Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23
NO. IT'S

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH nc
APPOINT DISTRICT HEALTH
OFFICERS IN PLACE OF TOWN
HEALTH OFFICERS AMI
SPECIFYING THEIR DUTIES
AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS
62r7 AND 6234 OF THE GEN
ERAL LAWS, RELATING THERE
TO.
1t is hereby enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. The state board Of health
is hereby authorized to divide the stat,
into sanitary districts, not exceeding ter
in number, and to appoint and remov,
at its discretion for each such district
a health officer who shall be a reputabl,
physician. Such district health Officer
shall hold office until his successor /.
appointed and qualified and shall, at al
times, be subject to the orders of tn,
state board of health, and during hi.
term of Office shall not engage In the pri
vate practice of medicine. There ma,
also be appointed In each district ir
cases of emergency and when deemed
necessary by the state board OF health
one or more assistant district health off,
GERS, who shall devote such time as l.
necessary to duties assigned to them
Each district health officer shall per-
form the following duties:
I. Keep himself informed as to the
sanitary and health conditions existing
within his district.
2. Provide for the prompt and eff
cient quarantine of all cases OF COM
municable diseases within his district,
3. Aid the physicians Of his district
in making diagnoses of communicable
diseases, and endeavor to enlist the CO.
operation of all such physicians In the
Improvement of the public health.
4. Study the causes of excessive
morbidity and mortality from any dis
ease in any portion of his district.
S. Promote efficient registration OF
births and deaths.
6. Furnish information to the gen.
eral public in all matters pertaining to
the public health.
7. Make regular inspections of the
sanitary conditions of all schoolhouses
within his district and supervise the
execution of the orders of the state
board of health relating thereto.
8. Serve as health supervisor of all
public, private and parochial schools
within his district, under the regulations
of the state board of health, provided
however that minor shall not be COM
PEELED to submit to medical examination
or treatment for or on account of any
noncontagious disease if his parent OF
guardian objects thereto.
9. Inspect public buildings and cause
such buildings to conform to the regu-
lations of the state board of health.
10. Make inspections of sewer con-
nections and plumbing and issue orders
in writing, for the performance of such
. work as is necessary to comply with the
laws and regulations relating thereto.
II. Make general sanitary inspec.
tons within his district whenever and
wherever he has reason to suspect that
anything exists which may be detri.
mental to the public health
IL. Issue orders, in writing, for the
destruction and removal, within a speci.
fed time, of nuisances, sources of filth
and causes of sickness.
10. Inspect all slaughterhouses with
in his district and cause them to con
form to the rules and regulations of tn,
state board of health relating thereto.
IA Perform such other duties al
shall, from time to time, be assigned II
him by the state board of health
Sec. 2. The salaries of the distric
health officers shall be determined b,
the state board of health, subject to tn,
approval of the board of control, anc
they shall be allowed necessary expense!
incurred in the discharge of their off
cial duties, such salaries and expense.
to be paid by the auditor of accounts
upon approval by the state board o.
health. When, in the opinion of thu
state board of health, it is necessary t.
call any district health officer for thu
purpose of attending meetings or con
ferences, within or without the state
he shall be allowed his necessary ex
penses while away from home.
Sec. 3. A district health officer ma,
exercise all the powers of local boards
of health within his own district, ant
his orders shall have the same force
as the orders of the state or local board
of health. Failure to comply with thu
orders of the district health officer shall
be construed as failure to comply will
the orders of the state board of healtl
and shall be subject to the same penal
ties as prescribed by law therefor.
Sec. 4. Assistant district health off
GERS shall be subject to call for sucl
special services as are deemed neces
sary by the state board of health an,
for such services shall receive sucl
fees as may be allowed by the board o
control, and necessary expenses incurred
In the discharge of their official duties
such fees and expenses to be paid by tn
auditor of accounts, upon approval b,
3 the state board Of health, as provided
In section two of this act.
Sec. S. Cities and towns of FIVE thou
sand population or more may secur
the services Of a local health office
for such city or town by providing 70
the payment of the salary and expense
Of such officer. When such provision
10 made, the state board of health shall
appoint health officer for such city o
town, who shall be subject to the sam
provisions and perform the same dutie
within his city or town as are specific,
for the district health officers.
Sec. 6. The town clerk of each tow,
shall receive all certificates of death
occurring within his own town, an,
shall Issue. burial permits and receiv
fees therefor as provided by section
S6ot. 1908, 38II. 3SI2, 1913, 1914, 1915
$3.50 and 382o OF the General Laws, pro
vided that burial permits in cases o
deaths from communicable diseases shall
not be issued by a town clerk excep
In accordance with instructions to b
issued bv the district health officer O
the state board of health and to be KEEP
on file by the town clerk
Sec. ?. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act, all ply
sicians Of the state shall be furnishe