Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1892 — State Board of Health Circular. [ARTICLE]

State Board of Health Circular.

Indianapolis, Sept. 3, 1892. To Health Gfeicers: In view of trie rapra sprgwi nntnw 1 Europe, within the last sixty days, this Board feels" tb.at‘ there is great danger that it will invade our'Ctqmtry, and-eompfehending the destruction of human life that would ensue, recognize the necessity of placing the State in such a sanitary condition, that if it comes it will find no soil in in' our borders to propagate its germs. It is Therefore Ordered That All Boards of Health Observe The Following.

1. Make a thorough sanitary inspection of their respective jurisdictions. . 2. See that all accumulations of filth, decaying animal and vegetable matter on roads, streets, alleys, door yards, and vacant lots are removed. 3. That all gutters and drains afe’ kept open and clean, and that they are frequently flushed and disinfected wherever practical. 4. That all privy vaults, sinks, cesspools, foul cisterns, stagnent pounds, hog pefis, foul stables, unwholesome cellars, manure piles, dirty yards or lots, foul sewers, and all other places suspected of being injurious to the public health, are thoroughly cleaned, disinfected and purified. 5. That all rank vegitation along streets, sidewalks and gutters of cities and towns is cut and destroyed and not left to rot. 6 ; Attention is called to the importance of compelling the proprietors of steamboats and those in control of railway property, owners of hotels and boarding houses, school officials, sheriffs, city councils, town trustees, and others in control of property to thoroughly clean and disinfect their premises, and prepare suitable water closets for their patrons, tenants and scholars, and frequently disinfect them.

7. Attention is called to the necessity of making frequent inspections jit all vegetables and other articles of fqod offered for sale. Tainted vegetables and fruits are frequently sources of disease. 8. The carcass of any dead animal or the offal from slaughter houses putrid animal substances, or the contents of privy vaults, must not be placed upon public grounds, market place, common, field, lot, road, street or alley; or into any river, stream or lake.

There should be thorough whitewashing, drying, ventilation and disinfecting of all parts of habitations by the citizens of the State. The water supply should receive specia attention, and be carefully protected from pollution by seepage from foul places and surface washings. Water being the readiest medium through which cholera and typhoid fever spread, the absolute necessity of sacredly protecting it from contamination is apparent. You are directed to promulgate and enforce the foregoing, and to prosecute any one who may resist the execution of your orders. By order of the Board, ’ C. N. Metcalf,- — John NTTaylor, Sec’y. President. YictorE. Loughridgk, Sec’y. Jasper Co. Board of Health.