Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1894 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

the body must he placed in a coffin as soon asp.sstble and the coffin securely, closed, and never again opened In all cases of death from any of the above named diseases the f mural of any such pers ,n must be strictly private. DISINFECTION. RULE 14 Tire room In which th re has been a case of contagious or Infectious disease, dangerous to the pulilie health, must be disinfected immediately in accordance with methods prescribed in preventable disease circular; pages 6 and 7, the work to be done under the supervision of the health officer. marriage, birth and death re- ’ I’ORTS. Rule. 15. City and town health officers shall record all returns of births, deaths and contag ous and infectious diseases, and they shall monthly turn over to the county health officer the original birth, death and contagious and infectious disease returns. Rule 16. All physicians, accoucheurs and mid Wives in ttrisStateare hereby required lo report to the Secretary of the Board of Heaith, of the. town, city or county in which theymay occur, within five days thereafter all b rths and deaths which may occur in their practice. Whent vera physician’,, supply of the necessary blanks on which to make returns of blr.hs, deaths and contagious and infectious diseases is exhausted, he shall at once makea requisition for the same on the health officer within whose juris iiction he may reside, and said health officer is hereby required to immediately supply the demand. Rule 17. It is hereby ordered that each county health officer in this State shall, on or before the thirtieth day of the month following the close of each quarter, make his quarterly returns of all marriages, births deaths and contagious and infectious diseases reported to him, to the Secretary of this Board, on blanks prescribed and furnished by the State Board of Health. Rule 18. Whenever any death or birth occurs with no physician, accoucheur or midwife in attendance, then such death or birth shall be reported to the town, city and county health officer, by the householder under whose observation such death or birth may occur Such reports to be made within five days after their occurrence.

In all cases of death when a coroner has held an inquest, and the death has not been certified to by a physician, then the said coroner is required to make such report to the proper authorities within five days after holding tlie inquest. Bulb 19. All persons authorized in this State to solemnize marriages are hereby required to make reports of all marriages solemnized by them, to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, by whom tlie marriage license Is issued, on blanks furnished by such Clerk, within five days after the marriage is solemnized. Rule 20. It sha',l be the duty of county health office's to Sie that at all times physicians arc supplied with the necessary blanks for the reports of births, deaths and contagious and infectious diseases. (Such blanks will be furnished county health office.rs by this Board on application.) Rule 21. Secretaries of Countv Boards of Health are hereby directed, and it is made their duty, to cause all physicians in their respective counties to report to them all births, deaths and contagious and infectious diseases, occurring in their practice on such blanks as are furnished by the State Board of Health.

APPEAI.SRule 22. In case of any ac's on the part of any local health officer not authorized by tire laws and rules .'governing the State Board of Health, appeal may he had to said Board in session,-or its oxeeutive officer, hut pending sucflappeal, the action of said local heatth afficershall hold good, Ri'le 28, All Town, Oity~and“County" Boards of Health, sr.al cause to be made at least once each year and rerrort the result of their lnvestig itions to this Board, a thorough sauitary survey of their respective jurisdictions for the purpose of ascertaining the existence of conditions detrimental to the pub - lie health, including in such survey, stagnant ponds, imperfect drainage, sewerage, cesspools and water-closets; the construction, heating, ventilation, plumbing and disposal of excreta of all public buildings, prisons, hospitals, e eemosynary institutions ana such nuisances as might prove dingerbus to the public health. Whenever any hygenic imperfections aro discovered, they shall at once take proper action, as pre - scribed by law, to have the same corrected.

LOCATION OF CEMETERIES. Rule 24. II is hereby ordered thit no cemetery shall hereafter be located with in less than one mile of the corporate lim its of any town or city in this State. PENALTIES. Rule 25, Any person or persons failing or refusing to comply with these rules, shall be subject to the penalties provided in section >. oi an act establishing a State Board of jjealth, parsed February 19, 1891. Additional Rules ftoYeruinz tie Transportation ol Dead Bodies. Rule 9. During a prevalence of diptherla, permit of shipment shall not be granted In the case ol any one dying of membraneous croup. Rule 10. Permitof shipment shall not be granted upon the certificate of "heart failure" alone, but in every case the cause of ‘■heart failure” must he stated. JOHN N. TAYLOR. M D., President. O.N. METCALF, M. D., Secretary. Attest. M. B. ALTER Secretary local Board of Health of Jasper County.

Notice of Letting Contracts FOE BUILDING ROAD GRADE AND PILE BRIDGE. Notice 1s herebv given, that on Friday, the 23rd day of February. 1»!4‘ at the County Audi tot’s office in Renssalaer. Indiana, the Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana, will offer to the lowest and best bidder, the construction of a road grade In Keener :township leading to the bridge In said township, across the Kankakee river, on route defined in deed for highway purposes now on file in said Auditors office and according to the plans and jqjectflcations of said grade now on file In said, offl'e. reserving ihe right io extend said grade by shorte*Bald will also at the same time and place offer to the lowest and best bidder, the construction of a wooden pile bridge on said route, according to plans and specifications on file in said office, reserving the right to amend them before bids are offered by announcing the same to bidders. , , . , , ~ Ihe Board reserves the right to reject all bids should they be deemed too bigh. By order of said Bc,ard. RYB Auditor of Jasper Country. Jan. 25. Feb. 1-8-15.