Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask.

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[1913]
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Credit: Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oil city, pa. STABLES AND MANURE. Rule 7. The owner or owners of all stables and stable yards, chicken coops and chicken yards shall keep said places in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and in such condition as not to cause unnecessary or offensive odors. Stable and chicken yards shall be kept properly drained. Rule 8. Between May 1 and November 1 of each and every year not more than one wagonload of cow or horse manure at any private stable and not more than three loads at any livery or sale stable shall be permitted to accumulate in or near the same unless by written permission of the board of health, and such permission may be revoked upon complaint of said accumulation of manure causing an annoying or unsanitary condition to exist. Rule 9. At every stable, public or private, the owners of the animals or the keepers thereof shall have constructed a water-tight box of the necessary height wherein to throw said manure, and not permit it to be scattered around in any lot, street, or alley. Unless such proper box or receptacle is used it is forbidden to allow any manure to accumulate in or around any public or private stable or barn. Rule 10. When it is necessary or desirable to remove manure to or from any prem- ises it shall be done in such a manner that none of it shall drop or fall or be left in or on any lot, street, alley, lane, road, or other passageway with the limits of the city. [Regulations board of health, adopted Oct. 18, 1911.] WILMINGTON, N. C. STABLES FOR HORSES—CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND CARE OF MANURE. Section 1. That on and after the 15th day of July, 1911, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to have, keep, or maintain any horse stable in the corpo- rate limits of the city, except that the same shall be provided with a water-tight wood, brick, or cement floor properly drained, which shall be cleaned daily. Each stable shall be provided with a fly-proof covered bin, tongue and groove flooring, or other solid material to be used for both bin and cover, in which the manure and litter shall be placed daily. Said bin to be emptied and contents removed from city limits twice each month. Sec. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation violating section 1 of this ordinance, shall be fined $5 for each and every offense. [Ordinance effective Dec. 7, 1911.]
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