RULE 64. All saloons shall be provided with one or more urinals satisfactory to the board of health. Saloons, or other places where liquor is sold to women to be drunk on the premises, shall be provided with an independent water-closet for the use of women.

RULE 65. All public halls and railway waiting-rooms shall be provided with separate water-closets for men and women satisfactory to the board of health.

RULE 66. All rain-water leaders when connected with the house drain shall be so connected that there are no openings on which there are fixtures between such connection and house trap.

RULE 67. In buildings where the plumbing was done before these regulations were in force, if the work be altered, repaired, or added to, or connected with the public sewer, such change of the old work shall be made as the board of health shall deem necessary for the health of the occupants.

RULE 68. Connections between cast-iron drain and earthen drain shall be inspected and approved by the plumbing inspector before the same is covered.

RULE 69. Under all permits issued for plumbing the work shall be commenced within 90 days. [Regulation board of health, adopted May 10, 1910.]

BARBERS.

RULE 70. The owner of any barber shop shall equip said shop and keep said shop equipped with running hot and cold water, and with all such appliances, furnishing, and materials as may be necessary to enable persons employed in or about said shop to comply with the requirements of this regulation, and shall keep said shop and all furniture, tools, appliances, and other equipment used therein, at all times in a cleanly condition.

RULE 71. No owner and no manager of a barber shop shall knowingly permit any person suffering from a communicable skin disease or from a venereal disease to act as a barber in said shop.

RULE 72. No person who to his own knowledge is suffering a communicable disease or from a venereal disease shall act as a barber.

RULE 73. Every owner of a barber shop shall cause all combs, hairbrushes, hair dusters, and analogous articles to be washed thoroughly at frequent intervals and to be kept clean at all times, and shall cause all mugs, shaving brushes, razors, scissors, clippers, and tweezers to be sterilized by immersion in boiling water after every separate use thereof.

RULE 74. No barber shall use for the service of any customer a comb, hairbrush, hair duster, or any analogous article that is not thoroughly clean, nor any mug, shaving brush, razor, shears, scissors, clippers, or tweezers that are not thoroughly clean or that have not been sterilized since last used.

RULE 75. No barber shall use for the service of a customer any towel or wash cloth that has not been boiled and laundered since last used.

RULE 76. Every barber shall cleanse his hands thoroughly immediately before serving each customer.

RULE 77. No barber shall, to stop the flow of blood, use alum or other material, unless the same be used as a powder and applied on a clean towel.

RULE 78. No barber shall use a powder puff or sponge for or in the service of a customer. For shaving barbers shall use separate soap for each customer.

RULE 79. No barber shall permit any person to use the headrest of any barber's chair under his control, unless the headrest is covered with a towel that has been washed since last being used, or by a clean new paper.

RULE 80. No barber shall shave any person when the surface to be shaved is inflamed or broken out or contains pus, unless such person be provided with a cup and shaving brush for his individual use.

RULE 81. No person shall use a barber shop as a dormitory, nor shall any owner of a barber shop permit said shop to be so used.

RULE 82. The owner of any barber shop shall keep a copy of these regulations, to be furnished by the board of health, posted in said shop for the information and guid ance of persons working or employed therein.

RULE 83. Any owner or barber violating any of the provisions of these regulations, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $25. [Regulation board of health, adopted May 10, 1910.]

STABLES.

RULE 84. The erection of all stables shall be begun within 90 days from date of license and prosecuted to completion in all their appointments with reasonable dispatch; otherwise the license shall be null and void.

RULE 85. No person shall use a stable without a license from the board of health, and only to the extent so licensed.

RULE 86. No person shall keep a cow, goat, swine, horse, or hen within the city limits without a license from the board of health. Such licenses may be revoked at any time, when such board considers it necessary for the public health or safety. All such licenses shall expire on the 1st day of May annually. A fee of 50 cents shall be paid to the board of health for each license and renewal.

RULE 87. All manure shall be kept in a proper and suitable pit or receptacle for the purpose. Such pit or receptacle shall be ventilated by a suitable shaft. The accumulation and storage of manure outside such pit or receptacle is prohibited. RULE 88. No manure shall be removed or carried through any street unless it is loaded in such a manner as to prevent its being scattered or dropped while being carried away and securely covered with a canvas.

RULE 89. No person shall keep or allow to be kept in any building or on any premises, of which he may be the owner or occupant, any cow or other animal, unless such building or premises be kept clean and wholesome. All stables and cow barns shall be whitewashed, if so ordered by the board of health.

RULE 90. All new stables erected and all alterations and repairs made shall be according to these specifications:

1. Manure pits to be constructed of brick, laid in cement, with cement bottom, 6 inches thick and not to hold more than 2 cords. Same to be tightly covered and ventilated by a shaft 12 inches square, inside dimensions, carried 2 feet above the roof of main building.

2. Stall floors of 2-inch plank to be covered with two thicknesses of tar paper carried up 3 inches on sides. Same to be moped over with hot pitch tar and on this to be a tight board floor, to be covered with a wearing floor 2 inches thick.

