Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-24
SANITARY REGULATIONS
OF THE TOWN OF WATERBURY, APPROVED BY CoNNECTI- CUT STATE BOARD OF
 HEALTH
HEALTH.
Complaint of Nuisances. Etc.

Regulation l. Any complaint made to the town health officer may be re- Quired by him to be in writing. aud bear the signature of the complainant.
 Reg 2. Every physician shall report In writing to the town health officer. within twelve liOurs after his recogni- ton of the disease. every case of chOl- era, yellow fever, typhus fever. lepro- sy. smallpox. diphtheria, membranous croup. typhoid fever, scarlet fever. cerebrO spinal fever, whooping cough, measles. pulmonary tuberculosis, or other contagious or infectious disease except those of q venereal nature.
 Reg 5. Every householder ill whose house any person shall be III with any of the following diseases. to wit: Cholera. yellow fever, typus fever. leprosy. smallpox. diphtheria, membranOus crOup. typhoid fever, scar let fever. cerebro spinal fever. whOnp- ing cough, measles. pulmonary tuber- culosis Consumption, or other con tagiOus or infectious disease. except those of n ycnereal nature, shall report the same to the town health officer within twelve hours or the nrst ap- pearance 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 property that may have been exposed to the infection Cf cholera. yellow fever. typus fever. 'ep- rosy. smallpox. diphtheria. membran- ous croup or scarlet fever shall be re moved from the house. nor shall any occupant of such infected dwelling change his residence without the con- gent of said health officer
 Reg :. No superintendent. princi- pal. or teacher of any school. and no parent or guardian of any child attend- ing school. shall permit q child sick with smallpox, scarlet fever. diph- theria. membranOus crOup. measles, whOOping cough. consumption. chicken pOx. humps. sore throat. scabieS Gtchl. or child afflicted with lice. to attend school Nor shall any child. residing in any household in which such dis ease shall exist. or any child afflicted with a rash or an eruption. be allowed to attend school without a written per init from the health officer
 Reg 6- No person affected with smallpox. diphtheria. membranOus crOup. scarlet fever. whOOping cough or measles shall attend any public meeting or assembly, or travel in any public conveyance
 Reg .. Warning of the existence of diphtheria. membranouS crOup. typus AthEAs hA&etSAErs NAndAl-lN4- NMuuJIu2 cough. typhoid fever. or scarlet fever in any building shall be given to the public by placing in q place conspicu- ous to the public, on the outside near each common entrance to said build ing. a placard giving the name of said disease.
 Reg 8. All cases of diphtheria. membranous croup. typhus fever and primary cases of measles reported in this town. or of which the health off cer has information. shall be Guaran- tined in such manner as he may di- rect.
 Funerals
 Reg 9. No person shall allow to be retained. unburied. the dead body Of any human being for longer time than four days, or where death nas been caused by cholera, yellow fever, typhuS fever. smallpox. typhoid fever diphtheria. membranOuS croup, or scar let fever, for q longer time than thirty six hours after the death of such per son. without a permit from the town health officer. which permit shall speci- fy the length Of time during which such body may remain unburied: and when death has been caused by one of the diseases herein mentioned. the body shall be immediately thereafter disinfected, or enclosed in q hermet- ically sealed coffin. which shas not thereafter be opened; and the funeral ot such person. except when death is caused by typhoid fever. shall be at tended at the house. only by the un- dertaker. his assistants. and persons living the house in which such person died. and by clergyman who shall take such precautions as the health officer may direct. In the removal ETTTsT nN SF body shall not be carried in a vehicle with other passengers. The bedding, clothing and furniture of the room wherein such person died shall he thoroughly disinfeeted and otherwise treated as the town health officer may order.
 Special Nuisances. Priyy-V Vaults. Cess
 pools, Drains, Etc
 Reg. 10. No priyy vault. cesspooI CT reservoir into which q privy. water closet or sink is drained. except it be water tight, nor any other than l water tight sewer or drain, shall be es- tablished or permitted so near a well. spring or other source of water used for drinking or culinary purposes as in the judgment of the town health officer to contaminate the same When any privy-vault or cesspoOl is discOn- tinued. the contents shall be entirely removed and the vault filled with earth or other suitable material
 Reg H. No person shall keep or maintain upon his premises at any time any priyy. water-cIoset. sink, drain. cesspool. stable or pigsty. ex- cept in a cleanly and inoffensive con- ditiOn.
 Reg. 12. No sewage drain. privy- vault. cesSpooI or sink shall empty into any stream, pond or other source of water or ice supply. nor shall any privy. pigsty. or stable be constructed SD near such stream. pond or other source of water or ice supply that it's contents will drain into the same.
 Reg. 13- No person shall throw. dump or deposit any filth. garbage or deeayfng animal or. vegetable matter which may be prejudicial to public health upon any vacant lot. highway or public place nor in any brook. pond or spring. This does not preclude -he proper use Of fertilizers upon land.
 Splitting.
 Reg IA. No person shall spit upon the floor of any public building, CT upon the floor or platform of any troll ley car running through or within the limits of this town.