Report of the health officer of the District of Columbia. 1890-91

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891
 

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Page 41 - ... conviction, forfeit and pay a sum not less than five nor more than fifty dollars ; and it shall be the duty of physicians while in attendance upon cases of scarlet fever or diphtheria, to exercise such reasonable precautions to prevent the spread of the said diseases as may be prescribed by the health officer of the District of Columbia in regulations.
Page 25 - ... any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars for each and every such offense.
Page 36 - SEC. 7. Whenever it shall be made to appear to the Commissioners that there are good reasons for believing that any dog or dogs within the District are mad, it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to issue a proclamation requiring that all dogs shall, for a period to be defined in the proclamation, wear good, substantial muzzles securely put on, so as to prevent them from biting or snapping; and any dog going at large during the period defined by the Commissioners without such a muzzle shall be...
Page 45 - ... this is infected, and disinfection should be resorted to as soon as the fact is discovered, or whenever there is reasonable suspicion that such is the case. It will be advisable to take the same precautions with reference to...
Page 22 - ... the same, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars for every such offense.
Page 23 - ... between the fifteenth day of May and the fifteenth day of October, in any year...
Page 24 - ... duty of said treasurer to keep an accurate account of all moneys received by him under the provisions of this ordinance, and to report the same from time to time as required by the hoard.
Page 44 - Disinfection of Clothing. — Boiling for half an hour will destroy the vitality of all known disease germs, and there is no better way of disinfecting clothing or bedding, which can be washed, than to put it through the ordinary operations of the laundry. No delay...
Page 19 - AN ORDINANCE To revise, consolidate, and amend the ordinances of the board of health, to declare what shall be deemed nuisances injurious to health, and to provide for the removal thereof...
Page 34 - Commonwealth with sureties, to be approved by the Governor, in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office.

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