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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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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![all sale of goods prohibited until the occupant of said stall or market place shall cleanse or remove as directed by said inspector such articles as may be condemned. Sec. 378. That the occupants of the stalls or markets shall not hang or expose any meat or other products in such a way as that they will touch the floors or walls of the building or be exposed to flies or dirt or other sources of contamination, and no meat or other articles of food shall be placed on any counter, block or rack without being properly screened or protected from dirt, flies, and other sources of contamination; provided, this shall not apply to meat or other food products while being cut for sale or while being actually shown to a customer. Sec. 379. That no person shall take into the city market, or any market owned, rented or leased by the city, any wheelbarrow or other vehicle or thing calculated to obstruct the free passage therein or on the pavements thereof, except such trucks as may be furnished by the city. No occupant shall place or allow to remain in any stall in the city market, or in any market owned, rented or leased by the city, any fixtures, furniture, or tools unless same have been approved by the commissioner of public safety and it shall be unlawful for any occupant or employee to carry into or allow to remain in any stall in the city market, or any market owned, rented or leased by the city, any article except such fixtures, furniture and tools as have been approved by the commissioner of public safety and such articles of food as are kept for sale in said stalls. That no rugs, racks, slats or carpets or floor covering of any description shall be allowed on the floor of any stall or market owned, leased or rented by the city, except fresh, clean sawdust, which shall be removed and replaced with fresh, clean sawdust at least once per week, and at such other times as the market keeper may direct. Sec. 380. That the market keeper shall daily cleanse all passageways and vacant spaces in the city market, and shall, at such times as the commissioner of public safety may direct, cleanse all walls, posts, windows, ceilings and other places in said city market and pavements inside and around same. That it shall be the duty of the market keeper to prevent all riotous and boister- ous talking in the city market or on the walks or pavements around same, and he shall allow no idlers, ioungers, peddlers, or disorderly persons to remain in, around, or about the premises. Sec. 381. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of $50, and if any occupant of any stall in the city market or any other market owned, rented, or leased by the city shall violate any provision of this chapter the commissioner of public safety may at once eject him from such market and declare his contract of rental canceled. All contracts of rental shall be made subject to the provisions of this chapter. [Ordinance adopted July 11, 1911, to replace secs. 369 to 382a, inclusive, of the city ordinances.] HOLLAND, MICH. FOODSTUFFS—PROTECTION AND SALE. Rule 9. It shall not be lawful for any vender of meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, candy, or confectionery to expose the same on the outside of markets, stalls, or streets, or in open windows or doorways, unless constantly protected from dirt, dust, filth, flies, and any injurious substance; it is also required that all fish and poultry intended for sale in the city of Holland shall be drawn and properly cleaned immediately after being killed. Rule 10. It shall be unlawful for anyone to sell or offer for sale any tainted, unwhole- some, or diseased meats, fish, poultry, or products of the same, nor shall such or other meats, fish, or poultry be treated chemically or otherwise to disguise or overcome signs or appearance of taint. The health officer and city inspector, or any member of the board of health, may seize and confiscate any such tainted, unwholesome, or diseased meats, fish, poultry, or products of the same, or any meats, fish, or poultry which have been so treated. The health officer, city inspector, or any member of the board of health may affix or cause to be affixed to such meats, fish, or poultry which is tainted, diseased, or unwholesome, or to any receptacle or package containing the same, a card or tag, stat- ing that same has been condemned and the reason therefor. Rule 11. Every butcher and market man shall keep the floor, blocks, counters, locker, utensils, and every part of his market and premises clean and free from all filth and dirt and flies. Rule 12. Every baker and confectioner, and every dealer in baked goods and con- fectionery, shall keep his cases, counters, tables, and utensils, shelves, and every part of his place of business clean; and shall protect all such baked goods and confec- tionery from dust, dirt, flies, and all manner of filth until delivered to the customer. [Regulations board of health, adopted Oct. 2, 1911.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28717569_0042.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
