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<br />We reprint our regulations with necessary changes :
<br />Regulations of the Board of Health of the town of Lexington,
<br />• Mass., in accordance with the provisions of the Public
<br />.Statutes, 80, Sec. 18 and 19.
<br />1. The attention of physicians is respectfully called to
<br />the necessity of promptly reporting all contagious diseases,
<br />according to law, occurring in their practice in Lexington.
<br />2. The Board of Health have full control of all fumiga-
<br />tions of contagious diseases, but when deemed advisable by
<br />thein the board may delegate the attending physician to
<br />fumigate a house, room or rooms, after a proper limit of time
<br />has elapsed ; but the physician shall in all such cases report
<br />to the board the date of such fumigation iniiuediately.
<br />The expense of such fumigation shall be borne by the person
<br />himself, or herself, in accordance with Public Statutes, 80,
<br />Sec. 83.
<br />3. Cesspools may be cleaned by the odorless cart upon
<br />application to the Board of Health, or to any member there-
<br />of, either verbally or in writing, and shall be cleaned in the
<br />same order of precedence as regards time in which the request
<br />shall be made'.
<br />The price for cleaning a vault or cesspool will be two
<br />(2) dollars per load, or any part thereof, and shall be paid
<br />to the driver of the odorless cart within thirty (30) days
<br />from the time of the removal of the contents of said vault or
<br />cesspool, or any part thereof.
<br />No application for cleaning a cesspool or vault can be
<br />made to the driver, but in all cases must he made to the
<br />board, or to any member thereof, as above provided.
<br />4. The Board of Health may at any time cause each
<br />householder to suitably arch and brick the cesspool or cess -
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<br />pools on the premises, and provide an iron cover with suit-
<br />able ventilating equipments, subject to the inspection and
<br />approval of the Board of Health; or may at any time order
<br />any householder to dig a cesspool on the premises owned by
<br />said householder, subject to the approval and inspection of
<br />the Board of Health.
<br />5. The teaming of swill, offal, or other offensive matter
<br />over the roads of the town, except in tight or odorless carts,
<br />is hereby prohibited.
<br />6. These regulations are wade as provided by law, but
<br />the Board of Health may alter, amend, change, repeal or add
<br />to them at their discretion, and nothing herein shall be con-
<br />strued to prevent the making or enforcing of any other regu-
<br />lations as provided by statute or by any act of this board.
<br />SPECIAL REGULATIONS.
<br />Until otherwise ordered, all persons are prohibited from
<br />driving, or causing to be driven, any diseased cattle within
<br />the limits or upon any of the streets of the town of
<br />Lexington from other towns or cities, under penalty of
<br />arrest.
<br />(The above was inserted in the Lexington Minute Man,
<br />October 14th, 21st, and 28th.)
<br />The Board of Health hereby adjudges that the exercise of
<br />the trade or employment of keeping swine within the limits
<br />of the town is a nuisance, and hurtful to the inhabitants
<br />thereof, and dangerous to the public health. No person,
<br />firm, or corporation shall engage in, or exercise within the
<br />limits of the town of Lexington the trade or employment of
<br />keeping swine without having first obtained a permit thereof
<br />in writing from the Board of Health, and such permit may
<br />be revoked at any time -by said Board.
<br />The Board of Health hereby adjudges that the exercise
<br />of the trade or employment of slaughtering cattle, swine,
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