The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-23
GENERAL LAWS

to the public health. Be II ehacteo oS
 the Legislature of Alabama. that the
 health laws be so amended and reeosl-
 structed. and provision be so made for
 their enforcement as to read as fci-
 lows:s
 Section i The Medical Association of the State of Alabama. organized in ae- aordance with the provisions of the Con stitution adopted at the annual meeting of the Association. held at Tuscaloosa, in March, 1873, and confirmed by an act of the general assembly, approved Febru- Rry 10th, 1875 is hereby constituted the State Board of Health
 Sec 2. The County Medical societies In affilfation with the medical association of the State of Alabama, and organized In accordance with the provisions of the constitution, are hereby constituted Boards of Health for their respective counties. and shall be under the general supervision and control of the State Board of Health.
 Sec. 3. The State Board of Health shall have general control over the en- forcement of the laws relating to the public health: shall investigate the rauses, modes of propagation and means of prevention, of endemic and epidemic diseases; shall investigate the influences of localities and employments upon the public health: shall have the right to in- spect all public schools, hospitals, asy- 1ums. tails, poor houses and other public institutions of Ike character, also the sources of supply and avenues of con- veyance of drinking water furnished to incorporated cities and towns; shall exer- else general supervision and control over the county boards of health. prescribing the rules and regulations governing said county boards in the execution of the public health laws of the State in their respective counties; and shall act as an advisory board to the State in all sani- tary and medical matters.
 Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the coun- ty boards of Health, (A) To supervise the administration of the health laws of the State in their respective counties, and to enforce the law for the collection of vital and mortuary statistics. (B) To in vestigate through their committees of public health and health officers, all cases of pestilential infectious or contagious diseases, and to enforce such measures as are provided by law to prevent the spread of said diseases and to extermi- nate the same. co To investigate through their committees of public health and health officers all nuisances to public health against which complaint has been alleged, and if such complaint be well founded to take such steps for their abatement as the law pro- vides. tD) To exercise through their committees of public health and health officers special supervision over the sanl- tary conditions of public schools, hospi- tals, halls, opera houses, theatres, and asylums. court houses. jails, work houses prisons markets, public dairies, and slaughter pens or houses. (E) To elect Q health officer for the county, removable at pleasure whose Jurisdiction shall ex- tend to all parts of the county except those parts comprised within the muni- cipal limits of any incorporated city or town, in the county. (F9 To elect a health officer, removable at pleasure, for any incorpo. ated city or town, in the county whose existing charter does not otherwise provide for the election of a health officer; provided, that health of ficer of county may be deemed eligible for the position of health officer of any one or more incorporated cities or towns In the same county. and said incorporated cities and towns shall fix the salaries ct their health officers respectively. co To make to the Judge of Probate and Court of County Commissioners, or Board of Revenue, and to the State Board of Health, by or before the first of March, of each year. a full and complete report of all public health and sanitary work done in he county during the preceding year, which report must include the vital and mortuary statistics of the county. to- gether with such other information. suggestions and recommendations in regard to the preservation of the public health as said board may deem proper GID To perform such other duties as gre or may be required by law.
 Sec. 5. The State Board of Health shall eie # an executive officer, to be known d. the State Health Officer, who. under tin ? direction and control of said State Board of Health, shall. exercise general super vision over the county boards of health and county healih officers. and shall re- po-t promptly to said county boards of health any delinq ncies on the part of said county health officer which may come to his knowledge; shall keen him self informed in regard to all infectious, contagious and .pestilen.ia diseases which may be in danger Of invading the State and shall, so far as authorized by law, take prompt measures to prevent such invasion. shall keep the Governor ir- formed as to the health conditions pre- vailng in the State and as to any dis CT ses of an infectious, contagious ar pastilential nature which may threaten to enter the State, and shall submit to the Governor iii writing such recommends tons as he deems proper to prevent such invasions
 Sec 6. The State Board of Health shall submit to the Governor an annual report of it's transactions. in which report recommendations as to needed public health legislation may be embodied, and The Governor shall order such number of copies of said report printed for distribu- lion as he may deem proper.
 Sec. '. It shall be the duty of the health officer of County, fA.) To keep under regulations prescribed by the Coun- ty Board of Health, and approved by the State Board of Health, a book to be styled 'The Register of Births" in which book he shall register, so far as reported tn him. the sex and color of every child born in the County, the date of such birth the name or names of the parent or par ents together with such other details as he may be required by said regulations to enter; also a book to be styled 'fThe Register of Deaths" in which he shall register the names, so far as reported to him. of all persons who die in the Coun- ty. specifying the date. place. sex. color and so far as can be ascertained the age and cause of death of the deceased per son. together with such other details as may be required by said regulations; also n book to be styled "The Register of In fectious Diseases" in which book he shall register the name. age. sex and color, together with such other details as may be required by said regulations, of all persons who may be attacked by any of the diseases enumerated in Section 1s hereof (B.) To exercise under the direc- ton and control of the Committee of Pub lie Health, acting for the County Board of Health and in accordance with the