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Hawks, Leroy .„_ q8 write with ink.) TRANSIT PERMIT. ---- TRANSPORTATION OF CORPSE. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Transit Permit No. PERMIT OF LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. This permit must be properly signed and presented, with Undertaker's Certificate, to the Railroad, Express or other Transportation Agent, before a body can be shipped. i Le-Ca( Co. of 4LC4---1-.11-• N. Y., .1,-24 iv. ... Permission is hereby given . -14-1-76 -z/trZZ-4--.-,- holder of Undertaker's License No.t/e•P`"? 3 e lor burid.a.t.<?_1''..1,0.,f-1.4.--- ' __ 1./--r-1,14..) , ___ ...--7-• .i - -State 747-6c-c---d-- q (When eflitainable) who died at of .. the body of . .. }) 771 N. Y., on Zd- ............. 191 , , 7f' Age(11"7-Q.years months •$.7lays, the cause of death being.1....C1/4 e-1,14- 11-4'(Q : which necessitates shipment under Rule No... Z........of the Rules of the New York State Department of Health for the Transportation of the Dead, as printed on the back of this Permit Name of of p son in char e of transit. Signed. et4 .(47. frIA ek , This Permit and Coupon must be detached and delivered to the Person in charge of the Corpse. , ___., --iret•rrtfF"r NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE TRANSPORTATION u7=""11ftis r■.,,,�,�`_ ,�,..,..'•��r THESE RULES HAVING BEEN DULY ADOPTED AND PROPERLY PUBLISHED, HAVE THE FORCE OF LAW. - RULE I. The transportation of bodies dead of smallpox or bubonic plague is absolutely forbidden except upon certification, sworn undertaker in charge of the remains,and the certificate of the Health Officer, both to be approved by the State Commissioner of Health,that the bodies have been thoroughly disinfected by(a)arterial and cavity injection with an approved embalming fluid, (b) disinfecting and stopping all orifices with absorbent cotton,and,(c)washing the body with an approved disinfectant, all of which must be done by a licensed embalmer of the State of New York. After being disinfected as above,such body shall be enveloped in a layer of dry cotton not less than one inch thick,completely wrapped in a sheet and bandaged,and encased in an air-tight zinc,copper or lead lined- coffin, or iron casket, all joints and seams hermetically, sealed,and all enclosed in a strong,tight wooden box. Or,the body being prepared for shipment by disinfecting and wrapping as above, may be placed in a strong coffin or casket,and said coffin or casket encased in an air-tight zinc,copper or tin case,all joints and seams hermetically soldered and all enclosed in a strong outside wooden box,or the casket may he enclosed in a hermetically sealed metal case. \ ` RULE 2. The bodies of those who have died of Asiatic cholera,yellow fever, typhus fever,diphtheria(membranus croup),scarlet fever, (scarlatina, scarlet rash), erysipelas, leprosy,glanders or anthrax, shall not be accepted for transportation unless prepared for shipment in the\ manner prescribed by Rule r, the same to be approved and certified to byy a local health officer. RULE 3. The bodies of those dead of typhoid fever,puerperal fever,tuberculosis, measles and cerebro-spinal meningitis, or other dangerous communicable diseases other than those specified in Rules r and a may be received for transportation when prepared for shipment by filling the ` N cavities withan approved embalming fluid,washing the exterior of the body with an approved disinfectant, stopping all orifices of the body with absorbent cotton,and by being arterially embalmed with an approved embalming fluid, all of which must be done by a licensed embalmer of the " State of New York,and the same encased in a coffin or casket and outside wooden or metal box. In the event of bodies dying of diseases mentioned in this rule not reaching their destination within 120 boors after the hour of death, the casket or overbox shall be hermetically scaled. RULE 4. The bodies of those dead of diseases that,are not contagious, infectious or communicable, may be received for transportation when encased in a sound casket or overbox,provided that they reach their destinaation within thirty hours after death. If the body cannot reach its desti- nation within thirty hoursafter death,it must be prepared for shipment by filling the cavities with an approved embalming fluid,washing the exterior of the body with an approved disinfectant,stopping all orifices with absorbent cotton and the body must be arterially embalmed with an approved e embalming fluid by a licensed embalmer of the State of New York, and the same encased in a coffin or casket and outside wooden or metal box. RULE;. In cases of bodies deed of diseases mentioned in Rules r and a,the body must not be accompanied by persons or articles which have ii�_� _ a 11,,,t been exposed to the.infection of the disease, �+>•sis��:�n�a� -,-�� th officer as having been properly disinfected; and before selling passage ticleets;agents shall t artfully examine In,:transit permit and note the name of the passenger in charge,and of any others proposing to accompany the body. The transit permit in such cases shall specifically state who is authorized by the local Board of Health to accompany the remains. In all cases where bodies are forwarded under Rules a and a notice must be sent by telegraph to health officer at destination,advising the date and train on which the body may be expected. This notice must be sent by or in the name of the health officer at the initial point,and is to enable the health officer at destination to take all necessary precautions at that point. RULE 6. Every dead body must be accompanied by a person in charge, who must be provided with a passage ticket and also present a full first-class ticket marked"Corpse"for the transportation of the body,and a transit permit—with undertaker's certificate, name of deceased, date of ` ) death; age,place of death,cause of death,the point to which the body is to be shipped, and when death is caused by any of the diseases specified in Rules i and a,the name of the person authorized by the local Board of Health to accompany the body. The undertaker's certificate andpalter shall be detached from the transit permit and pasted on the coffin box. The transit permit shall he handed to the passenger in charge of the corpse. When a body is transported by express,the express messenger will be in charge of the body,hold the transit permit and surrender the same the person to whom the corpse is consigned. RULE 7. Every disinterred body,dead from any disease or cause,shall be treated as infectious or dangerous to the public health and shall not be accepted for transportation unless said removal has been approved by the local health authorities having jurisdiction where such body.is disin- terred,and the consent of the health authorities of the locality to which the corpse is consigned has first been obtained; and if the death was from causes specified in Rule r the approval of the State Commissioner of Health must likewise be obtained. All such disinterred remains shall be enclosed in a hermetically sealed zinc,tin or copper lined coffin or box or hermetically sealed metal case. Bodies deposited in receiving vaults shall not be treated and considered the same as buried bodies when originally prepared by a licensed embalmer of the State of New York as directed in Rules r,a and 3(according to the nature of the disease causing death), provided shipment takes place within thirty days from time of death. After thirty days all such bodies must be enclosed in a hermetically sealed casket or in a casket enclosed in a hermetically sealed (soldered) zinc, tin or. copper lined box or hermetically sealed metal case,and permission must be obtained from the health authorities of the locality to which the corpse is consigned before the shipment is made. Bodies not so prepared and deposited in receiving vaults will be treated the same as buried bodies. RULE 8. The term"approved embalming fluid"as used in these rules means an embalming fluid that has been submitted to a bacteriological test and approved by the Board of Embalming Examiners of the State of New York. A 5 per cent. solution of carbolic acid,a r-soo solution of corrosive sublimate or 14 per cent.of a 4o per cent.solution of formaldehyde are approved as disinfectants for external washing of bodies when .,f'o...,alxwrmiri`lal arbor may also he used.