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.

Date:: [1913]

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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$Sec. 4. All packers or packing companies, peddlers venders or others and delivering meat, mutton, pork or veal, of all kinds, shall keep then deli\ ery wagons in a clean and sanitary condition; that fresh meat be wrapped and delivered in covered wagons; and said food or provisions, in delivering, shall be securely wrapped and entirely covered, protected from, and kept free from exposure to flies 01 dirt. Sec. 5. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction m police court, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $25, and each day’s violation shall be treated as a separate offense and punished accordingly. Sec. 6. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and aftei its passage. [Ordinance No. 1710, adopted Aug. 7, 1911.] LOUISVILLE, KY. FOODSTUFFS—RAILROAD COMPANIES AND OTHER CARRIERS TO GIVE NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENTS INTO CITY OF FRESH OR COLD-STORAGE MEATS OR FISH. Section 1. That all railroad companies and other carriers be required to notify the health department of the city of Louisville upon bringing into the limits of the city of Louisville for delivery any fresh or cold-storage meats or fish intended for human consumption; and it shall be unlawful for any such railroad company or carriei to permit any consignee, or other person, to take possession or control of any such meats or fish until such railroad company or carrier has first notified said health department of the city of Louisville as herein required, and given the health department three hours time between 9 o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. within which to inspect said meats or fish. Sec. 2. Should said meat or fish be unwholesome or unfit for human consumption, then the health officer shall take the proper steps to have same destroyed. Should said meat or fish be found to be wholesome and fit for human consumption, then said health officer may in his discretion place a stamp thereon indicating such to be the case. ... . . . Sec. 3. Any railroad company or other carrier violating section 1 of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100 for each offense. [Ordinance adopted Aug. 8, 1911.] MANKATO, MINN. FOODSTUFFS—PROTECTION OF. Sec. 1. Within the corporate limits of the city of Mankato, all fruits, berries, cherries, dates, figs, and candies exposed for sale in any store, shop, or building shall be pro- tected from flies, and all fruits, berries, and candies exposed for sale outside of a building, or in any wagon or cart, shall be protected from both flies and dust. Sec. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before the municipal court of said city be punished by a fine not exceeding $25, and in default of payment of the same be imprisoned in the city prison or county jail of Blue Earth County for a term not exceeding 10 days. [Ordinance adopted Aug. 28, 1911.] ORANGE, N. J. FOODSTUFFS—PROTECTION OF, FROM FLIES, DOGS, ETC. 1. The term “food” as used in this ordinance and the ordinance to which this is a supplement and in any ordinances amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto shall be construed to include every article used as food by man, and every ingredient in . such article and milk and all milk products and all kinds of confectionery. ###***# 8. All public dining rooms, restaurants, and lunch rooms, and kitchens connected therewith, bakeries, confectioneries, ice-cream factories and saloons, meat and fish markets, delicatessens, soda fountains, and places where milk is bottled or exposed, shall, during the season when flies are prevalent, be screened so as to exclude flies therefrom; provided, however, that any other method by which the foods intended for consumption may be properly protected against flies may, by written permit of the health officer, be used in such places in lieu of screens.$