The Penn's Grove record., 1911-05-05
BOARD OF HEALTH
OF THE
BOROUGH OF PENN'S GROVE, N. J.
"TnH NEW SANITARY CODE"
Adopted March Sd, 1911.

Adopted March Sd, 1911.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board OF Health of
/ the Borough of PENIS Grove:
SECTION l. That no person shall manufac.
ture, have, offer for sale - or sell any artiee Of
meaning of, AN act to prevent the adultera-
ton of food or drugs approved March 25th,
ISL 8 n and the ne n seysTas s sSepGleimen asai 5nsr sn4
| of the provisions of this section, shall forfeit
and pay a penalty of fifty dollars.
SECTION 2. No meat, fish, bird, fowl, vege-
/ table or fruit, not being in a sound, healthy
| and wholesome condition and safe for human
food, nor the meat of any fish, bird, fowl or
/ animal, that has died Of any disease or accident
| for sale or sold No milk or butter, nor any
| other food or drink, which has been exposed
to the emanatiOn or infection OF any commun-
icable disease, shall be brought into the BOr-
| ough of PENIS Grove, or held or offered for
sale in said borough: No calf, pig or lamf, or
the meat thereof, shall be brought. held or
l offer ed for sale as such food, in the borough,
which (being a calf, when killed and dressed,
weighs less than forty-fye pounds, or (being
a p,gl was, when killed ! ( d. not less than FIVE
not less than eight weeks old. Nor shall any
meagre, sickly or nnwhOles0me fish or fowl
food, in this borough.
Any person or persons offending against any
of the provisions of this section shall forfeit
and pay a penalty of fifty dollars.
milk dealer, grocer and huckster and their
agents shall allow the inspectors and mem
bers of this board to freely and fully inspect
cheese and all other foods and drinks, which
may be held. offered or intended for sale.
Any person or persons offending against any
of the provisions of this section shall forfeit
and pay a penalty vi ten dollars.
SECTION 4. When any meat, fish, bird, fowl,
fruit or vegetable is found by any inspector or
member Of this board. being offered or exposed
for sale, and which is in a condition unwhole.
some or unfit for food. he shall order the same
to be removed, and the owner or person in
charge of such article, or matter, or substance,
shall Immediately remove the same from any
market, street or place. and such article shall
not be sold or offered for sale, nor in any way
disposed of for human food. And in case the
owner or person in charge, shall fail, or neg
lect, or refuse to remove said article, within
three hours after having been notified to dc
so, the same may be caused to be removed by
any inspector or any member of this board
and the owner or person In charge shall pay
all the expenses thereof.
Amy person or persons offending against any
of the provisions OF this section shall forfeit
and pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 6. Whenever this board shall have
satisfactory evidence that any well. the Watel
Of which is used for domestic purposes. ha'
able use. notice to discontinue the use Of sai(
polluted water shall be sent to the owner o.
party in charge OF sald well, and. at the dis
in charge of said well may be ordered in witt
ing to close, fill up or withdraw from thu
ground the said a well; wi # the fs said ,, order thissr no
specified. this section shall be deemed violates
and the board may proceed to cause the salt
Wen to 6pd De cIose FSa nile CUP up OF wb M1bna a. Msad 1r9 o.
domestic purposes shall be at least thirty fee
distant from every prtvy vault, catch basin
cesspool. manure vault and horse stable: -,
any of the provisions of this section shaI
forfeit and pay a penalty of fifty dollars:
SECTION 6 No person shall sell OF delive
or ha va in nOSS1SSiON for sale in the ROrOup
of PENIS Grove, any milk which has bee
watered or adulterated, or which contains an
unhealthy Ingredient, constituent or substance
OR which has been transported or stored i
any unclean manner, or which is produce
from COWS which are kept or stabbed unde
unhealthy conditions. or which may be dis
eased.
Any person or persons or corporation VIII
shall violate any of the provisions OF this SEE
tion shall forfeit and pay a penalty of fit
dollars.