3. Gutters behind stalls to be of wood, cement, or iron, with 3-inch outlet, to be connected with properly trapped drain to public sewer.

4. Sills shall be placed at least 18 inches above ground and in every case with suitable opening in foundation for ventilation under the floor.

5. Ventilation and lighting: Slat-work ventilation on roof at least 3 feet square. One thousand cubic feet air space for each animal. Such lighting as directed by the board of health inspector. [Regulation board of health, adopted May 10, 1910.]

DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

RULE 91. Contagious diseases or diseases dangerous to the public health among domestic animals shall include glanders, farcy, pleuropneumonia, tuberculosis, Texas fever, foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, hog cholera, and rabies.

RULE 92. Whoever may know of the existence of a contagious disease among cattle or other domestic animals, shall immediately give notice thereof to the board of health. RULE 93. Any person owning or having the care or custody of any diseased animal, or animals suspected of being diseased, and having received an order from the inspector of animals, or the board of health for their isolation, shall neither, sell, trade, or in any way dispose of such animals, nor move or allow them to be removed from the place assigned for their retention, nor allow other animals not already exposed to come in contact with them, until permitted to do so by the chief of cattle bureau of the State board of agriculture or his authorized agent.

RULE 94. The passage from, to, or through the city, or from place to place within the city limits, of any cattle or other domestic animal known to be or suspected of being afflicted with contagious diseases, is strictly forbidden unless authorized by the board of health.

RULE 95. No person shall keep fowl, goats, or other animals which the board of health may deem improper, in any dwelling house or the basement thereof. [Regulation board of health, adopted May 10, 1910.]

MILK PRODUCTION, CARE, AND SALE.

RULE 96. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the production, sale, delivery or distribution of milk in the city of Chelsea, except in accordance with the provisions of revised laws of Massachusetts, and of acts of the legislature additional thereto, or in amendment thereof, and in compliance with the following rules and regulations of the board of health of said city.

RULE 97. Every person, firm, or corporation producing, keeping, or offering for sale milk in the city of Chelsea shall annually, before the first day of June, be licensed so to do by the milk inspector of said city.

RULE 98. No milk shall be produced, kept, sold, or offered for sale in the city of Chelsea from any cow or cows that are not properly cared for, or that have not—within one year-been examined by competent authority and certified to be free from all diseases dangerous to the public health; or that are kept in a stable that is not in a clean, healthful, and sanitary condition, and that is not open to inspection by the board of health or the milk inspector at all times.

RULE 99. No milk shall be produced, kept, sold, or offered for sale in the city of Chelsea unless it has been strained, mixed, and cooled immediately after it is drawn from the cow. Said milk shall not be strained, mixed, or cooled in any room which is not provided with tight walls and floor of such construction as will allow easy and thorough cleaning, or which is not kept constantly clean, or which is occupied by horses, cows, or other animals; or in any room which is used in whole or in part for domestic or sleeping purposes, unless the storage room for milk is separated from the other parts of the building, and provision made for the exclusion of outside dust and flies, to the satisfaction of the board of health.

RULE 100. Milk kept for sale in any shop, restaurant, market, bakery, or other establishment shall be stored in a covered cooler, box, or refrigerator. No vessel containing milk for sale shall be allowed to stand outside of said cooler, box, or refrigerator, except while a sale of said milk is being made. Every such cooler, box, or refrigerator shall be properly drained, cleansed, and cared for, and shall be kept tightly closed, except during such intervals as are necessary for the introduction of milk or ice; and shall be kept only in such locations as shall be approved by the board of health.

RULE 101. The milk inspector shall-under the direction of this board-investigate and take samples, to determine the quantity of the milk sold, offered, or exposed for sale, or intended for sale in this city; and he shall make, or cause to be made, examinations and inspections thereof to ascertain whether or not adulterated or impure milk is sold, kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or intended for sale in said city, contrary to the statutes of this commonwealth or to the provisions of these rules and regulations. He shall visit dairies supplying milk in and to the inhabitants of the city of Chelsea, and all places where milk is stored, kept, or offered for sale, as often as deemed necessary by this board; and he shall report the conditions thereof at the time of such inspection, in writing, to this board. He shall act as agent and prosecuting officer for the board of health in all matters pertaining to milk.

RULE 102. All cans, bottles, or other vessels of any sort used in the production, storage, sale, or distribution of milk in this city shall be cleaned and sterilized with boiling water or steam before they are again used for the same purpose; and all cans, measures, or other utensils made of metal shall be kept free from dents and rust, and there shall be proper appliances for washing all utensils used in the production, mixing, storage, sale, or distribution of milk; and all such utensils shall be washed, cleaned, and sterilized with boiling water or steam regularly after being so used. The filling of bottles, except at the dairy or creamery, is prohibited.

RULE 103. The water used in washing apparatus and utensils must be from a public water supply, or if from any other source its use must be subject to the approval of the board of health.

RULE 104. No milk shall be brought into or carried within the city of Chelsea, for the purpose of sale, which has been carried upon any wagon or vehicle which is not clean and free from offensive odors, or upon which swill, refuse, garbage, or decaying, unwholesome, or filthy matter is carried.

