shall have power and authority to purchase property, both real and personal, to make contracts, to formulate, change, and alter rules and regulations for the admission and government of patients, and to do all things reasonably incidental or necessary to carry out the true intent and purpose of this act. Patients may be admitted and kept without charge or for such compensation as may be deemed just and proper in each particular case: Provided, That no person who is not a bona fide resident of the county maintaining such hospital shall be kept for less than actual cost. County or Town Tuberculosis Hospitals, Tents, Etc.-Plans to be Approved by State Board of Health. (Ch. 216, Act Mar. 6, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That any county or town desiring to erect a sanatorium or hospital, shack, tent, or other structure in which it is intended to keep persons suffering with tuberculosis, shall first submit to the State board of health for its approval or rejection the plans of said sanatorium, hospital, shack, tent, or other structure, and it shall be unlawful for any county or town to begin the erection of any such structure referred to above without the consent or approval of the said State board of health.

SEC. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation, failing, neglecting, or refusing to comply with the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned, in the discretion of the court.

School Children-Physical Examination-Treatment of Physical Defects.

(Ch. 244, Act Mar. 7, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That is shall be the duty of the State board of health and the State superintendent of public instruction to prepare and distribute to the teachers in all of the public schools of North Carolina instruct ons and rules and regulations for the physical examination of pupils attending the public schools. The State board of health shall have these instructions, rules and regulations explained to the teachers in every county in the State by some competent physician.

SEC. 2. Upon receipt of such instructions, rules and regulations, and after they shall have been explained by a physician, it shall be the duty of every teacher in the public schools to make a physical examination of every child attending the school and enter on cards furnished by the State board of health a record of such examination. The examination shall be made at the time directed by the State board of health and the State superintendent of public instruction, but every child shall be examined at least once every three years. The State board of health and the State superintendent of public instruction shall so arrange the work as to cover the entire State once in every three years.

SEC. 3. The teacher shall transmit the record cards made by him to a physician in the county designated by the county board of education, and if any teacher shall fail to make such examinations or transmit such records he may, upon complaint of the State board of health and the State superintendent of public instruction, have his teacher's certificate revoked.

SEC. 4. The State board of health shall designate in each county of the State a physician to whom the record cards made out by the teacher shall be sent: Provided, That in counties having a whole-time health officer such officers shall be designated. pon receipt of the record cards the physician shall carefully study the same and shall notify the parent or guardian of every child whose cards show a serious physical defect, as defined by the State board of health, to bring such child before him on Sune Saturday named by the physician between the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. for the purpose of having said child thoroughly examined, and if upon receipt of such notice any parent or guardian shall fail or refuse to bring said child to the physician without good cause shown, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days.

SEC. 5. The physician designated to make such examinations shall receive as compensation for his services the sum of 60 cents for each child examined, the same to be paid by the county commissioners of the county: Provided, That under no circumstances shall the total amount paid the physician for such examinations be more than $7.50 per 100 children enrolled in the public schools of the county: And provided further, That whole-time county health officers shall receive no additional compensation for making such examinations.

SEC. 6. After such examinations the physician shall notify the parent or guardian of each child of any defect discovered by him, and shall advise such parent or guardian of the treatment that ought to be given the child.

SEC. 7. The State board of health and the State superintendent of public instruction are authorized to make arrangements with the physicians and dentists of each county to treat the school children found upon such examinations to have physical defects upon a reduced schedule of fees; if a satisfactory arrangement can be made, then the State board of health is authorized to pay 20 per cent of such reduced cost of treatment, provided the county commissioners will pay 20 per cent of such cost of treatment.

SEC. 8. For the purpose of aiding in the treatment of children found to be defective under the provisions of this act, a special appropriation of $10,000 per annum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is made to the State board of health. No part of this appropriation shall be used for any purpose other than aiding in the treatment of school children under the provisions of this act.

Hotels-Water-Closets and Privies Prevention of Mosquito Breeding-Water Supply Screening Sleeping Rooms Bedding Disinfection-Common Towels Prohibited-Protection of Foodstuffs Garbage Cleanliness Inspection. (Ch. 66, Act Feb. 26, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That a hotel within the meaning of this act is an inn or public lodging house of more than 15 bedrooms where transient guests are fed or lodged for pay in this State. The term "restaurant," as used in this act, shall include lunch counters and cafés. The term "transient guests," within the meaning of this act, shall mean one who puts up for less than one week at such hotel.

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SEC. 8. In all cities, towns, or villages where a system of waterworks and sewerage is maintained for public use, every hotel therein accessible to water main and sewer main shall be equipped, within six months after the passage of this act, with suitable water-closets for the accommodation of its guests, which water-closets shall be connected and trapped by proper plumbing with such water and sewerage systems, and there shall be some adequate means of flushing said water-closets with the water in such manner as to prevent sewer gas from arising therefrom. The water-closets and bathrooms must be sufficiently lighted to permit the reading of 10-point roman type 18 inches from the normal eye. The washbowls in the main wash room of such hotel must be connected and trapped and equipped in similar manner, both as to method and time; all such equipment to be paid for by the owner.

