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162. Spitting.-Notices reading as follows: "Do not spit on the floor; to do so may spread disease," shall be prominently posted in corridors, hallways, and lavatories.

Bakeries-Construction and Maintenance of. (Reg. Bd. of H., May 16, 1913.)

163. Every place used as a bakery shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition as to its floors, sidewalks, ceilings, woodwork, fixtures, furniture, tools, machinery, and utensils.

164. All parts of the bakery shall be adequately lighted and shall be ventilated by means of windows, skylights, air shafts, air ducts, or mechanical apparatus, if necessary, so as to insure the free circulation of air at all times.

165. The floor of every place used as a bakery shall be at least 12 inches above the ground, unless constructed of cement, asphalt, or other impervious material, and must be thoroughly scrubbed not less than twice a week.

166. The floors must be water-tight and substantial, and the angles, where they join with the walls, shall be made and maintained so as to be rat proof. 167. All doors, windows, and other openings shall be screened with 18-mesh wire and have suitable shutters of wood or glass to protect against dust, dirt, and insects.

168. Walls and ceilings shall be smooth and tight and kept in good repair; shall be kept well painted, white, or lime washed or kalsomined, and all woodwork, except floors, shall be kept well painted with oil paint.

169. Every bakery shall be provided with adequate plumbing arrangements and drainage facilities, including well-ventilated water-closets and impermeable sinks on iron supports. No water-closet shall be in direct communication with a bakery.

170. No person shall sleep in any bakery where flour, meal, or food products are handled or stored.

171. No domestic animals shall be permitted in a bakery or place where flour or meal is stored or manufactured bakery products are kept or offered for sale. 172. Storage rooms shall be separated from bakery and shall be of rat-proof construction.

173. All workmen and employees engaged in the manufacture or handling of bakery products in a bakery shall wear outer garments of washable material, which shall be kept clean at all times. They shall cleanse their hands and finger nails thoroughly before beginning work.

174. Spitting on the floor is prohibited, and the use of tobacco in any form is prohibited.

175. Every bakery shall be kept clean and at all times free from rats, mice. flies, vermin, dogs, cats, or other animals. Dry sweeping and dusting is prohibited.

176. All storage rooms where flour and meal are kept for use in connection with any bakery shall be dry and well ventilated; and all shelves, cupboards, trays, troughs, bins, cases, and other appliances for handling or storing the same shall be arranged so that they can be easily removed and cleaned.

177. All bread offered or intended for sale shall be suitably wrapped, each loaf separately, in paraffin or other clean paper, in such a manner as to completely protect the bread from dust, dirt, flies, or any vermin; said wrapping to be done at the shop or plant where said product is made.

Milk and Milk Products-Production, Care, and Sale of. (Reg. Bd. of H., May 16, 1913.)

178. Any person owning or managing a dairy or dairy farm, the products of which are sold, shall conform to each and every rule herein set forth for maintaining and handling all such products in a cleanly and sanitary condition.

179. Cows.-Cows shall be in a healthy condition, and should be tested for tuberculosis once a year, and those reacting or showing evidence of tuberculosis shall be removed.

180. Cows shall be kept in a cleanly condition, curried and brushed daily. Bedding shall be fresh, and the temperature of the stable kept comfortable. 181. Location of stables.-Stables shall be located on ground which is welldrained and free from any contaminating surroundings.

182. Construction.-Stables shall have water-tight floors and gutters for proper drainage; walls and ceilings to be tight and smooth. A proper stall for feeding shall be provided.

183. Light.-Provision shall be made for 4 square feet of glass light for each cow, and such light shall be of even distribution.

184. Ventilation.-An automatic ventilating system should be installed if practicable.

185. Cubic feet of space per cow.-There shall be provided not less than 500 cubic feet of space per cow.

186. Barn roof.-A cover to the barn shall be provided so as to protect cows from rain and sunshine, and if the roof is a slanting one, the lowest place shall be not less than 8 feet above the ground.

187. Cleanliness of stables.-Stables shall be kept clean at all times. The floors, walls, ceilings, and ledges to be kept free from dust or dirt. Mangers, partitions, and windows shall also be kept clean.

188. Storage of food.-If any foodstuffs are stored in the loft, the floor of such loft shall be absolutely tight so that no particles of foodstuffs may come through. No storage of foodstuffs above the stalls shall be permitted unless the floor be tight and dust proof.

189. Removal and care of manure.-The barnyard shall at all times be kept clean and well-drained; manure or any other refuse shall be removed twice a day to a distance of at least 150 feet from the barn or stables and stored into a fly and wind proof receptacle.

