Connecticut western news., 1901-10-10
SANITARY REGULATIONS OF THE
 TOWN OF NORTH CANAAN.
Approved by the Connecticut State
 Board of Health.


 REGULATION Any complaint made to the Town Health Officer may be re quired by him to be in writing, and bear the signature of the complainant. INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
 REs. 2 Every physician shall report in writing to the Town Health Officer, within twelve hours after his recogni tion of the disease, every case of cholera, yellow fever. typhus fever, leprosy, croup, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, cerebro spinal fever, whooping cough, measles, pulmonary tuberculosis, or other contagious or infections disease except those of a venereal nature
 REG B. Every householder in whose house any person shall be ill with any of the following diseases, to wit: Chol era, yellow fever, typhus fever, leprosy, small. .pox. diphtheris, membranous croup, typhoid fever, scarlet fever. cere- boro spinal fever, whoopiDg cough, measles, pulmonary tuberculosis (con- sumption), or other contagious or in- fectious disease, except those of Q ven- ereal nature, shall report the same to the Town Health Officer within twelve hours of the first appearance of such disease. provided no physician shall be in attendance.
 REG 4. Until permission has been received from the Health Officer, no clothing or other prop rty that may have been exposed to the infection of cholera, yellow fever. typhus fever, leprosy, smallpox. diphtheria, mem- branous croup or scarlet fever shall be removed from the house, TOT shall any occupant of such infected dwelling change his residence without the con sent of said Health Officer.
 REG. 5. No superintendent, princi- pal, or teacher of any school, and no parent or guardian of any child attend ing school. shall permit a child sick with smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, membrsnous croup, measles, whooping cough. consumption, chicken pox, humps, gore throat, scabies (itch), or child afflicted with lice. to attend school. Nor shall any child, residing in any household in which such disease shall exist. or any child afflicted with rash or an eruption, be allowed to at tend school without a written permit from the Health Officer.
 hEd. U. VO poISOu huSCtoo "ltb smallpox, diphtheria, membranous croup, scarlet fever, whooping cough or measles shall attend any public meeting or assembly, or travel in any pnblit conveyance
 REG 7. Warning of the existence oi diphtheria. membranous croup, typhus fever, measles, small pox, whoopine cough, typhoid fever, or scarlet fever in any building shall be given to the public by placing in a place conspic- , uous to the public, on the outside near each common entrance to said building, placard giving the name of said disease.
 REG. 8. All cases of diphtheria, membranous croup, typhus fever, small pox, scarlet fever and primary cases of measles reported in this town, or ot which the Health Officer has informa. tion, shall be quarantined in such man ner as he may direct.
 FUNERALS
 REQ. 9. No person shall allow to be retained. unbnried, the dead body oi any human being for a longer time than four days, or where death has been caused by cholera, yellow fever, typhus fever, smallpox, typhoid fever, diph theria, membranous croup, or scarlet fever. for a longer time than thirty six hours after the death of such person without permit from the Town Health Officer, which permit shall specify the length of time during which such body may remain unburied, and when death has been caused by one of the disesses herein mentioned, the body shall be 1 immediately thereafter disin fected, or enclosed in dramatically sealed coffin, which shall not thereafter be opened and the funeral of such person, except when death is caused by typhoid fever shall be attended at the house, only by the undertaken, his assistants and per sons living in the house where sucl person died, and by a clergyman, whc shall take such precautions as tht Health Officer may direct. Ia the re moval thereof, for burial or otherwise the body shall not be carried in vehi cle with other passengers. The bed ding. clothing and furniture of th' room wherein such person died shall b, thoroughly disinfected and otherwis, treated as the Town Health Officer ma, order
 | SPECIAL NUISANCES, PRIVY VAULTS, CESS
 POOLS, DRAINS, ETC.
 REG. 10. No prjvy.vault, cesspool or reservoir into which privy. water closet or sink is drained, except it b water tight. nor any other than water tight sewer or drain, shall be establish ed or permitted so near we'll, sprint or other source of water used for drink ing or culinary purposes as in tn judgment of the Town Health Office to contaminate the same. When an privy-vault or cesspool is discontinued the contents shall be entirely remove, and the vault filled with earth or cthe suitable material.
 REG. II. No person shall keep an, maintain upon his premises at any tim any privy, water-closet, sink, drain cesspool, stable or pigsty except in cleanly and inoffensive condition. REG. 12. No sewage drain, privy vault, cesspool or sink shall empty int any stream, pond or other source c water or ice supply. nor shall any privy pigsty. or stable be constructed so nea such stream, pond or other source c water or ice supply, that it's content } will drain into the same.
 1NEt lO. NO peESOu SuAli buIOW dump, or deposit any filth, garbage, o decaying animal or vegetable matte which may be preiudicial to publi health, upon any vacant lot, highwa or public place, nor in any brook, pom or spring. This does not preclude tn proper use upon fertilizers of the land
 SETTING.
 REG. IA. No person shall spit upo the floor of any public building or upo the floor or platform of any trolley ca running through or within the limits ( this town.
 DRAINAGE.
 REG. 15. When tue Town Healt Officer finds that the plum ping c drainage of any dwelling or habitatio in this town is defective and dangerou to health or life, the owner or ager having the property in charge sha have placed, within reasonable time