
fever, u,. ISLES. ahooping- cough. chicken
pox, cerebro spinal mencg'tis, typhoid
lever, or any other contagious Or danger
GUS disease or diseases, to give immediate
notice to The Health Officer in person or
by writing, Of the existence OF such dis
ease. particularly describing the place
where the same exists. And whenever
it Snail come to the knowledge OF the
Health Oii.er o! the existence ot any Of
the foregoing contagious diseases, it shall
be his duty forthwith, when safe and
practicable, ii in his judgment the neces.
sity requires it, to cause such infected
person to be removed to the pest house,
aud there properly provided tor and taken
care o. When, however, it is unsafe ard
impracicable to remove such person to
the pest house, it shall be his duty, for. H.
WITH at the expense Of the house OF place
where such injected person or persons
shall be, to give notice OF the existence OF
such disease in such place by placing a
green flag and green card IN case Of
dphtheria, with the word "diphtheria"
in lai ye letters on said card and scail let
flag and scarlet card in case OF scarlet
ri of fnyn N
large letters on said card; and Il yellow
flag and a yellow card in case Of small
pox, or varioloid with the word "small-
pox' in large letters on said card and in
all other cases a white flag; where they
may be seen by persons passing on the
street near said premises. Said flags
shall be eighteen inches wide and twenty
four inches long; and said cards shall not
be less than five inches wide and four
teen inches long and both said flags and
said cards shall remain until such person
shall have so far recovered that no dam
ger OF infection shall remain and neither
said cards or flags shall be removed ex-
cept by order OF the said Health Officer.
There shall also be printed on all OF said
cards the following words: "Ihis card
shall not be removed except by order OF
the Board Of Health"
The Board OF Health may, at any time
it may deem it necessary, employ assist
ance TO aid the Health Officer in case Of
any contagious or infectious disease.
SEC. 6-DEATH IN HOSPITAL. 1t shall
be the dnty Of any person or persons
owning, running. operating, or having
charge OF any hospital, private or public,
to report Immediately any death that may
occur in said hospital, the cause Of death,
and other information about such de.
ceased person as the Board OF Health may
deem requisite and necessary. Such re-
port shall be made to the Health Officer,
whose duty it shall be to investigate the
matter; and upon the request Of any per.
son he may call together the Board of
Health TO investigate fully the cause Of
death, and in such case the city clerk
shA make record of all the proceed
ings therein.
SEC. 7-QUARANTlNE. The Board of
Health shall have power to order the
quarantine Of any house, and establish
any pest house or hospital; and shall
have the power to direct the Health Off
Ger to provide the medical attendance,
medicines, and nursing to any person sick
with any contagious disease in any PR
vate residence or public house, when, in
the opinion OF such Board OF Health, the
public will be thereby better protected
than by removing such sick person to the
hospital.
SEC. 8--vACCINATIoN. The Health Of
ficer shall, Whenever in his opinion it be-
comes necessary to prevent the spread OF
smallpox, order any person or persons to
he vaccinated; and any person or persons
refusing or neglectiny for three days to
comply with such order, having it in
their power to comply, shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor. Persons unable
to pay the expense shall be vaccinated
under the supervision OF the Health Off
Ger at the expense OF the city. And for
the purpose OF carrying into effect the
provisions Of this ordinance. the Health
Officer shall be authorized to enter any
house or building Of any kind within the
city limits and search the same.
SEC. DETERMINATIONS, SMALLPOX CASES,
ETC. The Health officer shall cause ali
cases Of Asiatic cholera or smallpox
brought to his notice to be examined and
shall report the results OF such examina
ton to the Board OF Health, and shall
see that all persons violating this ord.-
nance, for the preservation OF public
health are duly prosecuted.
SEC. lO---LAuNDRY SEWER CONNECTION.
No person shall keep or maintain within