SECTION 7. Every physician shall report t
this board in writing, the name, age and ad
dress of every person having scarlet-feyel
smallpox, varioloid, cholera, typhoid fever
typhus fever, yellow fever, plague and an
other contagious or infectious or communities
be dangerous to the public health, whom sue
physicians shall have professionally attende
or prescribed for; said report shall be mad
first professionally attended such sick person
Said reports shall be written on blank form
provided by this board.
Any person or persons offending against an
of the provisions of this section shall forfei
and pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 8. Every landlord, tenant, house
holder, owner, manager and attendant VIII
shall know of the existence of any case of an
of the diseases mentioned in Section 7 of thi
ordinance, and which shall be in or upon an
premises, by them or either of them owne
or occupied, shall within twenty-fOur hour
report the same to the Board OF Health.
ANY person or persons offending against an
of the provisions of this section shall fOrfei
and pay a penalty of fifty dollars.
SEcTfoN 9. No principal, teacher or super
intendant Of any school, and no parent 0
guardian of any child attending any schoO
shall permit any child sick with any diseas
mentioned in Section 7, or with any othe
communicable disease, or any child resldln
in any house in which such disease shall exisl
to attend any school until this board shal
have given its permit therefor.
Any person or persons offending against an
of the provisions of this section shall forfei
and pay a penalty of twenty dollars.
SECTION 10. Whenever it shall be deeme
necessary by this board to establish
the true character of any disease, which the
may believe to be communicable, a medics
by such disease may be ordered, and such ex
animation shall be permitted by all attend
ants and persons.
Any person offending against any of tn
provisions of this section shall forfeit and pa
a penalty of fifty dollars.
SECTION IL. In case of infectious or cor
tagiOus or communicable disease occurring i
the borough, the person affected thereby shall
they may be removed to such locality as thi
board may order and direct and all buildings
clothing, property and premises and vehicle
which may become infected by the presenc
of persons affected by contagious, Infection
or communicable disease, shall be disinfecte
at the expense of the tenant, occupant 0
owner thereof, and said disinfection or fun
CATION shall be made and performed in sue
manner and with such materials and withil
such stated time and under such supervision
as the board may direct. And this board ma.
establish such separation and isolation o
quarantine of the sick. from other persons no
necessary as attendants, and also provide an,
effect such special care, diSinfectiOn an,
cleaning Of property and premises as shall, IL
the Judgment Of the board, be needed in orde
to prevent the spreading OF such disease t.
Any person or persons offending against an,
of the provisions of this section Shall forfeit
and pay a penalty Of one hundred dollars.
SECTION IL. Whenever quarantine or isola
tion and separation OF persons or property j
ordered by the board, notice OF said orde
shall be given to the persons affected thereby
Said notice shall be In writing and 1t may b
served personally, left with some person a
the infected house, or may be posted upoI
the building or premises occupied by thu
infected persons or property. The require
ments of said quarantine notice shah b.
0beyed by all persons. and no such notice mol
any other sign indicating the presence Of COM
municable disease upon any premises shall be
De remOVtui eAcepIinB Ny conooht tnis
board.
ANY person or persons offending against any
of the provisions of this section shall forfeit
and pay a penalty OF one hundred dollars.
SECTION Is. No person or article liable to
propagate a communicable disease snail be
brought within or removed from the limits OF
the Borough of PENIS Grove without the
written permit and under the direction Of the
Board OF Health thereof; and whenever it
shall come to the knowledge of any person
within such limits, he shall Immediately give
notice thereof to the said board. No person
shall, within the Borough of Penn's Grove,
| without a permit from the Board of Health
| thereof, carry or remove from one building to
| any other, any person sick Of any commune
cable disease, nor shall any person by any
| exposure of any individual sick of any COM
| municable disease, or of the body of such
| person, or by any negligent act connected
Herewith, or in respect to the care or custody