Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-13
Legal AID No. 612.
@ HEALTH NOTICE.

ee-s~ HEALTH NOTICE.
The .following rules having been
formally adopted by the Sumter
County Board of Health in regular
session, and their publication order
ed, this publication is made in ac-
cordance with the terms Of the Ell
lis Health Law, for the informa-
ton of all concerned, and to make
the same a lawful order Of this
board carrying all the authority Of
such orders, following legal
publication as provided in said FL
ls Health Law
Rule No. l. That Sumter Coun-
tybe@ftividea into malaria, dengue
and msoQuito controlling areas for
the benefit of the supervision of
the Commissioner of Health and to
Eaee@ certain restrictions or duties
uBen different individuals, officers
ob5 bodies to begin an active cam
paign in this work That these dis
rt3icts be known as Town, Church,
aaSchoel, Farm, Business or Indus
s'9hdai and Home areas.
aS-d
.gsz RuIe No. 2. 1t shall be unlawful
A5fcr any person or persons whether
zGlandFogd or tenant to allow the
breeding or housing of mosquitoes
8'ap6n their premises, where the
-1bfeeding places can be destroyed,
sn0led or otherwise prevented from
r7bEeeding mosquitoes within his own
Irower or within the jurisdiction to
sfeonffof same without large eX-
.penditure, and in this instance it
shall be his duty to report same to
M tia Nonimissioner of Health, that
corrective forces may be directed
toward preventing it being detr1-
mental to health. The above is to
apply to parties maintaining horse
trough, hog wallows, barrels, buck
-+s9 cts, tabs, cans, and bottles that
sigbreed mosquitoes, that can be in
Ltspected once each week without
-srunrate1ially interfering with other
eEy lahers or duties, and does not APP
Qsaply to the larger ponds, creeks and
ltriyers where county, community OF
rSs state aid would be necessary, but
at Shall be the duty Of these per
SOS ens in. Sumter county to inspect
rs enee~,a week their premises for
III Breeding places for mosquitoes
And The presence of wiggle-tails
!. in. water is conclusive evidence Of
breeding mosquitoes and it shall be
against the rules governing the ma
- larjal control under the Ellis
Health Law So the above rule
..-..,appIies to home areas.
s.s -sRu4e~No. 3. 1t shall be unlaw'
s@efal ia the conduction of any bus
~ mess aar. industrial enterprise in the
59feountys Sumter to maintain OF
R-a It's epremises any breeding places
s..;dor, mosquitoes as prescribed II
II rIIe..two, and that it further shall
be unlawful for any business, IN
IN dnstriaI business or corporation t.
iIs.. cause the impounding of water II
~, which mosquitoes may breed tina
would be detrimental to health o
The employees or the community
$50 And it is further required by this
rule that all such places that have
been caused by similar construc
ton of any kind in Sumter count!
to be remdied so as not to breet
mosquitoes. 1t shall also be tn,
duty of officers, owners & etc. 0.
said businesses to provide protec
ton for its employees against mos
! quitoes by screening or creosotinl
the inside of the houses as the cas-
may apply
Rule No. A. That it shall be The
DUTY of the farmers of Sumte
! county not only to comply will
; rule No. two, but that they provide
drainage, creosoting or screening
as protection for farm tenants, a
/: malaria carriers unprotected ar
dangerous to unaffected through
the mosquito.
Rule No. 5. It shall be the duty
Of the County Svhool Trustees o
each school or consolidated schoo
in Sumter county to rid eacl
/. school of mosquitoes for a distance
of one-half mile of the school hous,
by draining where it is within thei
power without unreasonable eXpen
! diture, and in that intsance that thi'
Board be notified officially o
such an existing place to be rene
died And it shall be the duty o
said trustees to hZVe emptied al
man-made vessels, such as cans
tubs, urns or any breeding place flo.
mosquitoes within the prescribed
area, and cut all underbrush tina
would house mosquitoes for a dis
lance of one hundred yards arounC
said school building. And it shall
be the. dpty of said trutsees to hav,
and maintain some sanitary closet
device mosquito proof. 1t shall bt
the duty of said trustees to have
inspected regularly once ever!
seven days said premises for mos
quito breeding places for six con
secutive weeks prior to the open
ing of the fall term Of school. j
is DESTROYS that the principal o
each school beginning with thu
week that they are open to regular
ly inspect said premises as an edu
cational training with the pupil
for the elimination of the mosquito
malaria and dengue.
Rule No. g. It shall be unlawful