The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-04
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
April 4, 1916


At a regular quarterly meeting of the
State Board of Health, held in the offices
of the Secretary, Topeka. Kansas, March
10Th, 1916, at which a quorum was present,
the following sanitary regulations were
SANITARY rifles AND REGULATIONS.
Abandoned Wells. The use of abandoned
wells as cesspools is prohibited.
Concerning Privy. Vaults, CesspooIs. etc.
No privy vault, cesspool or reservoir into
W ,l prlyy vault water-cIoset stable or
wei, spring or other source IL water used
for drinking and culinary purposes; nor
shall any such open into any stream, ditch,
or drain, except common sewers, nor shall
any such be drained into an underground
flow of water or water stratum which is
used as source of water supply.
Drains. All drains carrying domestic
sewage containing human or animal
creta passing within fifty feet in ordinary
soil, or eighty feet in sandy SOIL of any
source of water supply shall be water
tight.
Refuse Matter; nuisance. The collection of
refuse matter in around the immediate
vicinity of any dwelling or place of bust
ness. such swill, waste of meat fish
or shells, bones, decaying vegetables, dead
carcasses, excrement or any kind of offal
healthy gases and thus affect the purity
of the air. shall be considered a nuisance,
and must be removed or disposed of,
in such manner as not to be offensive.
RULE V.
Pigpens: No pigpen shall be maintained
within 100 feet of any well spring of
water used for drinking purposes, or
within thirty. feet of any street or fifty
feet of any inhabited house Such pens
shall be kept in such manner as not to be
offensive, by, being freely deodorized at
within the limits of any INCORPORATED civ
between May 1 and November 1 of any
year.
UnwhoIesome Mandatory. No person or
company shall maintain any manufactory
establishments for boiling bones or dead
animals, manufacturing of FERTILIZER rem
dering plants, etc, where unwho1esome
offensive or deleterious odors, gases, smoke
or exhalations are generated. except such
establishments shall be kept clean and
wholesome nor shall any offensive or de-
leterious waste substance refuse or in
furious matter from such establishments
be allowed to accumulate upon the prem
ises, or be thrown or allowed to run into
any public waters, stream, water-course,
street. road. or public place; and every
ufactory or business shall use all reason
able means to prevent the escape of smoke
and safety of all operatives employed
therein.
RULE VII Oh
Catte-,Sheep-,and Pigpens, Slaughter
houses. etc. Every person owning. leasing
or occupying any place, room or building
wherein cattle, sheep or swine are killed
owner. lessee or occupant of any stable
wherein animals are kept. or any market,
pubic or private shall cause such place,
room, building stable or market to be kept
at all times thoroughly cleansed and puri-
BILE manure or other unwhoiesome or Of
fenstve refuse shall be removed therefrom
at least once In every twenty -four hours,
If used continuously, or, If only used oc-
casionally, within twenty-four hours after
using: and the floors of such building
place or premises shall be constructed of
cement he IN
liquid or washings from being absorbed
NO blood pit, dung pit, offal pit or privy
any such place, room. or building; nor
shall swine be kept in the same enclosure
with a slaughterhouse, nor fed there or
elsewhere upon dead animals.
RULE VIII.
Inspection of sIaughterhouses. That coun-
ty and municipal boards of health be re-
quired to inspect have inspected by
their health officer all slaughterhouses and
other places where animals are slaughter
ed for food, and that the requirements of
the law and rule be rigidly enforced.
Sanitary Control of Public Buildings.
Local boards of health have sanitary con-
troll of all public buildings within their
Jurisdiction. The following is recommend
ed respecting care of the same. All floors
and halls not carpeted should be swept
with sswdust dampened with a one-per-
cent solution of formalin- The common
buster should be abolished, and busting
done by removing dust with dampened
cloth. Frequent inspection of all closets
drainage and ventilation should be made
and where faulty hygienic surroundings
are found, recommendations in writing
for their betterment made to the county
board of health and the judge of the dis
| trict court.
RULE X
Public Institutions. The State Board of
Health shall cause to be made annually a
careful sanitary inspection of all places
and things in all the public institutions of
Kansas, including the state penal and char
liable institutions. the state educational
institutions and all other institutions Of
higher education. written report of such
inspection shall be made to the State Board
of Health and copy of the same trans
mitted by the Secretary to the institution
inspected together with such recommended
tons or orders are made by the Board.
REPEAL.
All previous regulations in conflict here
with are hereby revoked.
This is to certify that the above regula-
tons were unanimously adopted upon the
date and at the place above indicated.
ISeal-J S. J. CRUMBINE. NJ. D.,
Secretary.