SANITARY CODE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE CITY

OF NEW YORK, 1908.

THE SANITARY CODE.

The Sanitary Ordinances adopted by the Board of Health of the Department of Health of The City of New York, called the Sanitary Code, and conformed to Chapter XIX, Title 1, Chapter 378, of the Laws of 1897, and Chapter XIX, Title 1, Chapter 466, of the Laws of 1901, pursuant to Section 1172 of said Titles, with the amendments and additional provisions, added and published to February I, 1908.

Definition of Terms.

Section 1. The terms " Board," "this Board," and "said Board" whenever used in this Code shall be held to mean the "Board of Health of the Department of Health of The City of New York;" the word "Department," whenever used herein, shall be held to mean the Department of Health of The City of New York; the words "person," owner," "tenant," "lessee," " occupant," contractor," "party,” "manager," "board," and "officer," shall respectively be held to apply to and include, both jointly and severally, each and all owners, partowners, tenants, lessees, occupants, contractors, parties in interest, persons, managers, boards, officers, and corporations, who may sustain the relations, or may be in like position of any one or more thereof referred to in any ordinance or regulation; every word or phrase anywhere herein defined shall be held to have such meaning whenever used herein; the words "city," or " this city," or "said city," whenever used herein, shall be held to mean The City of New York; the word "regulations shall be held to include "special regulations" (which latter will be from time to time issued, and will contain more detailed provisions than can be herein conveniently set forth); the word "permit " shall be construed to mean the permission in writing of this Board, issued according to its by-laws, rules, regulations, and Sanitary Code; and every "report" herein required shall be held to be a report in writing,

signed by the person (and indicating his official position) who makes the same; the word "light" or "lighted," shall be held to refer to natural, external light; and all words and phrases herein defined shall also include their usual and natural meaning, as well as those herein especially given.

Sec. 2. The word "street," when used in the Sanitary Code, shall be held to include avenues, public highways, sidewalks, gutters, and public alleys; and the words "public place" shall be held to include parks, piers, docks, and wharves, and water and open spaces thereto adjacent, and also public yards, grounds, and areas, and all open spaces between buildings and streets, and in view of such streets; the word" ashes" shall be held to include cinders, coal, and everything that usually remains after fires; the word "rubbish" shall be held to include all the loose and decayed material and dirt-like substance that attends use or decay, or which accumulates from building, storing, or cleaning; the word "garbage" shall be held to include swill and every accumulation of both animal and vegetable matter, liquid or otherwise, that attends the preparation, decay, and dealing in, or storage of meats, fish, fowls, birds, or vegetables; and the word "dirt" shall be held to mean natural soil, earth, and stone.

Sec. 3. A" tenement-house" shall be taken to mean and include every house, building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home, or residence of three families or more, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, or by more than two families upon any floor, so living and cooking, but having a common right in the halls, stairways, yards, water-closets, or privies, or some of them. A "lodging-house" shall be taken to mean and include any house or building, or portion thereof, in which persons are harbored or received, or lodged for hire for a single night, or for less than a week at one time, or any part of which is let for any person to sleep in for any term less than a week. A "cellar " shall be taken to mean and include every basement or lower story of any building or house of which onehalf or more of the height from the floor to the ceiling is below the level of the street adjoining. The phrase "boarding-house" shall be held to include every building, and every story and portion thereof,

which is at any time or usually used, leased, or occupied, or intended so to be, by any number of persons exceeding ten, as boarders thereat. The word "manufactory" shall be held to include every building, and every story and portion thereof, in which any sort of labor or work is done, which calls for the continual or usual presence of several persons during several hours of the day or night, engaged about said work or labor; and the word "saloon" shall be held to include every portion of any building in which the business of selling meals, liquors, drinks, or refreshments of any kind, shall be conducted, and includes "concert saloons."

Sec. 4. The term "theatre" shall be held to include the building, rooms, and place where any play, concert, opera, circus, trick or jugglery show, gymnastic or other exhibition, masquerade, public dance, drill, lecture, address, or other public or frequent gathering or amusement, are, is, or may be held, given, performed, or take place, and the approach or approaches thereto, and appurtenances thereof.

Sec. 5. The word "physician" shall include every person who practices about the cure of the sick or injured, or who has the charge of, or professionally prescribes for, any person sick, injured, or diseased, and the phrase "infectious disease" shall be held to include all diseases of an infectious, contagious, or pestilential nature.

Sec. 6. The word "meat" whenever herein used, includes every part of any land animal and eggs (whether mixed or not with any other substance); and the word "fish" includes every part of any animal that lives in water, or the flesh of which is not meat; and the word "vegetable" includes every article of human consumption as food, which (not being meat, or fish, or milk) is held, or offered, or intended for sale or consumption as food for human beings, at any place in said city; and all fish and meat found therein shall be deemed to be therein and held for such sale or consumption as such food, unless the contrary be distinctly proved.

Sec. 7. The word "cattle" shall be held to include all animals, except birds, fowl, and fish, of which any part of the body is used as food; the word "butcher" shall be held to include whoever is engaged in the business of keeping, driving, or slaughtering any cattle, or in selling any meat; the words "private market" shall include every store,