Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
SANITARY REGULATION
Last Topic to Be Discussed at
Health Officers School.
way in which ORDERS VIII lie o"cS-
cd Depends Largely on Thcir
ueasona bienesS--Tcrh meal
tiles out of place.

The ,Ath annual health officers school
30 ,nstruction closed Thursday morning
with the customary treatment OF inc
legal side of sanitary regulation H. ~
r,orber Of Brattleboro presented paper
IN Legal Aspects of sanitation
lowed NV n general discussion from the
floor, IN the form of a 'qucs''on ''~
MIR Barber. in his address. omphaslH-
ed the fact that the final t'St ~ " "'"',"
boards or n health Officers 1r'A"''N u"
,rcc orders must be their Resonance
ness. and II Is upon t.us consideration
that the courts must base thoT "eVIH'"'0'
In matters 80 vitality and so Immediately
affecting the daily and hourly W'""'o
Of the public al large as docs co'''"'o"
sanitation technicalitios mus, ne sun
hnated to the question OF the generN
health.
President Spooncr of Norwlch NJ
vcredtv asked the health officers tholr
exnerience as to whether it Is customary
for towns TO pay for disinfecuon anu
fumi,,ation of buildings when TINS is zone
nv order Of the local board or heaith'
His question arose from the fact that
tho statute did not make the point Clear
and WAS answered by Judge f.. w. HUNT
lev. health Officer of Duxbury. VINO sald'
that in his experience 1t was customary
for towns to bear the expense OF dlsin-
lection ordered by the local board of
health. Other health officers present
agreed with Mr.. Huntley, some adding
that when individuals were found willing
to nay for the disinfectlon Of their PROV
erty they were permitted to do so.
Mr.. Barber was asked who must make
the inspection OF meat shipped by
farmer residing remote from railroad
to a conagnee in a state requiring medi-
cal inspection of the COMMUNICATIVE
he aith officer of the farmers own town,
or the inspector at the destination OF
the shipment. Mr.. BARRIERS opinion was
that the matter came under me prov
ince Of the Interstate commerce laws
and the local health officer or board on
health at the point of shipment had no
Jurisdiction in the matter. unless under
private contract with the shipper to per
form inspect service for him. If. how
ever the health officer had good reason
to suspect the meat unfit for food. he
might have authority. 1t was the opinion
of Mr.. Barber and others that inspec-
ton of meat for such shipment was en-
the State making the law In question
having to provide for carrying II out
When asked as to who should serve
notice of orders by tho board of health
MI Barber said the health officer him
self has power to quarantine and when
the board orders a nuisance nbated 1t is
sufficient for the health officer, who Is
the secretary, to serve notice without
,o1I tnI,1a Nv, yJn1t ton
said that in case of negligence or re-
'usal of a local board to act the STATE
>oard can step in and act over the head:
ST the local officers.
Another question involved the matte
Of cash, the inquirer asking whether o.
NOT the State board can compel a cit,
or town TO pay for services Of health
officer performed in another town. !
was suggested that Tho State board o
health might have 10 pay in such case
and 1t was stated that this question will
soon go before the supreme court SINH
lar to 1t was tho question Of health of
ficers services performed for his tow
In another town, when, for example
he might have occasion to inquire int
the purity of the water supply, the sourc
Of which lay In n nciGhboring township
Such a case seemed TO be under tn
authority Of the State board, if not o
the local board. Other matters were ais
discussed, the question of tho need o
annual reorganization of local boards o
health taking up some time and meetin,
with the conclusion that the statut
leaves this point largely to the board
themselves.
The school of instruction closed witt
registration of an even go of health
officers. From 100 to 125 were constant
ly in attendance, some of the officer
being present at the earlier sessions
others at the later ones.