Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Reports Of Inspector Moses and Kee-
ley Received.


The most important business trans
acted at the meeting Of the board OF
health yesterday afternoon was the
passage of the following vote in re-
gard to the vaccination of school chill
dren:
Voted, That this board does hereby
require that every child between the
age Of four and sixteen years of age
shall be vaccinated before being per-
mitted to attend any school in Water
bury and that before being permitted
to attend school each child shall pre-
sent a certificate that such child has
been successfully vaccinated within
five years previous to the time of his
or her attempted entrance, unless, in
the opinion of a physician, 1t would
not be prudent on account of sickness
The vote is almost the same as the
one passed by the board Of education
some weeks ago.. The prosecuting at
torney did not think that he had suf-
ficient power to prosecute under the
old law so this new one was made.
After the vote was passed Chairman
Lawlor, who drew MP the vote, said
that 1t would probably settle the vac
cination question in Waterbury.
1t was voted TO recommend to the
board of aldermen that sheds for car
riages and wagons shall be erected
at the contagious disease hospital in
order that the attending physician
may have a place to leave his carriage
when he drives there and also that the
vehicle in which patients are taken to
the hospital may be left there.
Health Officer Kilmartin invited the
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the health officers of the state in New
Haven on December 4.
Chairman Lawlor wanted to know
who received the complaints addressed
to the health officer. DR. Kilmartin
said that he received some, others
were left with Sanitary Inspector
Moses, while the others were left with
the city clerk. President Lawlor
thought that all complaints should be
addressed to the health department by
the health officer. The latter stated
that good way to facilitate matters
would be to rent box at the post
office. 1t was the opinion of the
board that all complaints should be
received by the health officer. The
discussion was brought up by re-
cent case at As Center street. This
place was to be fumigated. Mr. Moses
went around to do the work one day
and the family was away and all the
doors were locked. The next day the
family was chasing after the health
| officer all day. The place was finally
| fumigated but the misunderstanding
| caused no little bad feeling.
In regard to the collection OF garb
age, Health Officer Kilmartin said
that the city ordinance was being VIC
lated every day by the garbage col
lectors. Their carts are not properly
covered, are sloppy, and the collectors
scattered the garbage along the thor
| oughfare. He has ordered some OF
them to stop and threatened to prose
cute them but they said that they had
| licenses. He Would like to know
what persons had licenses. President
Lawlor replied that the health officer
has large enough powers in the matter
and it made no difference whether q
man has a license or not if he is not
complying with the ordinance on the
matter.
After eight minutes of discussion q
bill of H. NJ. Rigney for 81 for cartins
dead horse from the street to the
-crematory was ordered paid.
The monthly report of Sanitary In.
spector Harry w. Moses was approved
| by the board as follows: Scarlet fever
| 10; diphtheria, IL; membranous Group
| 1; measles, 4; whooping cough, 2
| typhoid fever, g. Houses fumigated
scarlet fever 8; diphtheria and Group
u; tuberculosis, 5; dead animals re
moved, dogs 2, cats, 3. Inspection OF
water closets II; sink pipes, Il; sur
/. face drains, 2; surface closets, 20
cesspools. 1; stables, z; yards, AZ
garbage complaints, 6. Ordered clean
ed surface closets. IL; cesspools, 1
stables, 5; yards, II.
The report of Milk Inspector p. i
Kelley for the month of November
was approved as follows: Inspection
of datrses and cow sheds "A; barr
yards, "A; water, A; feed, Al; cans
219; milk coolers, A; stables ventilat
ed, A; stores inspected, 10; vehicles, 6
measures ordered cleaned, 1; barr
yards, J.; stables, 1; samples Of mill
examined, 20; number found standard