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Ahern, Mary ._ TRANSIT AND BURIAL PERMIT No. . .. . STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 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. New York, 192___ The Certificat Deat , .,.g n furnished to me, as required by the Laws of this State, permission is hereby granted t( _ _ Undertaker's s No. , m for the re val a ipent bu ' t etery at ( obta ble) ���"`/// 11 State of _- __ he body _ __ ___ ___ _ ___ _ who died in the Borou 14'bunty of .._._, N. Y., on___ 1__i, 19_ _ at M. Aged ___ ears onths da _ olor, the cause of death being which necessitates shipment r Rule No.__ ____ f the Rules of the New York State Department of Health - for the Transportation of th ead, as printed on the bask of this Permit. re -_ __ Signed <'z: "`k *y (Signature of Undertaker) dss't Rep(strar This Permit must be detached and delivers i to the Pillow-in charge of the-Corpse. 4z-, -, t y. - -ty s r 't'�0-7 -- l'.`-'` A./ , NEW YORK r� 1G'l ,,,'t- t -J �-,-_ / t STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH tv`'e,! / 7;, ,,.,, . ,- ALBANY was,"� SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES RELATING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD BODIES BY COMMON CARRIERS [In effect throughout the State of New York,except in the City . New York,on August 1, 1915.] RULE 1. A transit permit and transit label issued by the local registrar of al statistics must accompany each dead body transported by a common carrier. The transit permit shall state the date of issuance,the name,sex,race a.. ,- of the deceased, and the cause and date of death. The transit permit shall also state the date and route of shipment,the point of i. ;nt and destination,the method of preparation of the body, and shall bear the signature of the undertaker and the signature and office of officer issuing the permit. The transit label shall state the date of issuance,the name of the deceased,the place and date of death,the name of the escort or consignee, the point of shipment and destination;and shall bear the signature and Acial title of the officer who issued the transit permit. The transit label shall be attached to the outer box or case. 1. RULE 2. The transportation by common carriers of bodies of any diseases other tjaan those mentioned in Rule 3 shall be permitted only under the following conditions: (a) The coffin or casket shall be encased in a str outer box made of.ggo sound lumber,not less than 8 of an inch thick. All joints shall be securely put together and the box ti tl closed. Either the cngin or casket,or the outer box or case,shall be watertight. (b) When the destination cannot be reached�a 60 hours after death,all body orifices shall be closed with absorbent cotton,and the body placed at once in a coffin or casket which s II be immedittei sed and the coffin or casket shall be encased in a strong outer box made of good sound lumber not less than if of an inch thick. Aunts must be securely put together and the box tightly closed and either the coffin or casket,or outer box or-case,shall be watertight. ZULE 3. The transportation by common carrier of bodies dyed of smallpox,plague,Asiatic cholera,typhus fever,diphtheria(membranous croup,diphtheritic sore throat),scarlet fever(scarlet rash,scarlatina),shall be permitted only under the following conditions: All body orifices shall be closed with absorbent cotten,41ebody shall be enveloped in a sheet saturated with an effective disinfecting fluid and shall be placed at once in a coffin which shall be immeiiately and permanently closed. The coffin or casket shall be encased in a strong outer box made of good sound lumber,not :s�Ehan'of an inch thick,all joints of which shall be securely put together and the box shall be tightly and permanently closed. Either the coffii or casket,or the outer box or case,shall be watertight. RULE 4. No dead body shall be disinterred for transportationi by common carrier without the previous consent of authorities having jurisdiction at the place of disinterment. The transit permit and transit label shall be required as provided in Rule 1,and Paragraph(a)of Rule 2 shall apply. RULE 5. Every outside ease holding airy dead body offered for transportation by common carrier shall bear at least four handles and when over 5 feet 6 inches in length,shall bear six handles. PROMULGATED BY STATE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AT ALBANY, JUNE 25, 1915.