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and other vermin, and so that they may be used with a degree of comfort by the patrons of the station.

(b) Care of vault: Milk of lime, freshly slacked, or some other equally effective disinfectant shall be used in sufficient quantities to prevent objectionable odors, particularly during warm weather. Disinfectants so used may be applied through seat and urinal openings. After each application of disinfectants through seat openings the same must be carefully cleaned.

(c) Cleaning of vault: When the vault is filled to within 1 foot of the surface of the ground, and preferably sooner, it must be cleaned and the contents disposed of in such a manner as not to create a nuisance.

(d) Care of urinal: Urinals of the type shown in cross section must be kept clean and in good repair. Asphaltum coating should be renewed at least once each year.

Note. All deposits or incrustations, together with the old coating, shall be removed so far as possible by scraping and washing with cutting fluids. Asphaltum can be applied successfully only on a dry surface. This can be accomplished by heating the clean surface of the cement to be treated with a blue-flame torch. Care must be exercised not to overheat, which causes cement to split or crack.

PUBLIC COMFORT STATIONS AND REST ROOMS-SOURCE AND PROTECTION OF WATER

SUPPLY.

Every State and local governing body should guard carefully the drinking and washing water supply in connection with rest rooms and comfort stations maintained by them. Special attention should be given in cases where the supply is derived from a source other than a public waterworks.

SEC. 71. Source of water supply.-No water supply serving rest rooms or comfort stations shall come from a well or spring situated within apparent danger of pollution.

SEC. 72. Shallow wells and springs.-Shallow wells or springs shall be so located as not to be subject to pollution from privy vaults, surface or underground drains, or other dangerous sources.

SEC. 73. Location of stations with respect to water supply.-Comfort station vaults of the leaching type, dry wells, leaching basins, etc., shall where possible be located at least 150 feet from any adjacent well or spring.

SEC. 74. Location of water-tight vaults.-Water-tight vaults shall be located at least 20 feet from any cistern or 40 feet from any well, spring, or other source of water supply used for drinking or washing purposes. No abandoned. well or other water supply shall be used as a privy or comfort station vault, dry well, or medium for the disposal of raw or treated sewage.

SEC. 75. Location of well and drainage.-The comfort station well shall be located on high ground a safe distance from all sources of possible pollution. The surface of the surrounding ground shall be made to drain from the well in all directions; waste water or drippings from pump or other appliances shall be collected in a suitable receiver and conveyed a safe distance from the well by an adequate drain.

SEC. 76. Protection of wells.-The tops of the wells or springs from which water is obtained for comfort station or rest-room use shall be provided with a concrete, water-tight cover so constructed as to exclude all surface water.

SEC. 77. Pump.-The pump when placed directly over the well shall be attached directly to the well casing in drilled wells, and to the platform in dug wells, in such a manner as to insure a water-tight joint. Pumps located in pits over the well or within buildings shall have the suction intake or delivery pipes so extended into the well or spring that they can not become a factor in the pollution of the water supply.

SEC. 78. Drinking devices.—(See sec. 12.)

Note. It can not safely be said that any soil within 500 feet of a vault or leaching basin or similar disposal medium will absolutely protect a well from pollution. Any soil full of seams, a porous rock or one full of crevices, or a very coarse gravel, will often allow the contents of a vault, leaching basin, dry well, manure pit, etc., to leach to the near-by shallow well or spring with little or no purification, and under conditions favorable for seepage may cause pollution of any type of well.

For further particulars as to the safety of water supplies and sewage disposal, consult sections 56 to 58 of the State plumbing code, issued by the State board of health; also sections 1407m-1 to 1407m-4, inclusive, of the Wisconsin Statutes (ch. 4471 Laws of 1919.)

Barber Shops-Sanitary Regulation. (Reg. Bd. of H., Jan. 20, 1920.)

[The regulations of the Wisconsin State Board of Health governing barber shops have been amended as follows:]

RULE 5. Every barber or other person in charge of any barber shop shall supply clean hot and cold water in such quantities as may be necessary to conduct such shop in a sanitary manner. Hot water receptacles hereafter installed shall hold not less than 5 gallons, and where running water and sewers are available, connections must be made.