190. Milk room-Construction.-The milk room shall be provided with doors and windows securely screened against flies; tight walls and floors kept constantly clean; the walls and floor to be of such construction as to allow easy and thorough cleansing, and all walls and ceilings shall have ample light and ventilation.

191. Location of milk room.-The milk room shall be free from contaminating surroundings and shall be removed from all barns at least 150 feet.

192. No portion of the building shall be used for stabling any other animal fowls, or for sleeping purposes, nor shall any cows used for dairy purposes be stabled in any portion of the building.

193. No water closet, privy or cesspool, urinal, or other source of contamination shall be erected, kept, or permitted within 150 feet of the room or portion of the building where cows are stabled, or in which milk or other dairy product is stored, mixed, or altered.

194. Utensils and milking.-Water for cleaning all milk utensils shall be clean, convenient, and abundant. A small topped milking pail is recommended. Facilities for hot water and steam shall be in the milk house and not in the kitchen.

195. Employees shall be provided with clean milking suits made of washable material.

196. Every care shall be taken to maintain absolute cleanliness of milking utensils, which should be thoroughly washed and sterilized in live steam before being placed in use for the reception of milk.

197. Personal cleanliness of employees shall at all times be maintained, who shall, before milking, wash their hands, clean their finger nails, and milk with dry hands.

198. The udders of cows shall be washed and dried immediately before milking.

199. Handling the milk.-All milk removed shall be handled by attendants having clean hands, and whose outer garments are of clean, washable material. Milk shall be removed immediately from the stable and cooled immediately after milking each cow.

200. No person suffering from a communicable disease or residing in a house where such disease is under treatment, and subject to quarantine, isolation, or observation, shall in any way handle, furnish, or sell milk or its products unless especially authorized by the local health officer.

201. No person shall sell or offer for sale any milk or dairy product from cows which have not been tested for tuberculosis and found to be free of the disease; nor from any cow known or suspected to be suffering from any local or general disease which is liable to render the milk from said cow unwholesome; nor milk watered or adulterated milk or milk known as swill milk, or milk from cows that are fed on swill, garbage, or other like substance, nor any butter or cheese made from any such milk.

Camps and Resorts-Sanitation of. (Reg. Bd. of H., May 16, 1913.)

202. The owner, agent, manager, or foreman of any lumbering camp, mining camp, sawmill camp, railroad camp, boarding car or construction camp, pleasure camp or resort, or so-called open-air health resort, or industry requiring the establishment of a camp, shall be responsible for the proper execution and enforcement of any regulations herein contained, or of any clause of any health regulation governing any case or circumstance for the proper sanitation and cleanliness thereof.

203. Kitchen, dining room, or eating room shall be screened, and shall be provided with proper facilities for the cleanliness of the employees.

204. Garbage and all refuse shall be disposed of so as not to create a nuisance or to contaminate drinking water, and in all and other respects conform to the regulations as provided elsewhere.

Pure and wholesome water in sufficient quantities shall be furnished at all times.

205. Latrines, earth, or other closets located not less than 150 feet distant from the nearest dwelling or kitchen, shall be constructed at every camp or resort, and in other respects conform to the regulations providing for the proper disposal of human excreta.

206. Stables in connection with any camp or resort must be so located as hot to contaminate the water supply of the camp or of any neighboring community, and they shall be not less than 150 feet from the nearest dwelling or kitchen, or from the source of water supply.

207. A hospital building, or tent, shall be furnished for the care and treatment of any person suffering with a communicable disease.

208. Should any communicable disease requiring quarantine or isolation or any unusual amount of illness break out in any camp the nearest health officer within whose jurisdiction the camp is located shall at once be notified by the person in charge.

Boarding and Construction Cars-Sanitation of. (Reg. Bd. of H., May 16, 1913.)

209. Boarding cars, camp houses, or any wooden structures used in connec tion with any camp shall have all walls and ceilings whitewashed every three months, or painted every six months; the floors thereof must be scoured with soap or other cleansing agent and water at least twice a week, and said dwellings shall be constantly maintained in a sanitary condition free from vermin.

210. Boarding and construction cars shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times, and due regard shall be had for the comfort of those employed in and on such cars. Flies and mosquitoes shall be screened against, and water and food protected against contamination from any source.

211. All bunks or beds shall be kept clean and thoroughly aired every day. 212. Pure and wholesome water shall be furnished in sufficient quantities for drinking and domestic purposes at all times.

