A manual of statutes of Connecticut relating to the public health / compiled and published by direction of the State Board of Health.

  • Connecticut.
Date:
1896
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Credit: A manual of statutes of Connecticut relating to the public health / compiled and published by direction of the State Board of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    his office so long as he shall faithfully discharge the duties thereof, but who may be removed for cause at any meeting of the board, a majority of the members voting therefor. If a vacancies, how member of the board be elected as secretary, the vacancy thus caused shall be filled by the Governor, as provided in the preced- ing section. less, ch. 88,51. Sec. 2576. The secretary shall keep a record of the acts and Secretary's J l . duties, proceedings of the board, perform and superintend the work pre- scribed in this chapter, and such other duties as the board may order under their general direction. 1878, ch. i4o, M. Sec. 2577. Said board shall take cognizance of the interests Dalles of board. „ . _. , in of health and life among the people of this State ; they shall make sanitary investigations and inquire respecting the causes of disease, and especially of epidemics, the sources of mortality, and the effects of localities, employments, conditions, ingesta, habits, and other circumstances upon the public health ; and they shall collect such information in respect to these matters as may be useful in the discharge of their duties, and contribute to the pro- motion of health and the security of life in this State; they shall cause to be made by their secretary or by a committee of the inspections. board, inspections at such times as they may deem best, and whenever directed by the Governor or the General Assembly, of all public hospitals, prisons, asylums, or other public institutions, in regard to the location, drainage, water supply, disposal of excreta, heating and ventilation, and other circumstances in any way affecting the health of their inmates, and shall also suggest such remedies as they may consider suitable for the removal of Report. all conditions detrimental to health in said institutions, in writ- ing, to the officers thereof. InformauoVto Sec. 2578. Said board shall cause all proper sanitary infor- med au lor mation in its possession to be promptly forwarded to the local health authorities of any city, village, town, or county in the State, which may request the same, adding thereto such useful suggestions as the experience of said board may supply. And it is also hereby made the duty of said local health authorities to supply the like information and suggestions to said State Board aenerai reports. of Health, together with a copy of all their reports and other publications. And said Board of Health is authorized to require reports and information (at such times and of such facts, and generally of such nature and extent, relating to the safety of life and promotion of health, as its by-laws or rules may provide)