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RULE 2. The transportation of bodies dead of smallpox, plague, Asiatic cholera, diphtheria, scarlet fever, or leprosy shall be permitted only under the following conditions: The body shall be thoroughly embalmed with an approved disinfectant fluid; all orifices shall be closed with absorbent cotton; the body shall be washed with the disinfectant fluid, enveloped in a sheet saturated with the same, and placed at once in the coffin or casket; and the outside case containing the same shall be metal or metal lined and hermetically and permanently sealed.

RULE 3. The transportation of bodies dead of any disease other than those mentioned in rule 2 shall be permitted under the following conditions:

a. When the destination is within this State and can be reached within 30 hours after death embalming is not required, but the coffin or casket shall be encased in a strong outer box made of good sound lumber not less than seveneighths of an inch thick; all joints must be tongued and grooved, top and bottom put on with cleats or crosspieces, and all put securely together.

b. When the destination is not within this State or can not be reached within 30 hours after death the body shall be thoroughly embalmed and the coffin or casket placed in an outside case constructed as provided in paragraph (a).

RULE 4. a. No disinterred body, dead from any disease or cause, shall be transported by common carrier unless approved by the health authorities having jurisdiction at the place of disinterment, and the same documentary authority shall be issued as required in rule 1.

b. Disinterred bodies of persons, dead of either smallpox, anthrax, plague, Asiatic cholera, leprosy, diphtheria, or scarlet fever, must immediately after disinterment be wrapped in a strong sheet or heavy canvas saturated with a 1:500 solution of corrosive sublimate and then be inclosed in metal-lined boxes and be hermetically sealed.

c. Other disinterred bodies which have been buried for a period of two years or less must also be inclosed, without antiseptic wrapping, in metal-lined boxes and be hermetically sealed. Bodies which have been buried for longer than two years and which are not dead of either smallpox, anthrax, plague, Asiatic cholera, leprosy, diphtheria, or scarlet fever will demand no special treatment, either in respect to antiseptic wrapping or special box for their inclosure: Provided, That disinterred bodies which have about them either & disagreeable odor or such a degree of moisture as to constitute a possible nuisance shall be subject to all the provisions of (b) of this rule.

d. Bodies which have been buried for two years or less shall not be disinterred from May 15 to September 15; bodies in a receiving vault when prepared by a licensed embalmer shall not be regarded as disinterred bodies.

RULE 5. The outside case may be omitted in all instances when the coffin or casket is transported in hearse or undertaker's wagon.

RULE 6. The term " approved disinfectant fluid" as used in these rules means an embalming fluid that has been approved by the board of embalming examiners of the State of Colorado, or a fluid that contains not less than 14 per cent of formalin; the term "embalming" as employed in these rules shall require the injection by licensed embalmers of not less than 10 per cent of the body weight injected arterially in addition to cavity injection, and 12 hours shall elapse between the time of embalming and the shipment of the body. A 5 per cent solution of carbolic acid, a 1:500 solution of corrosive sublimate, or 14 per cent solution of formalin are approved as disinfectants for external washing of bodies when required by these rules.

Barbers, Barber Shops, and Barber Schools-Sanitary Regulations Governing. (Reg. Bd. of H., Nov. 8, 1920.)

REG. 60. Sanitary rules concerning barbers and barber trade.-RULE 1. The proprietor or manager of every barber shop, barber school, or barber college must file immediately with the secretary of the Colorado State Board of Examiners of Barbers the name and residence of each and every apprentice therein, stating age and date of admission.

RULE 2. Every barber shop, barber school, or barber college must be provided with one or more licensed barbers to give instruction when needed.

RULE 3. All barber shops, barber schools, or barber colleges, when situated so that they can obtain running water from the city water mains, must have running water, hot and cold, in their place of business. Waste water must be drained through pipes into a sewer or cesspool, as provided by ordinance of the city or town.

RULE 4. All shaving mugs and lather brushes must be thoroughly cleansed with hot water before using. Hair brushes, combs, aprons, neck dusters, and strops must be kept clean at all times. The use of powder puffs, finger bowls, sponges, styptic pencils, or alum in lump is prohibited. All astringents used for controlling bleeding, or for other purposes, must be used in powdered or liquid form.

RULE 5. Any person conducting a barber business must supply each and every patron with a fresh, clean towel, both hot and cold, where hot towels are used. No towels shall be used the second time without being boiled and laundered. All cuspidors must be cleansed with boiling water, at least once in 24 hours, and a small quantity of fresh water left in them.

RULE 6. Any barber who is affected with open tuberculosis, venereal, or other communicable disease must not practice the barber trade. Habitual drunkenness or the use of intoxicating liquor during business hours is strictly forbidden.