RULE 8. Every barber or other person in charge of any barber shop shall use separate and clean towels for each customer and shall, while serving such customer, wear washable outer linen apron or coat, which shall be kept clean. The towels must be discarded until laundered.

RULE 15. The use of finger bowls, sponges, lump alum, and powder puffs is prohibited.

RULE 16. All tools used upon a customer must be sterilized by immersing in 50 per cent alcohol, 5 per cent carbolic acid, 20 per cent formaldehyde, 10 per cent lysol, or by boiling at least 10 minutes after each separate use thereof. Industrial Camps-"Camp" Defined-Regulation of Sleeping Quarters. (Reg. Bd. of H., June 29, 1920.)

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[The following are amendments to the regulations relating to the construction and operation of industrial camps adopted by the Wisconsin State Board of Health on January 9, 1914.]

Regulation 2 is amended to read as follows:

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REGULATION 2. The term camp as used in these regulations shall include any lumbering, mining, railway construction, or other camp where men are employed and housed in temporary quarters, such as cars, tents, buildings, or other inclosures other than the bona fide homes of the employees, but shall not include buildings used or intended to be used as dormitories " as defined in the State building code, adopted and enforced by the Wisconsin Industrial Commission.

Regulation 6 is amended as follows:

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REGULATION 6. Every temporary building, car, tent, or other inclosure occupied as sleeping quarters by the employees engaged in any camp or works shall contain at least 225 cubic feet of air space for every occupant thereof, and shall be supplied with windows for purposes of light and ventilation, constructed to open.

1 Supplement 42 to Public Health Reports, p. 913.

INDEX.

Acushnet River-Investigation of sanitary condition of Massachusetts-
Advertisements-Untrue, deceptive, or misleading, prohibited-Maryland_-

Alabama-

Alcohol. (See Denatured alcohol; Wood alcohol.)

Animals

(See also Communicable diseases-Pet animals; Slaughterhouses.)
Cattle-

Destroyed because tuberculous-Payments to owners-
Increased-Massachusetts.

New Jersey-

New York.

Tuberculosis in-

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187

175

1

185

259

297

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Taken over by State-Payments to owners-New York---.

297

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Ashes-Collection and disposal-In towns-New York.
Assignation-Persons convicted of-Examination and treatment for venereal dis-
eases Delaware_.

298

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B.

Bakeries-

(See also Food; Food-handling establishments; Food places.)
Employees-Colorado----

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Barber shops-Continued.

Sanitary regulation-

Colorado-

Florida_.

Ohio

Wisconsin---.

Sanitary regulations governing, authorized-New Jersey-

Barbers-

Licenses- -New Jersey-

Not to serve persons having communicable diseases-New Jersey--
Physical examination may be required-New Jersey--

Sanitary regulations governing-Colorado-

Bathhouses, public-Construction, alteration, operation, or maintenance-West
Virginia

Bathing or swimming places-Construction, alteration, operation, or main-
tenance-West Virginia

Bedding-

(See also Mattresses.)

Hotels-Colorado--.

Manufacture, labeling, and sale-Colorado__.

Rooming houses-Colorado.

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Beverages--

(See also Drinks.)

Places where prepared, manufactured, or sold-

Construction-Colorado.

Employees--Colorado

Sanitary regulation-Colorado_.

Biologic products, veterinary-Regulations governing, authorized-Alabama ---
Births-

71

74

74

14

Fees of local registrars increased-North Carolina.

303

For certain years-Preparation of indexes of-Massachusetts-

185

Prior to 1850-Town records of Purchase and distribution of printed
copies Massachusetts

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Time limit for depositing year's record book with county register of deeds
changed-North Carolina

Boards of health-

(See also Departments of health; Health administration.)
City-Organization, powers, and duties-Maryland___.
District-Appointment, powers, and duties—Ohio‒‒‒

402, 403

303

168

354

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Assistant pathologist-Appointment and salary-Rhode Island.

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126

410

167

284

126

Pathologist-Appointment, powers, duties, and salary-Rhode Island_

384

168

159

285

Bubonic plague. (See Communicable diseases; Morbidity reports: Plague, bu-

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