Chargé Sleeper to the Secretary of State.

No. 1461.]

Sir: In continuation of my dispatch No. 1441 of January 16, 1906, relative to sanitary ordinances for the island of Cuba, I have the honor to transmit to the department herewith inclosed translation of presidential decree No. 17, of January 3, 1906, promulgating sanitary ordinances for the Republic.

I have, etc.,

Jacob Sleeper.

[The decree is not printed in full because of its great length. A description of its thirty-three chapters and the number of articles in each follows.]

sanitary ordinances.

  • Chapter I.—Local sanitary boards, articles 1–26.
  • Chapter II.—Local chief health officers, articles 27–29.
  • Chapter III.—Inspectors, articles 30–31.
  • Chapter IV.—Water supply, articles 32–44.
  • Chapter V.—Foodstuffs and liquors, articles 45–125.
  • Chapter VI.—Construction of buildings in towns; ventilation, drainage and sanitary installations, articles 126–157.
  • Chapter VII.—Hotels, lodging houses, boarding houses, cafes, restaurants, eating houses, and barrooms, articles 158–172.
  • Chapter VIII.—Apartment or tenement houses, articles 173–202.
  • Chapter IX.—Private residences and houses in general, articles 203–225.
  • Chapter X.—Schools and colleges, articles 226–235.
  • Chapter XI.—Factories and workshops, articles 236–248.
  • Chapter XII.—Dangerous, unhealthy, and incommodious factories, industries, and establishments, articles 249–280.
  • Chapter XIII.—Hospitals and infirmaries, articles 281–319.
  • Chapter XIV.—Barber shops and hair shops, articles 320–328.
  • Chapter XV.—Public baths, articles 329–339.
  • Chapter XVI.—Slaughterhouses and slaughtering, articles 340–357.
  • Chapter XVII.—Markets, articles 358–387.
  • Chapter XVIII.—Butcher shops and sale of meats, articles 388–05.
  • Chapter XIX.—Garbage and refuse, articles 406–414.
  • Chapter XX.—Transportation of garbage and fertilizers, articles 415–420.
  • Chapter XXI.—Cleaning of privies and dead wells, articles 421–436.
  • Chapter XXII.—Railways, street railways, and omnibus lines, articles 437–445.
  • Chapter XXIII.—Public highways, articles 446–459.
  • Chapter XXIV.—Animals and cattle, articles 460–477.
  • Chapter XXV.—Rural sanitation and hygiene, articles 478–483.
  • Chapter XXVI.—Contagious diseases, articles 484–525.
  • Chapter XXVII.—Burials, cemeteries, undertaking establishments, and exhumations, articles 526–553.
  • Chapter XXVIII.—Autopsies, embalming, etc., articles 554–561.
  • Chapter XXIX.—Transportation of corpses, articles 562–574.
  • Chapter XXX.—Miscellaneous, articles 575–607.
  • Chapter XXXI.—General rules, articles 608–616.
  • Chapter XXXII.—Infractions and penalties, articles 617–622.
  • Additional chapter.