The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-14
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
STATE DISTRICTS
UNDER HEALTHLAW
State Board of Health Has
Appointed Health
Officers
ARE TEN DISTRICTS
District No. 8 Includes St. Johnsbury
With DIR. Victor p. Genge as
Health Officer
ARE TEN DISTRICTS

The State Board of Health an
nounces the division of the state intt
ten sanitary districts according tt
the District Health Officer Law en-
acted by the last legislature, ant
also the appointment of nine of the
District Health Officers. Under the
provisions of this Act, all physicians
will be required to placard houses ir
! which occur cases of communicable
disease coming to their attention
Placards for this purpose will be
placed in the offices of the town
clerks so they will be readily obtain
able by physicians and others
Heads of families in whose household
occur cases of communicable disease
which are not attended by physicians
will be required to report immediate
ly to the District Health Officer and
also under his orders secure suitable
placards from the town clerk, which
must be placed on the house.
Cities and towns of five thousand
population and over may have the
services of their own local health of
ficer if they provide for the salary
and expenses of such an officer and,
in such cases, citizens should report
TO their local health officer instead of
to the District Health Officer.
The law providing for this system
goes into effect July list, and arran-
gements are made for it's operation
in all districts except comprising Rut-
land county. If appointment is not
made in this district before July 1st,
local health officers of all towns in
cluded in the district will be continu-
ed in their work until such appoint
ment is made. Maps showing divis-
ions in the state and headquarters of
the District Health Officers will be
posted in public places in all towns
so that the citizens may be fully in
formed on the subject.
Selection of District Health Offic-
ers has been made with great care by
the State Board of Hath, over 40
applications having been considered
for the positions. All District Health
Officers will meet at the State Board
of Health building in Burlington dur
ing the week beginning June 16, at
which time every phase of the law
will be gone over carefully in detail
and uniform method of procedure
and policy decided upon for all con-
ditions. Every man SO far appointed
is fully alive to the responsibilities of
his office, and it is expected that all
physicians and citizens will give
their entire cooperation to this work.
Vermont is one of the three states
in the Union to inaugurate the Dis
trict Health Officer system this year,
the other states being Ohio and Ala
bama. Several other states have
such an organization in prospect and
it is probable that the new system
will gradually extend. The Vermont
organization is, however, unique in
several important details and the
whole country is, therefore, looking
to this state for demonstration of the
benefits of such an organization.
The list of towns included in the
districts and the health officers who
will preside in these districts are as
follows.
SANITARY DISTRICTS
District No.
Bakersfield, Berkshire, Enosburg,
Fairfax, Fairfield, Fletcher, Franklin,
Georgia, Highgate, Milton, Montgom,
cry, Richford, st. Albans town, st.
Adams city, Sheldon, Swanton.
District No. 2
Albany, Belvidere, Cambridge,
Coventry, Craftsbury, Eden, Elmore,
Glover, Greensboro, Hardwick, Hyde
Park, Irasburg, Jay, Johnson, Lowell,
Morristown, Newport City, Newport
Town, Stannard, Stowe, Tray, Wal
den, Waterville, Westfeld, Wolcott,
Woodbury..
District No. 8
Averill, Barnet, Barton, Bloomfield,
Brighton, Bloomington, Brunswick,
Burke, Canaan, Charleston, Concord,
Derby, East Haven, Ferdinand,
CRANKY, Guildhall, Holland, L2ming,
ton, Lewis, Lunenburg, Lyndon, Kir-
by, Maidstone, Morgan, Newark, Nor
ton, Peacham, st. Johnsbury, Shelf
eld, Sutton, Victory, Waterford, West
more, Wheelock.
District No.
Alburg, Bolton, Burlington, Char
lotte, Colchester, Essex, Grand Isle,
Hinesburg, Huntington, Isle La
Motto, Jericho, North Hero, Rich
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