Download or read book Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts In accordance with the provisions of chapter 211 of the Acts of 1905, the following report of the work of the several departments of the State Board of Health is presented for the fiscal year ended Nov. 30, 1907, on which date the Board was constituted as follows: Dr. John W. Bartol of Boston, whose resignation, after five years faithful service, was presented in August, 1907, having been succeeded by Dr. Robert Y. Lovett of Boston: - Henky P. Walcott, M. D., of Cambridge, Chairman. Julian A. Mead, M. D., of Watertown, Gerard C. Tokev, Esq., of Wareham Hiram F. Mills, A. M., C. E., of Lowell, James W. Hull, of Pittsfield, Robert W. Lovett, M. D, of Boston, Hon. Charles H. Porter, of Quincy. During the legislative session of 1907, the most important act which was passed pertaining to the duties of the Board was chapter 537, which follows: - Chapter 537. An Act to provide for the Establishment of Health Districts and the Appointment op Inspectors of Health. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. The state board of health shall, as soon as may be after the passage of this act, divide the Commonwealth into not more than fifteen districts, to be known as health districts, in such manner as it may deem necessary or proper for carrying out the purposes of this act. Section 2. After the division aforesaid has been made, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint in each health district one practical and discreet person, learned in the science of medicine and hygiene, to be state inspector of health in that district. Every nomination for such office shall be made at least seven days prior to the appointment. The said state inspectors of health shall hold their offices for a period of five years from the time of their respective appointments, but shall be liable to removal from office by the governor and council at any time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.