RULE 7. Every person conducting a barber business must provide for each workstand a vessel containing a proper solution of formaldehyde or grain alcohol for sterilizing massage bulbs, razors, tweezers, and all other instruments before using.

RULE 8. The floor, furniture, and fixtures of every barber shop, barber school, or barber college must be kept clean, and the place must be supplied with a sufficient quantity of hot water for all cleansing and sanitary purposes.

RULE 9. Every barber or apprentice when working at his trade must keep his person and his wearing apparel clean and in a sanitary condition; he must keep his finger nails short and clean and must wash his hands with soap and water immediately before attending each customer.. Every place where the barber trade is being practiced or taught must be open to inspection during business hours by any member of the board of examiners.

RULE 10. Soaps, bay rum, face lotions, hair tonics, and other toilet articles, and all solutions must be pure and unadulterated.

RULE 11. Every person conducting a barber business of any kind as proprietor, manager, or foreman is prohibited by law from employing any person to work at the barber trade who is not registered with the State board of examiners of barbers.

Laundries and Cleaning Establishments—Sanitary Regulation-Employees. (Reg. Bd. of H., Nov. 8, 1920.)

REG. 61. Laundries and cleaning establishments.-RULE 1. Any building or premises used as a public laundry or as a cleaning establishment of any sort

must be kept clean and sanitary as to its floors, side walls, ceilings, woodwork, fixtures, and utensils. The floors should be of cement or of well-laid flooring, which is kept oiled as frequently as is necessary to lay the dust.

RULE 2. There must be proper provisions for drainage to convey the water of wash rooms quickly to drains and gutters; these must be connected with the sewerage system of the city or town where the establishment is located, if such sewerage system exists.

RULE 3. A certain recognized cubic-foot air space per person must be provided, with proper ventilation by means of air shafts, windows, air ducts, or mechanical apparatus for such purpose.

RULE 4. No person shall be permitted to sleep or eat in the working rooms of any public laundry nor to sleep in any room in connection with such laundry. Special rooms apart from the working rooms must be provided for lunch rooms or rest rooms.

RULE 5. Toilet rooms, separate for both sexes, must be provided with lavatories which are supplied with hot and cold water and with individual towels. Both toilet rooms and lavatories must be kept at all times in a clean and sanitary condition.

RULE 6. No person affected with open tuberculosis, syphilis, or any other communicable disease shall be permitted to work in any capacity in any public laundry. Proprietors or persons in charge of such laundries shall not be permitted to employ in their laundries in any capacity persons known to be affected with such diseases.

RULE 7. The sprinkling of clothing by means of ejecting water or any liquid substance from the mouth upon the clothing is strictly prohibited.

RULE 8. Public laundries, dry-cleaning or similar cleaning establishments of whatever character shall be prohibited from receiving for the purpose of laundering or cleaning, from a residence, a flat, or an apartment placarded for a communicable disease, any clothing, bedding, or other article whatsoever of similar texture or character: Provided, That in any case if the article in question has been sterilized either by boiling for a half hour in water, or by immersion for two hours in a solution of carbolic acid (1-20) or formalin (1-10), or by disinfection with formaldehyde by methods designated in regulation 46, it may be received for the purposes named.

Swimming Pools-Construction, Use, and Sanitary Regulation. (Reg. Bd. of H., Nov. 8, 1920.)

REG. 45. Swimming pools.-If the bacterial count is greater than is permitted in drinking water, the pool contents must be disinfected by the use of chlorine. The water must remain sufficiently clear to permit a submerged person to be seen in any part of the pool. The water must be regularly or continuously changed, and when discharged should be disposed of as sewage. The lining of the pool must be white or nearly so. The stairs and stair supports should be of metal, stone, or cement. The water from the floor surrounding the pool must not be drained back into the pool. The pool should be shallow at one end and deep enough at the other end to make diving a safety.

No common towels, combs, brushes, or drinking cups shall be permitted, and signs cautioning against indiscriminate spitting should be conspicuously posted. Signs in large letters should be posted in dressing compartments directing all bathers, men and women, to take a preliminary cleansing shower in the nude with warm water and soap, which must be rinsed off before entering the pool. No person suffering from skin disease or from any venereal disease shall be permitted to use any public swimming pool, and a conspicuous sign to this effect must be posted about every pool of this character.

Rags and Secondhand Goods-Disinfection-Sale. Mattresses and Bedding— Manufacture, Labeling, and Sale. (Reg. Bd. of H., Nov. 8, 1920.)

REG. 62. Mattresses and secondhand goods.-RULE 1. Rags or other dangerous material shall not be sold or manufactured into articles to be sold for personal use without first having been thoroughly disinfected.

