The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-02-14
AN ORDINANCE
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH.
Orders and Regulations adopted by
the Board of Health of Falls
Township, Hooking County, o.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

| ~. I. shall be the duty OF every physician
called to attend case. or suspected case, o.
cholera. small pox. diptheria, membranou
Group. typhus fever, typhoid fever, scarle
fever. or measles in the township. to repor
the case within II hours to the clerk of the
Board of Health of the township. giving tht
name and place ofresidence of the patient
(2). 1t shall be the duty of the clerk or {
member OF the Board of Health to at oncs
place on conspicuous part of the house II
which such patient resides or lodges, quar-
antine card and notice. as follows: GUAR
ANTINE BEWARE OF CONTAGIOUS DIEASEs
WITHIN" and forbidding jngress of egress
to or from such house. without written
permit from the Board of Health.
(). No person shall remove or mar such
quarantine card without permissisn OF the
ar 1t shall be the duty of the clerk or 4
member OF the Board of Health when case
of contagious disease is reported in the
township, to at once notify the teacher of the
school attended by any person residing or
lodging in the house with the patient No
pupil or teacehr from sucn house Will be
permitted to attend school until the Board
of Health issues a certificate that all danger
from contagion has passed.
(5). All houses in which case of contagi-
Gus disease has occurred shall be cleaned
and disinfected in the manner directed by
the Board of Health.
Q6). Where death occurs from cont1 gious
led as soon after death as possible.
(7) The body of 4 person who has died of
contagious or infectious disease shall not
be taken into any church, chapel or PUBLIC
place. and only the immediate relatives of
the deceased Excluding children) shall be
present at the burial or funeral services,
when held in presence of deceased.
(S. Wheen deeme necessary by the Board
Of Health. clothing. bedding or infected ar
ticles shall be burned.
CO... No corpse shall be removed from any
house for burial or for transportation out
side OF the township without permit from
the Board OF Health: and before such permit
is granted the undertaken, or person in
oh AayN< rr-sf n
Health a certificate OF the cause OF death.
signed by the physician last attending the
deceased. When no physician has been in
attendance then some relative or attendant
shall certify to the facts.
Q0l. 1t shall be the duty Of physicians. on
application OF an undertaken or other per-
cate in writing OF the name. residence, date
and cause OF death OF all persons profess
ionally attended by them during last illness.
tered In any cemetery or other place Of bu-
rial within the township, nor be conveyed
inlo or from the township without permit
from the Board Of Health.
NUIsANcEs
I2) No privy or reservoir into which
privy, water closet or sink Is drained. except
1t be water tight. shall be established or per-
mitted within 81 ieet OF any well, spring or
other course of water supply used for drink
ing or culinary purposes.
Qs). Slaughter houses and places where ar
noxi0us odorS are manufactured shall be
kept in the cleanest possible condition and
be conducted in such manner as not to occa-
sion nuisance.
Q4) No person or persons shall dump any
refuse, hith, or garbage OF any description In
any stream OF water In said township.
(l5). All dead animals shall be buried with
in six hours Same not TO be buried within
100 feet OF any well, spring or water course
FOOD.
16). No person shall bring into this town
Ship Orsell or offer for sale therein any cattle,
sheep, hog or lamb, nor any meat, nsh, game
or poultry, nor any vegetables, fruit or other
articles OF food that are diseased, unsound,
or that for any other reason,
are judged by the Board OF health 10 be unfit
for human food.
Q7). Said Order and Regulation to take ef-
feet imm edately after passage and legal pub
licatian.
Adopted February llth, 1901.
EDWIN HARTLY,
Clerk Of Board of Health.
l. VORIs, President,