ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT AND MAINTENANCE OF BATHING ESTABLISHMENTS USING WATER OTHER THAN SEA WATER FOR BATHING PURPOSES.

REG. 11. Pools, plunges, and mikvehs to be emptied and cleaned daily; water to be suitable for bathing purposes.-The pools, plunges, and mikvehs shall be emptied of water daily and the bottom and side walls of same shall be thoroughly scrubbed before refilling, or the water shall be mechanically filtered through sand or other approved material and then so treated by chlorination, or by some other effective method approved by the department of health, as not to contain more than 10 bacilli of the colon group in 1 cubic centimeter of such water. The water of the pools, plunges, and mikvehs shall be maintained in a condition suitable for bathing purposes at all times.

REG. 12. Construction of stairs and stair supports to pools, etc.-The stairs and stair supports leading to pools, plunges, and mikvehs shall be of metal, stone, or cement.

REG. 13. Floors to be impervious to dampness.-The floors of bathrooms shall be made impervious to dampness and, where so ordered by the department of health, graded to properly trapped sewer or cesspool connected drains.

REG. 14. Side walls of bathrooms to be protected. The side walls of bathrooms shall be painted with two coats of white enamel paint or covered with nonabsorbent material to a height of at least 6 feet above the floor.

REG. 15. Waste to discharge outside of pool, etc.-The waste water from showers, tubs, dressing rooms, water-closets, sinks, and platforms shall be discharged outside of the pools, plunges, or mikvehs.

REG. 16. Mats to be of rubber.-Where mats are used, they shall be made of rubber.

REG. 17. Cushions and mattresses to be covered.—All cushions and mattresses shall be covered with nonabsorbent material.

REG. 18. Clean towels to be provided.—Clean individual towels shall be provided for each person.

REG. 19. Persons with infectious diseases to be excluded.-Persons suffering from any form of contagious, communicable, or infectious disease shall not be permitted to enter or use the pools, plunges, or mikvehs.

REG. 20. Bathers to take shower baths.-Every bather, before being allowed access to pools, plunges, or mikvehs, shall be required to take a cleansing shower, using warm water and soap, and to use toilet accommodations.

REG. 21. Bathers not to commit nuisance.-Bathers shall not commit. or be permitted to commit, any form of nuisance in pools, plunges, or mikvehs.

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT AND MAINTENANCE OF FLOATING BATHS AND STATIONARY POOL BATHS USING FOR BATHING PURPOSES THE WATERS ALONG AND HUDSON RIVER, THE HARLEM RIVER. OR TO THE WEST OF A LINE DRAWN BETWEEN FORT SCHUYLER AND WILLETTS POINT, OR NORTH OF A LINE DRAWN BETWEEN NORTONS POINT, CONEY ISLAND, AND THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THE FORT WADSWORTH RESERVATION ON STATEN ISLAND, OR IN THE ARTHUR KILLS ON THE WEST OF STATEN ISLAND, THE KILL VON KULL, AND THE UPPER BAY.

REG. 22. Baths to be water-tight.-The floating baths and stationary pool baths shall be maintained water-tight, so as to prevent contamination of the contents of the pool by external sources.

REG. 23. Water to be filtered and treated; maintenance of water.-Wherever floating baths or stationary pool baths do not use sea water obtained from the river or harbor in the area above described, such water shall be maintained in a condition suitable for bathing purposes at all times and shall be filtered,

chlorinated, or otherwise treated as approved by the department of health, so as not to contain more than 10 bacilli of the colon group in 1 cubic centimeter of such water. Wherever sea water obtained within the area above described is used, it shall be filtered through sand or other mechanical means of separation and so treated by chlorination, or by other means approved by the department of health, as to render it clean and sanitary.. The water of such pools shall be maintained, at all times, so as not to contain more than 30 bacilli of the colon group in 1 cubic centimeter of such water.

REG. 24. Waste water to be discharged outside of pools.-The waste water from showers, tubs, dressing rooms, water-closets, sinks, and platforms shall be discharged outside of pool.

REG. 25. Persons with infectious disease to be excluded.-Persons suffering from any form of contagious, communicable, or infectious disease shall not be permitted to enter or use the pools.

