The Pascagoula chronicle., 1918-06-29

which has arisen i'll regard to thu
spread Of typhoid fever and dysentery
it has become necessary for the Di
rector of Sanitation of this fdistrict t,
promulgate certain emergency sani
tary regulations. These shall be il
effect on and after June 27, 1918. Tht
regulations follow:
Privies.
All owners or tenants Of properties
upon which are located priyies, mus
from the date of these regulations gt
into effect, observe the following.
l. All privies, must be made sani
tary. By sanitary is meant that they
must be constructed SO as to be fly
proof, and (b) so that none of the
organic matter can be washed out up
on the surrounding soil surface by
heavy rains.
2. Surface privies are prohibited
8. No person, whether owner OF
tenant, shall erect on any property, un
less the plan thereof is first submit
ted to the Office of the United States
Public Health Service for approval
Regulations Concerning Foodstuffs
1. A Sanitary Regulation card, OBJ
tainable from the United States Pub
lie Health Service, Pascagoula, Miss.
is to be posted in every place of bust
ness where food is handled or sold.
2. A Sanitary Inspection card must
be posted in a conspicuous place.
8. All hotels, restaurants, or any
other place handling food or drink
for human consumption, shall be kept
in q cleanly condition, well lighted
and ventilated.
4. The owner or keeper OF every
hotel, restaurant, foodshop, soda foun-
tain, etc, shall screen all doors,
windows, and other openings with wire
screen of not less than IS meshes to
the inch, in such a manner
as to prevent entrance of flies or mo-
squitoes.
The floors must be covered with
some material such as linoleum, i'm
pervious to water, and must be scrub
bed daily, - ls1e X. $3.50.
5. All hotels, restaurants, food
shops, etc, must keep milk, butter,
and other ready-to-serve foods in a
separate refrigerator from that used
for meats.
G. Fruit, bread, cakes, pies and
other pastry must be kept in a sep
arate glass or wire tly-proof, screened
enclosure,
Z. Dishes, tableware and kitchen
must be thoroughly washed,
and rinsed in hot water of at least $50
degrees Fahrenheit
8. In serving food or drink, dishes,
tableware and kitchen utensils must
be handled in sanitary manner.
8. No hotel, restaurant, or soda
shall serve milk bought from
my dairy which does not hold licen-
Sc from the local health authority, as
provided for by the State Board of
Health The rules and regulations of
he Mississippi State Board of Health
shall be observed in regard to the
;ale of milk, supplementing and aug
nenting these emergency regulations.
10. Meat Markets are specifically
included in all regulations pertaining
o the handling and selling Of food.
II. All implements, receptacles, and
he clothing worn by persons handling
neat shall be kept clean, and the |
lothing must be readily washable.
II. Sawdust, shavings, or other ma
erial must not be used on the floor of
ny meat market.
10. Each market proprietor shall
e responsible for the quality of the
leat handled in his market; hence he
hall be held for the condition Of the
laughter-house out of which his meat
ONES, whether he owns such slaught-
r-house or not.
IA. Wagons used for transporting.
or peddling meat shall be
ept clean, ny-proof, and the meat
herein protected from dust.
Is. A fish-market is meat-market.
16. Soda fountains shall be conduct
d in a fy-proof screened enclosure.
II. The premises in which a fount-
in is conducted shall be kept in a
eanly condition. Straws must not
e thrown on the floor.
Is. Glasses and other utensils used
II more than one customer, must be
ashed in a cleansing solution. and
nsed in hot water of not less than
20 degrees Fahrenheit
10. All water syrups, fruits. and
lvors must be pure and handled in
eanly manner
20. Straws must be protected from |
lst and flies. II
p. Fountains must handle their
ops and waste water in such man .
y as not to become dangerous to the !
Garbage Regulations.
%. All garbage from places of bus I;
ess and residences shall be kept in S
proof containers. and either burn 3
or buried daily. or fed daily 60 I
fckens or hogs m such a manner as
It to attract flies. :
%. AL refuse which can be burned | q