SEC. 9. In all towns and villages not having a system of waterworks and sewerage, every hotel not provided with waterworks [water-closets?] and wash rooms as in the preceding section provided shall have properly constructed privies as approved by the State board of health, the same to be kept in sanitary condition at all times.

SEC. 10. The proprietor of every hotel shall keep all cisterns, tanks, and other receptacles containing standing water screened or otherwise so covered as to preven the entrance of flies, mosquitoes, and other disease-carrying insects. The term "standing water" as used in this act shall mean water that remains for 10 days of more in a cistern, tank, or other receptacle.

SEC. 11. A sample of water used in every hotel and restaurant, except in cases where the water is derived from some public water supply, shall be sent by the pro

prietor to the State laboratory of hygiene for analysis twice each year, with a certificate that it is the water used in such hotel or restaurant, and if the sample is found by said laboratory to be unfit for the use that is made of the water in the hotel or restaurant, the further use of such water shall be discontinued until permission is granted by the State board of health to resume the use of such water.

SEC. 12. The proprietor or keeper of every hotel or restaurant shall keep screened the doors, windows and all openings of the kitchen and dining room with suitable mesh wire gauze from the 1st of April to the 1st of December. Every hotel must have all bedroom windows screened or else provide each bed with a mosquito bar for the use of its patrons for protection against flies, mosquitoes, and other insects, and it shall be the duty of the proprietor or keeper of every hotel and restaurant to use such other means as fly paper, flytraps, etc., as may be necessary to keep their restaurant, kitchen, and dining room reasonably free from flies.

SEC. 13. In every sleeping room the minimum floor area shall be 60 square feet per bed, and under no circumstances shall there be provided less than 500 cubic feet of air space per bed. There shall always be space in each room, and the arrangement of each room shall be such that there may be a space of 2 feet between any beds in the room. All beds shall be so arranged that the air shall circulate freely under each. In no hotel shall beds or bunks in the same room or apartment be placed one above another: Provided, That this section shall not apply in cases of emergency.

SEC. 15. All hotels shall hereafter provide each bed, bunk, cot, or other sleeping place for the use of the guests with pillowslips, under and top sheets to be of sufficient width to cover the mattress thereof, and to be at least 90 inches long. All pillowslips and sheets after being used by one guest must be washed and ironed before being used by another guest, a clean set being furnished each succeeding guest.

SEC. 16. All beds, bedclothing, mattresses, and pillows shall always be kept clean and free from vermin.

SEC. 17. Every room after being occupied by any one known or suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis, diphtheria, or any contagious disease must be thoroughly disinfected as prescribed by the State board. of health before further occupancy; and every room after being occupied by any one known or suspected to be suffering from measles or whooping cough must be thoroughly aired for 24 hours before subsequent occupancy.

SEC. 18. All hotels shall furnish each guest with a clean towel; and the use of the roller or other towels used in common is hereby prohibited in all hotels and restaurants. SEC. 19. The refrigerator, ice boxes, and cold-storage rooms of all hotels or restaurants must be kept free from foul and unpleasant odors, mold, and slime. The kitchen must be well lighted and ventilated, the floor clean, and the sidewalls and ceilings free from cobwebs and accumulated dirt.

Sec. 20. All dishes, tableware, and kitchen utensils must be thoroughly washed and rinsed with clean water after using; food served to customers when part of same has been used must not again be served to other customers.

SEC. 21. All garbage must be kept covered and protected from flies, in barrels or galvanized-iron cans, and removed at least twice a week.

SEC. 22. Every lodging house and every part thereof shall at all times be kept free from filth and rubbish in or on the premises belonging to or connected with the same. All water-closets, wash basins, baths, windows, fixtures, fittings, and painted surface shall at all times be kept clean and in good repair. The floors, walls, and ceilings of all rooms, passages, and stairways must at all times be clean and in good repair.

SEC. 23. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the State board of health is authorized and required to inspect, through its officers or agents, without cost to the hotels, all hotels and restaurants in the State once a year. If upon inspection of any hotel or restaurant it shall be found that this law has been fully complied with, the secretary of the State board of health shall issue a certificate to that effect

to the person operating the same, and such certificate shall be kept posted in plain view in some conspicuous place in said hotel or restaurant.

SEC. 24. No hotel or restaurant shall be inspected oftener than once a year, unless there is a change of proprietors, or unless it shall appear to the State board of health from the inspection made that additional inspections are necessary, or upon a verified complaint signed by three or more patrons, setting forth facts showing that such hotel is in an unsanitary condition or that fire escapes and appliances are not kept and maintained in accordance with the provisions of law. Upon receipt of such complaint, the State board of health shall make, or cause to be made, an inspection or examination of the matters complained of, and if upon inspection such complaint is found to be justifiable, the actual cost of inspection shall be charged and collected from the proprietor of the hotel. In case the complaint is found to be without reasonable grounds, the actual cost for such inspection shall be chargeable against and collected from the person or persons making the complaint.

