Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22


the state board of health and shall make
such Investigations and reports as said
state board of health may require. lie
shall, when required by the state board
of health, with the help of local health
officers, inspect and report upon the san
itary conditions of streams and sources
of public water supplies. schools and
schoolhouses, dairies, creamer1es, slaugh-
terhouses, workshops, and factories, ana
of all places where offensive trades or
industries are conducted in his district.
g. Such deputy state health officer
shall also make careful inquiry. when re-
quired by the state board Of health, as
to the effects of the different kinds of en-
pfoyment upon the health of employees and
operators, with special reference to tu-
berculosis and to lead and PHOSPHORUS
and in all such Investigations and in
Quiries he shall have the power to ad-
minister oaths in regard to all matters
pertaining thereto. He shall respond
promptly when called upon for advice or
assistance by any board of health or
health officer within his jurisdiction, and
it shall be his duty, and he is hereby au-
thorized to enforce any public health
statute or rule or regulation of the state
board of health or Of any local board or
health or health officer within his district
when such local board of health or health
officer neglectS or refuses to enforce Sucn
statute, rule or regulation, after cue no.
tice by him or by the state board OF
health.
A. Each deputy state health officer
under the direction of the state board of
regulations relating to the public health
shall, in addition to such other duties as
are or may be imposed upon him, per-
form the following duties:
Cd Keep himself informed as to the
work Of each local health officer within
his district;
(2) Aid each local health officer with
in his district in the performance of his
duties, and particularly on the appear
ance of any contagious disease;
go Assist each local health officer
within his district in making an annual
sanitary survey of the territory within
his jurisdiction, and in maintaining
therein continuous sanitary supervis-
ion;
az Call together the local health off,
GERS within his dictrict or any portion Of
it from time to time for conference upon
the authority of the state board Of
health;
60 Adjust questions Of jurisdiction
arising between local health officers with
in his district;
co. Study the causes Of excessive
mortality from any disease in any por-
ton of his district;
CD Promote efficient registration of
marriages, births, deaths, and accidents;
60 Inspect from time to time all labor
camps within his district and enforce the
regulations of the state board Of health in
relation thereto;
90 Endeavor to enlist the cooperation
of all the organizations of physicians
within his district in the Improvement of
the public health therein.
Section 1407a-4. 1. The state board
of health shall cooperate with the sew
eral educational institutions and the
school system Of this state in dissemin-
ating information to the general public in
all matters pertaining to health, and
shall use the research facilities Of the
university for the preservation and i'm
cf +1n
such rules and regulations as may be
agreed upon with the regents Of the uni
versity, and facilitate the special in
struction Of students in sanitation, hy-
giene and vital statistics in any school or
department Of the university of Wiscon-
sin in such manner which is not incon-
sistent with and which does not inter-
fere with the orderly and efficient ad-
mnistration of the public health work.
Section 1407a-5. 1. Health officers of
towns villages and cities, in addition to
such other duties as are or may be law
fully imposed upon them and subject to
the provisions of the public health laws
and the rules and regulations of the state
board Of health and under the direction
of the deputy state health officer of their
respective districts, shall perform the
following duties:
e. Make an annual sanitary survey
and maintain a continuous sanitary SUI
pervision over the territory within their
jurisdiction.
o. MAKE a sanitary Inspection perl
odically of all school buildings and places
of public assemblage, and report thereon
to those responsible for the maintenance
of such school buildings and places of
public asSemblage;
4. Promote the spread of information
as to the causes, nature and prevention
Of prevalent diseases, and the preserva-
ton and Improvement of health;
D. Take such steps as may be neces-
sary to secure prompt and full reports
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and full registration Of births and deaths;
e. Enforce within their jurisdiction
the provisions of the public health law
and the rules and regulations of the state
board of health
Z. Attend the annual conferences of
sanitary officers called by the state
board of health, and local conferences
within his sanitary district to which he
may be summoned by the deputy state
health officer or upon the approval of the
state board of health.
Section 1407a-6. 1. The state board of
health shall have supervision of the
and possess all powers necessary to full
fill the duties prescribed in the statutes
and to bring acton in the courts for the
enforcement Of health laws and health
rules. They shall have power to make
sanitary inspections and surveys in all
parts of the state and, after due notice,
to enter upon and inspect private prop
erty in regard to the presence Of cases
to determine the cause and source OF dis
ease.
q The state board Of health shall have
power to establish quarantine and to
order and execute what is reasonable and
necessary for the prevention and sup
preston Of disease; to close schools and
churches; forbid public gatherings when
deemed necessary to control epidemics;
to condemn and abate conditions causa-
tive Of disease; to regulate and prescribe,
by means of rules and regulations, the
character and location of plumbing, drain
age, water supply. disposal of sewage
garbage or other waste material; the SAN
itary condition Of streets, alleys, out
houses cesspools and all sanitary feat
ures connected herewith
8. The board shall have power to
adopt and enforce rules and regulations
governing the duties of all health off,
GERS and health boards and any violation
of said rules shall be punished by fine
of not less than ten dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each offense
All rules adopted and published in con-
formity with this section shall bear the
seal of the state board of health and be
attested by the state health officer. Such
rules and regulations shall be published in
the official state paper and distributed
in pamphlet or leaf form to all health
officers and any citizen asking for the
same. Such rules and regulations shall
not be effective until thirty days after