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Page 9 - Boston, who shall have been such for at least three years prior to the date of their appointment, one for the term of five years, one for four years, one for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, and thereafter as the terms of office expire in each year one member for a term of five years.
Page 12 - ... not exceeding ten shillings for every day during which he continues to make default...
Page 188 - 2. Resolved, That upon rumor or report of the existence of pestilential diseases, and positive, definite information thereon not being obtainable from the proper health authorities, this Conference recommends that the health officials of one State shall be privileged and justified to go into another State, for the purpose of investigating and establishing the truth or falsity of such reports. "3.
Page 263 - The board shall have authority to make such rules and regulations and such sanitary investigations as they may from time to time deem necessary for the preservation and improvement of the public health, and they are empowered to regulate the transportation of the remains of deceased persons.
Page 271 - Authority shall be of opinion, upon the certificate of any legally qualified medical practitioner, that the cleansing and disinfecting of any house or part thereof, and of any articles therein likely to retain infection, would tend to prevent or check infectious or contagious disease, it shall be the duty of the Nuisance Authority to give notice in writing requiring the owner or occupier...
Page 270 - Whue suffering from any dangerous infectious disorder wilfully exposes himself without proper precautions against spreading the said disorder in any street, public place, shop, inn, or public conveyance, without previously notifying to the owner, conductor, or driver...
Page 11 - They may, subject to the provisions of the sanitary code, prohibit and prevent all intercourse and communication with or use of infected premises, places and things, and require, and if necessary, provide the means for the thorough purification and cleansing of the same before general intercourse with the same or use thereof shall be allowed.
Page 272 - Gives, lends, sells, transmits, or exposes, without previous disinfection, any bedding, clothing, rags, or other things which have been exposed to infection from any such disorder, shall be liable to a penalty of £5.
Page 14 - ... quit the premises within such time as the board may deem reasonable. If the persons so notified or any of them neglect or refuse to comply with the terms of the notice, the board may cause the premises to be properly...
Page 161 - ... in the room ; then wash all surfaces with one of the above-mentioned disinfecting solutions, and afterward with soap and hot water; finally throw open doors and windows and ventilate freely. FOR MERCHANDISE AND THE MAILS...