RULE 105. No person, by himself, or by his servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, firm, or corporation, shall, in the city of Chelsea, sell, exhange, or deliver, or have in his custody or possession with intent to sell, exchange, or deliver, any milk, skimmed milk, or cream which contains more than 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, or any pathogenic microorganism.

RULE 106. Every person engaged in the production, storage, transportation, sale, delivery, or distribution of milk for sale in this city shall notify the board of health immediately on the occurence of any case or cases of infectious disease, either in himself or his family, or among his employees, or their immediate associates, or within the building or premises where milk is stored, sold, or distributed, and at the same time shall suspend the sale or distribution of milk until authorized to resume the same by the board of health. No vessel which has been handled by a person suffering from a disease, or which is on the premises of a person in whose family or household infectious disease exists, shall be removed to hold or convey milk until it has been thoroughly disinfected and sterilized under the supervision of an agent of the board of health. RULE 107. Bottles or other milk containers shall not be left with any family in which there is any contagious disease, but milk may be delivered to such families by pouring into vessels furnished by said families. No bottle or other container previ

ously left with any family in which a contagious disease occurs shall be removed therefrom, except with the consent of the board of health in writing.

RULE 108. For the purpose of enabling the board of health to carry out and enforce the provisions of these rules and regulations, the milk inspector, acting as the authorized agent of, or any other qualified inspector or agent of the board of health, or any member of said board, shall, at all times, have free access to all barns, stables, dairies, creameries, stores, wagons, and all other buildings or premises in which cattle are kept, from which any part of the milk supply of the city of Chelsea is obtained, or in which milk is received, kept, bottled, canned, or offered for sale, for the purpose of making inspection of said premises, cattle, vehicles, cans, vessels, measures, and other utensils used in conducting the handling, sale, and delivery of milk, and for the purpose of taking, for analysis or other tests to determine its quality, samples of milk kept or intended for sale in the city of Chelsea.

RULE 109. Whoever tests milk or cream, which is to be offered for sale in any form, by tasting, shall do so by means of a spoon, or piece of wood, paper, cardboard, or other articles, and such spoon, piece of wood, paper, cardboard, or other article shall not again be brought in contact with the milk intended for sale, or be used for testing milk until after being thoroughly washed and sterilized. No person shall permit his hands, fingers, lips, or tongue to come in contact with milk intended for sale in any form. All persons engaged in the tasting, mixing, or handling of milk for sale in any form shall, before engaging in such tasting, mixing, or handling, thoroughly clean his hands and finger nails, and keep them clean and dry during such tasting, mixing, or handling, No person shall permit his hands, while wet, to remain or pass over any open vessel containing milk intended for sale in any form. No person shall fill a jar, can, or other receptacle with milk while the aforesaid jar, can, or other receptacle is held over an open vessel containing milk intended for sale in any form. No person who has a sore throat, diarrhea, or is suffering from any other disturbance of the bowels, or has symptoms of infectious or contagious disease, shall engage in the handling of milk which is to be offered for sale or which is for sale.

RULE 110. No urinal, water-closet, or privy shall be located in rooms in which milk is handled, or so situated as to pollute the atmosphere of said rooms.

RULE 111. No horse shall be kept in the room where cows are kept, unless separated from the cows, by means of a suitable partition, which shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the board of health.

RULE 112. No person shall expectorate or spit, except in receptacles provided for the purpose, in or upon any part of any room, vehicle, railroad car, or other place used for the sale, storage, handling, or transportation of milk.

RULE 113. No milk shall be brought into, held, delivered, or offered for sale in this city from cows within 15 days before or 5 days after parturition, nor from cows having an inflammatory disease of the udder.

RULE 114. Dealers in milk are prohibited from allowing any person or persons not in their employ to loiter about the milk room, or handle any vessel or utensil used in the sale and distribution of milk.

RULE 115. Every person, firm, or corporation in the city of Chelsea engaged in the sale, delivery, or distribution of milk from dairies shall, upon request from the board, certify that the above rules are complied with by said dairies. [Regulation board of health, adopted May 10, 1910.]

REPORTS TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MARINE-HOSPITAL SERVICE.

PLAGUE-PREVENTION WORK.

INFECTED GROUND SQUIRRELS.

During the week ended August 19, 1911, the finding of 5 plagueinfected ground squirrels was reported. The squirrels were found as follows: In Contra Costa County, Cal., August 5, at Mazone ranch, 3 miles east of Stege and one-half mile northeast of Sunset View Cemetery, on Wildcat Creek, 2 squirrels, and August 9, 1 squirrel; August 12, at Flood ranch, 2 miles west of La Fayette, 1 squirrel: August 16, at People's Water Co. land, 24 miles north of Stege, on Wildcat Creek, 1 squirrel.

DISTRIBUTION OF POISON.

In connection with the making of a squirrel-free zone around the cities of California on San Francisco Bay, 545 acres of land in Alameda County and 1,831 acres in Contra Costa County were covered with poison during the week ended August 19, 1911.

During the same period 1,150 acres of land in San Joaquin County and 830 acres in Stanislaus County were covered with poison for the purpose of eradicating plague foci.