REG. 26. Bathers to take shower baths.-Every bather, before being allowed access to the pools, shall be required to take a cleansing shower, using water and soap, and shall be required to use the toilet accommodations.

REG. 27. Bathers not to commit nuisance.-Bathers shall not commit, or be permitted to commit, any form of nuisance in the pools.

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF BEACH BATHING

ESTABLISHMENTS.

REG. 28. Location of beach bathing establishments restricted.-No permit shall be issued for the maintenance of a beach bathing establishment along that portion of the water front of the city of New York included within the following designated boundary lines:

1. Borough of Manhattan.-(a) From the Ship Canal at Spuyten Duyvil, along the Hudson River, to the Battery.

(b) From the Battery, along the East River, to the Harlem River.

(c) From the Hudson River, along the Ship Canal at Spuyten Duyvil and the Harlem River, to the East River.

2. Borough of The Bronx.-(a) From the boundary line between the cities of New York and Yonkers, along the Hudson River, to the Ship Canal at Spuyten Duyvil.

(b) From the Hudson River, along the Ship Canal at Spuyten Duyvil and the Harlem River, to the East River.

(c) From the Harlem River, along the East River, to Fort Schuyler.

3. Borough of Queens.-From Willetts Point, along the East River, to Newtown Creek, including Little Bay, Powells Cove, Flushing Bay, and Bowery Bay. 4. Borough of Brooklyn.-From Newtown Creek, along the East River, Upper New York Bay, including Gowanus Bay, the Narrows, and Gravesend Bay, to Nortons Point, Coney Island.

5. Borough of Richmond.—(a) From Tottenville, along the Arthur Kills and Kill von Kull River, to New Brighton.

(b) From New Brighton, along the upper New York Bay and the Narrows, to the northerly boundary of Fort Wadsworth Reservation.

REG. 29. Bathing beach near sewer outlet prohibited.-No bathing beach shall be maintained within 500 feet of the point of discharge of the outlet of any sewer, the flow of which would contribute, in any way, to the pollution of the waters used by bathers.

REG. 30. Life lines and danger signs to be provided.-Life lines and danger signs must be provided in accordance with the provisions of section 341 of the sanitary code.

REG. 31. Surf boats, life lines, etc., to be provided.-A surf boat, not less than 16 feet long, shall be provided, on each side of which there shall be hanging ropes arranged so that persons in the water can easily catch hold of same or be supported thereby. Such boats shall be equipped with two or more sets of oars and life lines and life belts, and at least one ring buoy or life preserver with quarter-inch cotton line not less than 500 feet in length with suitable reel attached thereto.

At such bathing establishments where there are equipments for 200 bathers or more, said surf or life boat shall be stationed in the water opposite the lines, manned and in readiness for use during bathing hours.

REG. 32. Reel and life lines to be provided on shore.-There shall be anchored on the shore a suitable reel with a half-inch cotton line not less than 300 feet in length with a life belt attached thereto, kept in good order and in proper condition so that it can readily be used by those assisting in saving life.

REG. 33. Life guard to be in attendance.-A bathing master or life guard who shall be an expert swimmer and who shall be in constant and watchful attend ance during bathing hours shall be stationed at every such bathing estab lishment.

PORT CHESTER, N. Y.

Barber Shops-Sanitary Regulation. Barbers, Manicures, and ChiropodistsRegulation. (Reg. Jan. 21, 1918.)

Ch. 7. REG. 4. Barbers and barber shops.-Every barber or other person in charge of any barber shop shall keep such barber shop at all times in a clean and sanitary condition.

No person shall act as a barber who is affected with a venereal disease in the communicable stage or with any communicable disease enumerated in these regulations, in an acute form, or with any communicable disease of the skin. The hands of the barber shall be washed with soap and water before serving each customer.

Brushes and combs shall frequently be cleansed with soap and water. Shaving mugs and brushes shall be thoroughly rinsed after each use thereof. There shall be a separate clean towel for each customer. The head rest shall be covered by a clean towel or paper.

Alum or other material used to stop the flow of blood shall be applied in powdered or liquid form only.

