Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-19
STATE DIVIDED INTO
SANITARY DISTRICTS
Board of Health Puts Act of Last Legislature in
to Effect and Names Nine of the Ten Of
ficers-All Houses Containing Cases
of Communicable Disease Must Be Pla-
carded at Once

The Vermont State Board OF Health
announces the division Of the State into
ten sanitary districts, according to the
district health officer law enacted by
the last Legislature, and also tns
appointment of nine of the district health
officers. Under the provisions of this
act, all physicians will be required 10
placard houses in which occur cases of
communicable disease coming to their
attention Placards for this purpose will
be placed in the offices of the town
clerks 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 Immediately to the district
health officer and also under his orders
secure suitable placard from the town
| clerk, which must be placed on the
! house.
Cities and towns of 5000 population and
over may have the services of their own
local health officer If they provide for
| the salary and expenses of such an
officer and, in such cases, citizens should
report to their own local health officer
instead of to the district health officer
| The law providing for this system goes
, into effect July /, and arrangements are
made for its operation in all districts
except those comprising Rutland county
If appointment is not made in this dis
trict before July /. local health officers
of all towns included in the district
Will be continued in their work until
such appointment is made. Maps show
ing divisions in the State and headquar-
tiers 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.
! Tho selection of district health officers
has been made with great care by the
State Board of Health over forty APP
plications having been considered for the
| positions. Every man so far appointed
is fully alive to the responsibilities OF
his office, and 1t 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 district
health officer system this year. the other
States being Ohio and Alabama Several
other States have such an organization
fin prospect and 1t 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 dis
trcts. and the health officers who will
preside in these districts. follow:
SANITARY DISTRICTS
! District No. 1--Bakersfield, Berkshire
Enosburg Fairfax, Fairfield. Fletcher
Franklin, Georgia, Highgate, Milton,
Montgomery. Richford. St. Adams town,
St. Adams city. Sheldon and Swanton.
District No ALBANY, Belvidere, Cam
bridge. Coventry, Craftsbury, Eden,
Gilmore, Glover. Greensboro Hardwick.
Hyde Park, Irasburg, Jay, Johnson,
Lowell, Morristown, Newport city, New
port town. Stannard. Stowe. Troy,
| Walden. Watervle. Westfield, Wolcott
and Woodbury..
! District No. 3,-Averill Barnet. Barton.
Bloomfield Brighton, Bloomington,
Brunswick, Burke, Canaan. Charleston,
Concord, Derby East Haven, Ferd,-
nand. CRANKY. Guidhall. Holland. Lem
ington, Lewis, Lunenburg. Lyndon, Kirby,
Maidstone, Morgan, Newark, Norton.
Peacham, st. Johnsbury. Sheffield, SUIT
ton. Victory, Waterford. Westmore.
! Wheelock.
DlStTlcl 40. 4-RlDuTH, EOltOH,
! ton. Charlotte, Colchester, Essex. Grand
! Isle. IIinesburg, Huntington, Isle La
Motto. Jericho North Hero, Richmond
! St. George, Shelburne, South Burlng-
ton, South Hero. Underhill, Waterbury
Westford, Wiliston.
District No. Barre town. Barre CITY
Berlin Bradford, Broolfield, Cabot
! Calais. Chelsea. Corinth DuXbury East
Montpelier, Fairlee, Fayston, Groton
Marshfield MiddleseX, Montpelier. More
town. Newbury, Mortified. Orange
Plainfield. Roxbury. Ryegate, STAFFORD
Thetford Topsham, Vershire, Waitsfield
Warren, Washington, West Fairlee,
Williamstown, Worcester.
District, No. 6.-Addison, Bridport
Bristol. Cornwall, Ferrshurg, Goshen
Hancock. Leicester. Lincoln, Middlebury
Monkton, New Haven, Orwell. Panton
Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Starks-
boro. Vergennes. Waltham. Weyprldge
/ Whiting
District No. 7-Benson, Brandon, Castle.
ton, Chittenden, Clarendon Fair Haven
Hubbardton, Ira. Mendon, Middletowr
Springs, Mount Holly, Pittsford. Poult-
ney, Proctor, Rutland city, Rutland town
Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, Walling.
ford, Wells. West Haven and West Rut-
land.
District No, S-Baltimore. Barnard