The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-11-01
Sanitary Regula-
tons
OF the Town of Newtown, APP
proved by the Connecticut State
Board of Health.

OF the Town of NewtOwn, APP
proved by the Connecticut State
Board of Health.
Complaint of Nuisances. etc.
Regulation 1. Any complaint made to the
Town Health Officer may be required by him
TO be in writing. and bear the signature OF the
complainant.
Infectious or Contagious Diseaaes.
Reg. :. Every physician shall report in
writing to the Town Health Officer. within l.
hours after his recognition of the disease, ev-
cry case of cholera. yellow fever. typhus fe-
yer. leprOsy. small poX. diphtheria. membran-
Gus Group typhoid fever scarlet fever cere-
pulmonary tuberculosis. or other cont agious
or infectious disease except those of veneer
cal nature.
any person shall be ill with any Of the follow
ing diseases. to wit: Cholera, yellow fever. ty
membranous Group yphod fever, scarlet fe-
yer cerebrO spinal fever. whoOping cough.
measles pulmonary tubsrGunsis So, Seo49 ;sap
except those of a venerea, nature. shall report
the same to the Town Health Officer within
IL hours of the first appearance of the dis
ease, provided no physician shall he in at
tendance.
Reg. 4. Until permission has been received
property that may have been exposed to the
infection of cholera, yellow fever, typhus few
Gus Group or scarlet fever shall be removed
from the house, nor shall any occupant OF such
QUIT the consent s af s said Health onscer
Reg. 5. No superintendent. principal. or
teacher OF any school. and no parent or guard
ian Of any child attending school. shall per
whooping cough. consumption. chicken pox.
iiicted with lise: to attend school Nor shall
| any child. residing in any household in which
with rash or an eruption. be allowed to attend
school without written permit from the
Health Officer.
Reg. 6. No person affected with smallpox.
diphtheria, membranOus Group, scarlet fever,
| whooping cough, or measles shall attend any
public meeting or assembly, or travel in any
public conveyance.
Reg. Z. Warning of the existance of diph-
iberia membranous Group. typhus fever;
% be
given to the public ~ placing in pa place con
each Common =" entrance to- said building. a pla
| card giving the name of said disease.
Reg. s. All cases of diphtheria, membran-
Of
| in this town, or of which the Health Officer
has Information, shall be guaranteed In such
manner as he may direct.
| Funerals.
Reg. 9. No person shall allow to be retained
unburied. the dead body Of any human being
|
death has been caused by cholera, yellow
fever, typhus fever, smallpox typhoid fever.
fever. for a longer time than thirty six hours
after the death of such. without q permit
she sash sSe Saa: .seS
such body may remain unburied; and when
death has been caused by one of the diseases
diately thereafter disinfeeted, or enclosed in
a Theoretically sealed coffin, which shall not
person, except when death is caused By ~
phoid fever, shall be ATTENDED at the house.
persons living in the house where such person
precautions as the Health Oaicer may direct.
WISE the body shall not be carried in yehi-
Gle with other passengers. The bedding. cloth
person died shall be thoroughly disinfected
and otherwise treated as the Town Health or
fcer may order.
Special Nulsances, Privy Vaults, Cess
Pools, Drains, etc.
Reg. 10. No privy-vault. cess-pool or reser-
voir. into which a privy. water closet or sink
is drained. except it be water tight. nor any
be established or permitted so near well.
spring or other source Of water used for drink
the Town Health .0mcer to contami5ate the
same. When any privy-vault or cess-pool is
removed and the vault filed with earth or
other suitable material.
Reg II. No person shall keep and main
| tain upon his PREMISES at any time any privy,
water-closet, sink. drain, cess-pool. stable or
pigsty except in a clearly and inofensive con-
pool or sink shall empty into any stream.
pond, or other source Of water or ice supply.
Be
source Of water or ice supply, that its con-
tents will drain into the same.
| Reg. b. No person shall throw, dump or
| garbage al
or vegetable matter which may be prejudicial
to public health, upon any vacant lot, high
| way or public place, nor in any brook, pond or
spring, This does not preclude the proper use
of fertilizers upon the land
Splitting.
Reg. II. No person shall spit upon the floor
of any public building or upon the floor or
platform Of any trolley car running through
Drainage.
Reg. Is. When the Town Health Omicer
amy dweine or in this toMn 6 de
fective and dangerous TO health or life, the
IL
tap under and bsXefy sink basin and
carried through the roof to such height as the
Town Health Officer shall direct not less than
two feet and of undiminished size wherever
piished. said Town Health oaicer shall order
such efficient ventilation and such repair of
pss shall 1be in his h2 hs
building shall be Of iron or vi1riaed. sait-eIas-
| ed tile, of such thickness as the Town Health
Officer shall determine.
Reg. 16. No person shall bury in draw on
this town. the contents (or any part thereof Of
any ceSSpOol or sink.
Reg. II. No person shall throw into or de-
IN mea saul pr1yy or
stance except that of which such place is the
appropriate receptacle
Swine, Goats, etc.
Reg. Is; No person s.e shall keep swine. fowls
a the Of
Town Health Officer, nuisance
Reg. 10. No person shall throw any butch
ers' Offal or garbage, or any dead animal, or
vegetable matter. dir ectly into. or where it
may get into. any street, sewer, receiving ba-
sin, or into any river, any standing or run
ming water. or upon any ground or premises in
the built-up portions of the town.
Reg. 20 All alleys, back yards, stables.
privy-vau!ts. cesspools and other like filthy
places shall be efficiently cleaned and disin-
time to time by the Town Health ofiscer. ''''''
Bone Boiling, etc.
Reg. 81. All persons engaged in the business
of boiling or rendering of fat. lard. animal
matter, shall cause the scrap or residuum to
1aiy deprive SUCH material Of ali Offensive sES
odOrs. and to preserve the same entirely inof-
fensive. Immediately after the removal there
Of from the receptacles in which the rendering
process may be conducted.
| Quarantine.
| Reg. y: When any malignant or CONTAGIOUS
disease shall exist in any house, the owner,oc-
| cupant or person in charge of said house shall
| carry out such quarantine and shall disinfe..t
| the premises at such times, and in such man
| ner. as the Tewn Health Officer shall order.
| Reg. .. Clothing. furniture school books.
| library books, etc, must not be removed from