After the handling of a customer affected with any eruption, or whose skin is broken out, or is inflamed or contains pus, the hands of the barber shall be immediately disinfected. This shall be done by thorough washing with soap and water, followed by rinsing in alcohol (70 to 80 per cent) or in a solution of corrosive sublimate (1 to 1,000), or by the use of some equally efficient disinfectant.

The instruments used for a customer affected with any of the above-named disorders shall be made safe immediately after such use by washing with soap and water and dipping for one minute in a 10 per cent solution of commercial (40 per cent) formalin; or dipping for three minutes in alcohol (70 to 80 per cent), or by the use of some equally efficient disinfectant.

No cup or brush which has been used in the shaving of a customer affected with any of the above infectious disorders of the face shall be used for another customer unless the cup shall have been emptied and cleansed by boiling water and furnished with fresh soap, and the brush has been sterilized by a threeminutes' exposure to alcohol (70 to 80 per cent), or to a corrosive sublimate solution (1 to 1,000), or by the use of some equally efficient disinfectant.

REG. 5. Manicures and chiropodists.-The utensils and instruments employed by manicures and chiropodists in pursuit of their occupations shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

After serving customers affected with a visible skin disease the hands and instruments of the operators shall be immediately cleansed and sterilized.

REG. 6. Copies of regulations 4 and 5 to be posted.-Every barber or other person in charge of any barber shop or place where manicuring or chiropody is done shall post a copy of regulations 4 and 5 of this chapter in a conspicuous place therein.

PORTLAND, ME.

Barbers and Barber Shops-Regulation. (Reg. Bd. of H., July 25, 1917.)

SECTION 1. Every person, firm, or corporation who desires to establish in the city of Portland a barber shop, or who desires to continue and maintain a barber shop, shall make application to the board of health for permission so to do. Such application shall be made in writing and shall set forth the name of the proprietor or owner, the name of the manager, and the names of all persons who are employed in said barber shop, together with the location, giving the street and number where such shop is to be operated and maintained. If, upon inspection, it is found that such location is suitable and that the persons to be employed are free from all communicable diseases and that the following regulations can be strictly observed, then the board of health shall issue to such person, firm, or corporation the permit applied for, and such barber shop shall be open at all reasonable times for inspection by agents of the board of health, and the owner and manager and all of the employees thereof shall conform strictly to the provisions of this by-law.

SEC. 2. No owner or manager of a barber shop shall knowingly permit any person suffering from a communicable disease, or from a venereal disease in a communicable stage, to act as a barber in said shop, and no person who, to his own knowledge, is suffering from a communicable disease, or from a venereal disease in a communicable stage which might be conveyed to another person by contact, shall act as a barber.

SEC. 3. (a) All places used as barber shops, together with the furniture, fixtures, tools, implements, and linen, shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

(b) Mugs, shaving brushes, razors, scissors, clipping machines, pincers, needles, and other steel instruments shall be cleansed and sterilized either by steam, boiling water, or in alcohol of at least 60 per cent strength, after each separate use, and all combs and other brushes shall be cleansed and sterilized before use upon any customer. A separate clean towel shall be used for each customer, and such towel shall not again be used until washed and ironed.

(c) Alum or other material used to stop the flow of blood shall be in powder form and applied only on a towel or other clean cloth.

(d) The use of powder puffs or of sponges is prohibited, except that a puff owned by a customer may be used on him exclusively.

(e) Every barber shop shall be kept well ventilated and provided with running hot and cold water.

(f) Head rests on chairs shall be covered with a towel that has been washed since having been used before or by clean new paper for each customer.

(g) Every barber shall thoroughly cleanse his hands immediately before serving each customer.

(h) No barber shop nor any part thereof shall be used as a dormitory.

(i) No barber shall treat any disease, affection, or wound of the skin, nor warts, nor moles, except to stop the flow of blood as herein before provided. (j) The use of rubber bibs is forbidden.

(k) Every physician is required to report to the board of health the name of any barber applying to him for treatment who is suffering from a communicable disease, and where such barber is employed.

(1) Every person in charge of any barber shop shall post a copy of these rules in a conspicuous place in said shop and shall be responsible for their enforce ment.

SEC. 4. Any violation of these rules shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50.