SEC. 25. The official representative or agent of the State board of health shall after inspection make a report of the condition of the hotel inspected upon blanks to be provided by the State board of health, showing in detail the condition of the hotel with reference to compliance with this law, which report shall be filed in the office of the board.

SEC. 26. The inspectors, officers, or agents of the State board of health are hereby empowered and authorized to enter any hotel at all reasonable hours to make such inspection; and it is hereby made the duty of every person in the management or control of such hotel to afford free access to every part of the hotel, and render all aid and assistance necessary to enable the inspector to make a full, thorough, and complete examination thereof; but no inspector shall violate the privacy of any guest without his or her consent.

SEC. 27. It shall be the duty of the inspector, upon ascertaining, by inspection or otherwise, that any hotel is being carried on contrary to any of the provisions of this act, to notify the manager, or proprietor, in what respect it fails to comply with the law, requiring such persons within a reasonable time to do or to cause to be done the things necessary to make it comply with the law, whereupon such proprietor or manager shall forthwith comply with such requirements.

SEC. 28. Any owner or manager, agent or person in charge of a hotel, café, and res taurant, or any other person who shall willfully obstruct, hinder, or interfere with any inspector in the proper discharge of his duty, or who shall willfully fail or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of this act after notice from the inspector or any other person in authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense, and each day tha: he shall fail to comply shall be a separate and distinct offense.

SEC. 29. It shall be the duty of the inspector, in case he shall have knowledge of any violation of this act, to swear out a warrant against the person offending.

Proprietary Medicines and Mechanical Devices for the Cure of Certain DiseasesSale or Advertising of, Prohibited. (Ch. 27, Act Feb. 12, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation in the State, or any agent thereof, to sell or offer for sale any proprietary or patent medicine or remedy purporting to cure cancer, consumption, diabetes, paralysis, Bright's disease, or any other disease for which no cure has been found, or any mechancial device whose claims for the cure or treatment of disease are false or fraudulent and that it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation in the State, or any agent thereof, to publish in any manner, or by any means, or cause to be published, circulated, or in any way placed before the public any advertisement in a newspaper or other publication or in the form of books, pamphlets, handbills, circulars, either printed or written, or by any drawing, map, print, tag, or by any

other means whatsoever any advertisement of any kind or description offering for sale or commending to the public any proprietary or patent medicine or remedy purporting to cure cancer, consumption, diabetes, paralysis, Bright's disease or any other disease for which no cure has been found or any mechanical device for the treatment of disease, when the North Carolina Board of Health shall declare that such device is without value in the treatment of disease.

SEC. 2. That each sale, offer for sale, or publication of any advertisement for sale of any of the medicines, remedies, or devices mentioned in the foregoing section shall constitute a separate offense.

SEC. 3. That any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding $100 for each offense.

SEC. 4. To provide for the efficient enforcement of this act, the same shall be under the supervision and management of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.

SEC. 5. That it shall be the duty of all registered pharmacists to report immediately any violations of this act to the secretary of the board of pharmacy, and any willful failure to make such report shall have the effect of revoking his license to practice pharmacy in this State.

SEC. 6. That the chemists and other experts of the department of agriculture shall, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the board of pharmacy, and upon request of the secretary of said board, make an analytical examination of all samples of drugs, preparations, and compounds sold or offered for sale in violation of this act.

Prisoners-Physical and Mental Examination-Sanitary Supervision of Jails and Convict Camps. (Ch. 286, Act Mar. 7, 1917.)

SEC. 8. The sanitary and hygienic care of the prisoners shall be under the direction, supervision, and regulation of the State board of health, and all camps and camp equipment shall conform to the plans and specifications of and be approved by the State board of health and the State highway commission; and the board of directors of the State prison shall do such things as may be necessary to carry out the recommendations of the State board of health. The supervision of the State board of health shall apply to the State prison, the State farms, and county or State camps or other places where the prisoners are confined or housed, and such recommendations as shall be made by the State board of health regarding clothes, bedding, tableware, and bathing for the prisoners shall be carried out by the board of directors of the State prison.

SEC. 9. That the prisoner's number shall be used for marking all clothes, bedclothing, beds, and other supplies used by prisoners, so that when such clothes, bedclothing, and supplies are washed and cleaned they shall be always returned for the use of the same prisoner.

SEC. 10. That the board of directors of the State prison and the State board of health shall have the same supervision of all jails, county camps, and any other places of confinement of county or city prisoners in regard to method of construction, sanitary and hygienic care, as they have over the State prison.

SEC. 11. That the board of directors of the State prison are herewith authorized to work the prisoners committed to their charge on the public roads of the State by organizing State camps for housing and feeding the prisoners while at work on such roads, but the construction of such camps must be in accordance with plans approved by the State highway commission and the State board of health.

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