RULE 2. Rags or secondhand clothing suspected of being infected, if imported into this State, shall be kept closely baled and not be opened until they can be submitted to thorough disinfection: Provided, That the State board of health reserves the right at any time for the protection of the public health to prohibit the importation of such rags or clothing into this State.

RULE 3. Rugs and secondhand clothing collected within this State shall not be transported by any common carrier until they have been properly disinfected under the supervision of the local health officer: Provided, That the executive officer of the State board of health, after learning all the facts in a particular case, may issue a special permit for transportation of such rags and clothing to a more convenient place for disinfection.

RULE 4. All secondhand goods composed of wool, silk or cotton, including also all secondhand clothing, suit cases, traveling bags, boots and shoes, must be disinfected by the use of formaldehyde in form and manner explained in regulations 59 and 60, before being sold or offered for sale by any dealer and before being offered at a rummage sale."

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The sale of rags, clothing, or other articles believed to be infected by reason of having been in contact with persons suffering with any communicable disease is positively prohibited.

The sale of any mattresses or other article of bedding which has been used in or about a public or private hospital or sanatorium or about any person having a communicable disease is prohibited.

RULE 5. Mattresses made from rags or other secondhand material shall not be imported into this State unless each mattress is securely and distinctly labeled, showing fully the nature of the material used in the manufacture of the mattress and accompanied by a statement from the proper health officer certifying that the material used was properly disinfected.

RULE 6. Mattresses made of rags or other secondhand material and manufactured within this State must be accompanied by a statement from the proper health officer certifying that the material used was properly disinfected; otherwise the mattresses must not be sold or offered for sale.

RULE 7. All rules regulating the manufacture, transportation, and sale of mattresses shall apply in like manner to pillows, cushions, muff beds, comforts, quilted pads, down quilts, bags containing hair, cotton, down, wool, shoddy wool, cotton linters, or feathers, or any other bedding material.

RULE 8. All mattresses and other articles for bedding, whether made from new or secondhand material, must be carefully labeled as required by law.

CONNECTICUT.

Milk-Pasteurization. Pasteurization Plants-Sanitary Regulation-Employees Required to Furnish Health Certificates. (Reg. Milk Regulation Board, Mar. 3, 1920.)

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SECTION 1. No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the process known as pasteurization of milk" for public sale until a permit has been issued by the dairy and food commissioner. Such permits shall be issued for a period of one year, and may be revoked at any time for cause by the dairy and food commissioner. No milk shall be sold in this State as "pasteurized milk" unless produced according to the following specifications.

SEC. 2. Pasteurization is hereby defined as a process by which milk is rapidly heated to a temperature of not less than 142° F., and not more than 145° F., then maintained between the temperature of 142° and 145° F. for not less than 30 minutes, and then cooled immediately to a temperature of not more than 50° F.

SEC. 3. No permit to operate a pasteurization plant shall be granted by the dairy and food commissioner unless the applicant's pasteurizing apparatus is such that it will properly perform the pasteurizing process prescribed in section 2, and unless the plant conforms to the regulations set forth in the following sections.

SEC. 4. Each pasteurization plant shall be equipped with an automatic recording thermometer and controller which shall regulate and register on a chart and temperature of the milk as it is pasteurized. A duplicate automatic recording thermometer and controller shall be kept in reserve in good repair at all times. Each chart for recording shall be certified to by the dairy and food commissioner before being used, and while in use shall be kept in a locked chamber, and after use shall be preserved for at least six months subject to inspection by the dairy and food commissioner.

SEC. 5. All pasteurization plants shall be so constructed that all rooms in which milk is handled, or in which milk apparatus and milk utensils are washed, shall have dust-proof walls and ceilings. Unless constructed of concrete, smooth brick, or tile, walls and ceilings shall be kept sufficiently painted a light color. The floors shall be water-tight and so graded that all drainage will flow to one or more points of drainage.

SEC. 6. All drains in the pasteurization plant shall be trapped and drained to the satisfaction of the dairy and food commissioner. When not discharged into city sewers, drainage must be drained into cesspools or septic tanks at least 50 feet from the building.

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SEC. 7. All rooms in which milk is handled and in which milk apparatus and utensils are washed shall be lighted and ventilated to the satisfaction of the dairy and food commissioner.

SEC. 8. Doors, windows, and ventilators must be screened from May 1 to November 1. Screen doors shall be provided with self-closing devices, and all screens must be maintained in good working condition.

SEC. 9. Toilet and washing facilities to the satisfaction of the dairy and food commissioner, must be provided for the use of employees. Locker rooms

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