The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
LAWS SUGGESTED
FOR SANITATION.
State Health Department Recon-
mends Series of Local
Ordinances.
ROADS CAMPAIGN
GOOD
Prospects Good for Bond Issues
i'll Mccklenbirg- Work
inESouthwest.

Aunt Dinuhs who wash for white
folks Will have TO register their names
and tho places where they practice
their profession. II a recommendation
of tho State Health Department is car.
ried out. 1t Is suggested that cities and
towns in Virginia adopt ali ordinance
to the following effect:
Every person who commonly ,aun-
ders for pay on the premises which
he or she occupies, personal orhhouse-
hold articles of wear or use belonging
to any other person or persons. shall
report that fact to the health officer
In writing within thirty days after this
regulation takes effect. giving his or
her name, and the location OF his or
her premises. and the number. names
and addresses of the persons or fami-
lies living Independently of one an
other for whom he or she laundcrs.
and thcreaf ter every person iaunderint.
as aforesaid. Shall report i'll like man
ner his or her name and the locate
OF his or her premises, and the num-
Der of persons or families with their
names and addresses whom he or she
serves. within five days after the be :
ginning of his or her occupancy Of such
premises and The use thereof for the
purposes aforesaid. Any person violat.
ing any of the provisions of this rcEu-
lation shall upon conviction, thereof,
be punished By fine of not more tina n
S25."
Ordinances SuEgcsted.
This is but one of many recommen-
dations along the. line of sanitation
made by the department in its latest
bulletin, issued yesterday. 4 com
plete series of local ordinances is pre-
pared. designed for the protection of
The public health and the conduct of
local health departments. Most of
them have been in use for some years
In cities and towns elsewhere. and il
is declared that they have been found
adapted in general. to practically. ali
the situations which may normaliv he
expected TO arise In public health
work, and all have been revised and
criticized by the chief health officers of
various municipal depa rtments.
II Is not expected that these ordi-
nances are suited in every way for
universal adoption in the cities and
towns OF Virginia. Local conditions
and local Limitations. II liz realized.
always call for modification and
amendment of any model code. The
ordinances in the bulletin are merely
SUGGESTIVE, with the recommendation
that they BIZ revised TO suit local CON
ditions while kept In conformity with
the general outline.
Register Births and Deaths.
An important Suggestion Is that
with reference TO Keeping an accurate
register of births and deaths. The
absence of a compulsory law in this
respect has always been u great hin
drancc to local and State health au-
thorities in the compilation! OF vital
statistics. 1t is recommended that
every physician he required to report
every birth. the sen and color. with
the names and occupa lions OF parents
and date and place of birth. In the
absence of physician. the parents
are to be required to perform this
duty. The same requirements are pro
vided as to deaths. The boards of
health are to Keep accurate registers
of these reports.
There are numerous sample ordi-
nances governing tho control of con-
tagious and infectious diseases and
the burial OF the dead.