213. No nuisance shall be committed on any boarding or construction car which is repugnant to the senses.

Privies and Cesspools-Construction, Maintenance, and Disposal of Contents. (Reg. Bd. of H., May 16, 1913.)

214. In cities, towns, and villages, incorporated or unincorporated, all human excreta shall be deposited in sewers, cesspools, vaults, septic tanks, dry closets, or incinerators of special construction.

215. All cities and towns not now operating a sewerage system shall, before undertaking the installation of such system, present the proposed plan, together with the plan for the proposed final disposal of sewage, for the approval of the State board of health.

216. Cesspools and vaults shall be of water-tight construction for holding excreta, and be made fly proof, and whenever the contents reach within 2 feet of the ground surface must be cleaned out to the bottom. They shall at least once a year, and at such other times as may be considered necessary by the health officer, be thoroughly emptied and cleaned.

217. Cesspools and vaults shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the State board of health.

218. No part of the contents of any privy shall be removed therefrom nor shall the same be transported through or over any streets or highways except as the same shall be removed and transported by means of some air-tight apparatus, pneumatic or other process, so as to prevent the contents from being agitated or exposed to the open air during the process of such removal or transportation.

219. Where persons are employed or intended to be employed in any trade, occupation, or business there shall be provided sufficient and suitable privy accommodations, having regard to the number of persons employed or in attendance; and also where persons of both sexes are employed or intended to be employed or in attendance sufficient and separated privy accommodations shall be provided for each sex.

220. The term "privy" shall be held to mean any building or part of a building used or intended to be used for the reception of human excreta and which is not connected with the public sewer or some duly authorized system of sewage disposal so as to immediately remove such material from such building.

221. No person, firm, or corporation shall own, maintain, or rent any privy in any incorporated or unincorporated city, town, or village unless the same shall be so constructed as to prevent the soil from contamination; and to prevent the access of flies to the excrement deposited therein by means of wire gauze, 18 strands to the inch in each direction; and to permit the easy and proper placing and removal of a receptacle, the dimensions of which shall be at least 16 inches in height and 15 inches in diameter.

222. Regulation 216 applies to all schoolhouses, churches, camps, mills, depots, factories, public buildings, railroad stations, boarding and construction cars. 223. Dry closets shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications furnished by the State board of health.

224. All dry closets shall be kept free from odor, and for this purpose dry pulverized earth, ashes, or chloride of lime shall be used to cover at all times the excreta. Dry closets shall have containers emptied at least once in every two weeks, and as often as may be necessary.

225. Human excreta shall not be used for fertilization purposes except the same has been treated by a method by the State health officer.

226. Human excreta taken from cesspools, vaults, or dry closets shall be buried or incinerated. When such excreta is buried it shall be planted to a depth of not less than 3 feet and not less than 300 feet from any water supply, and shall not be buried within the corporate limits of any city or town, nor within 500 yards of any habitation.

227. No abandoned well or deep well shall be used for sewage or a receptacle for household waste.

228. No privy vault, cesspool, or reservoir into which a privy, water-closet, sink, or stable is drained, except it be water-tight, shall be established in waterbearing strata or within 150 feet of any well, spring, or any other source of water used for drinking or culinary purposes.

229. All privy vaults, reservoirs, or cesspools named in regulation 217 shall be cleaned and emptied of their contents at least once every year before the 1st day of May and shall at all times be kept thoroughly deodorized and disinfected by adding to the contents thereof at least once each month, or oftener if necessary, calcium hypochlorite as follows: Take the calcium hypochloride in powder form and sprinkle over the contents until the odor is abated, stirring contents if necessary. All privy vaults within the limits of any city or town shall not be less than 5 feet deep and shall be constructed of brick set in cement, or of concrete construction.

230. No privy vault, water-closet, cesspool, sink, or stable drain shall open into any ditch, stream, or drain, except into the public sewers of any city or into disposal tanks equipped with aerated contact or trickling filters of ample

area.

231. All sewer drains leading to outfalls or disposal plants shall be of standard construction, and no sewer drain or outlet from any sewage-disposal plant, except as hereinafter provided, shall empty into any lake, pond, creek, stream, or open field.

232. Septic tanks or other disposal tanks shall be made of water-tight concrete or masonry construction. The filters of disposal plants, except in isolated locations in nonwater-bearing strata, shall be installed in basins with watertight bottoms and side walls.

233. All disposal plants not discharging the effluent into an established sewer system shall be provided with aerated filter beds constructed of proper filtering materials and of sufficient capacity to render the effluent clear and nonputrescible at all seasons of the year: Provided, That in the case of country residence and other isolated locations the effluent from septic tanks or cesspools

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