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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    DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLES OF MEDICINES AND PROPRIETARY PREPARATIONS. ELGIN, ILL. MEDICINE SAMPLES—DISTRIBUTION OF. .Section 1. No person shall be permitted to give away, deposit, or otherwise distribute any sample package, parcel, box, or other quantity of any nostrum, proprietary medicine, or other material of an alleged medicinal character or claiming to be a curative agency by means of depositing or leaving same in any hallway, private area, or yard, or on any street, alley, or public ground in the city. Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense. [Ordinance adopted Sept. 30, 1911.] OIL CITY, PA. SAMPLES OF PROPRIETARY MEDICINES AND PREPARED FOODS. Rule 22. It shall be unlawful to pass out, distribute, or peddle in any manner, patent or proprietary medicine, washing or soap powders, soaps, tobaccos, yeast, patent or prepared foods, or any other package or substance. The free distribution of the above-mentioned articles in the manner indicated is hereby declared dangerous and detrimental to public health and is therefore prohibited. [Regulation board of health adopted Oct. 18, 1911.]