The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-09
RULES GOVERNING
EATING HOUSES IN
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

With the nations at war ana actlVl-
ties being gradually crippled by the
spread of Spanish influenza, the need
for cleanliness in public eating and
drinking places becomes paramount.
With this duty in mind, the Board of
Health of the State CT Arizona,
through DR.. o. H. Brown, state health
officer, asks that the following rules
and regulations governing the SANTA
ton of public eating and drinking
places be given the widest publicity
by the Copper Camp.
Pursuant to the provisions of chap
ter 1870 Of the statutes of 1913, the
State Board of Health of the State of
Arizona hereby establishes the follow
ing rules and regulations respecting
restaurants, hotels, boarding houses,
drug stores and drink places, to be
Immediately effective:
/. All hotels, restaurants, boarding
houses, drug stores and drink places
shall wash thoroughly in scalding
fresh water and soap, and rinse in
scalding water all dishes, knives and
utensils used in cooking or preparing
or service of food or drink or on or
about the table in connection with
any restaurant, boarding house, lunch
room, hotel or other place where food
or drinks are served to the public,
after each service to patrons, and suf-
ficiently often to insure sanitary con
ditions.
g All hotels, boarding houses, res
taurants, drug stores, lunch counters,
and drink places shall furnish and
have used only towels that are clean
and thoroughly sanitary for drying all
dishes and silverware.
8. All places mentioned in sections
and 2 using dish washing devices
shall operate the same so that all
dishes and tableware are submitted to
boiling water and live steam in a
closed container.
4. The management of each and ev
cry place mentioned in the above and
foregoing rules and regulations are
instructed to see that all help are
advised of these regulations and that
the same are strictly followed.
5. 1t shall be the duty Of all help
connected with any of the placers
mentioned in the above and foregoing
rules and regulations to keep their
hands thoroughly washed and in a
perfectly sanitary condition, and it
shall be the duty of the management
of each and every place to see that
this rule and regulation is observed
by all the help working therein.
6. Managements OF all such places
mentioned in the foregoing rules and
regulations shall provide the neces-
sary toilets and lavatories in conjunc-
ton with their businesses for all en-
ployes, so that persons handling food
cooking utensils, dishes and tableware
shall be cleanly at all times.
Z. No person shah be employed in
or about or connected with the cook
ing Or other preparation or distribu-
tion CT food or drinks in hotels, res
taurants, boarding houses, drug stores
or drink places in the State of Ari-
zona, who is sick and capable of trans
mitting any disease.
8. All places where food is sold or
meals served shall be open to inspec-
ton by the city, county, or state
boards of health, at all suitable times.
9. 1t shall be the duty of the man
agement of each place where either
food or drink, or both, are sold to the
public to keep in a prominent place
such cards of instruction for the hand
lers of food or drink as the board of
health may issue to them and see that
the same are obeyed.
10. All places keeping or dispensing
food or drink for or to the public
shall be maintained cleanly; this re-
fers to all parts of the premises inside
and outside, entrances and exits and
back doors, alleys and other places
which may have any influence upon
food or drink in any way. Fly traps
and fly paper or other recognized
methods of killing flies shall be used
against flies in and about food and
drink places.
Now, above all times, these rules
and regulations guarding the public
health must be obeyed. Many OF the
rules could well be adopted in private
homes as well as public eating places
The public health office at Phoenix
will be pleased to have violations of
the above regulations reported to
them.