Report of the Department of Health of the City of Chicago1867-69 contains a sanitary history of Chicago from 1833 to 1870. |
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Page 144 - ... beginning of the term he makes a rapid inspection of all pupils to determine If any . . . bear evidence of a contagious disease. . " For this preliminary inspection the health officer visits each room, stands with his back to a window, and has all pupils in the room file past him. . . . The pupil . . . exposes to view palms of hands and wrists; with the fingers of one hand pulls down the eyelid, exposing the conjunctiva; opens the mouth and puts out the tongue. This hurried inspection Is made...
Page 196 - ... shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each offense...
Page 68 - This tube is open in many places andl baby's food is frequently polluted. It is often wrongly kept in overheated places. Then there may be a diseased cow at the country end of the tube. And Yet Some People Wonder Why So Many Babies Die...
Page 291 - These automatic thermo-regulators shall be accurate and must be approved by the Commissioner of Health before being installed. A recording apparatus shall be installed upon all continuous pasteurizers operated within the city limits, so as to record during operation the temperature of the pasteurized product as it flows from the heater. The thermometer of this recording apparatus must be accurate and kept...
Page 302 - Is to be understood, however, that owing to the fact that It Is Impracticable to formulate rules covering every case, and to designate at Just what stage a process becomes loathsome or a disease noxious, the decision as to the disposal of all carcasses, parts, or organs not specifically covered by these regulations shall be left to the veterinary Inspector In charge.
Page 203 - Whenever any house, room or place is used for the purpose of carrying on any process of making, altering, repairing or finishing for sale, or for wages, any coats, vests, trousers, knee-pants, overalls, cloaks, shirts, ladies...
Page 194 - ... unless the owners of a majority of the frontage in such block, and the owners of a majority of the frontage on the opposite side or sides of the street or streets on which said building faces consent in writing to the building, constructing or maintaining, managing or conducting of any such hospital in said block.
Page 197 - ... said Commissioner of Health, on or before the fifth day of each calendar month, showing a complete record of such hospital during the preceding month, including the number of inmates received, discharged...
Page 163 - When entering a house where there is a suspected case of contagious or infectious disease do not remove your hat or overcoat; keep the overcoat buttoned. Do not shake hands with any one in the house. Do not sit down or touch anything in the house and especially avoid touching the patient or bed clothing. To expose the patient for examination call upon the patient or some one present to remove the clothing for you. When leaving the house have some one open the door so as to avoid touching any infected...
Page 164 - It is the duty of the health officer to secure the consent of the patient or family for the removal of the patient to the isolation hospital. Do not leave this duty to the ambulance driver. Until the ambulance comes, the case must be made safe. If it is necessary to police the house to secure safety, do so. After securing the prompt vaccination of all exposed persons it is the health officer's duty to see the exposed every other day for fifteen or twenty days.