Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1936]
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Credit: Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    18/108 (page 16)
    Sub-section (CC) of Section 221, Division 1, of Part 2 is amended by the addition of sections relating to Tuberculosis. The amendments are somewhat lengthy and perhaps need not be inserted here. Regulations 16 to 24, both inclusive, Division 3 of Part 1 are re¬ pealed and new regulations substituted therefor. As these relate to the organization of full time health districts consisting of a number of municipalities having an aggregate population of at least 10,000, they have no bearing on our work. Regulation 3 of Division 1 of Part 2 is repealed and the following regulation, dealing with the duties and powers of the Health Officer, is substituted therefor: “3. (1) He or his representative shall have the right to enter at any time during the day or night any house, building, school, college, seminary or other premises within the bounds of the municipality in pursuance of his duty, and may, when required, call upon any police officer to assist him in the carrying out of the provisions of the Act, these regulations, or any by-law or regulation passed by the municipality pertaining to health. (2) In the event of an epidemic, or threatened epidemic, he may order compulsory vaccination or inocu¬ lation insofar as the Act permits in the municipality or any part thereof, and in addition he may order any person or persons, whether vaccinated, inoculated or not, to be quarantined for a period of up to four weeks, when in the opinion of the health officer such further quarantine is re¬ quired for the protection of the' community, without liability to the health officer, municipality, or the province.” A new sub-section is added to Regulation 187 of Division 16, Part 3, dealing with the use of Hydrocyanic Acid or any of its compounds or derivatives in flour mills, or in any other commercial or manufacturing establishment and provides for additional safeguards. Regulation 173 of Division 14 of Part 3, dealing with light and ventilation, is amended by adding the following to sub-section (1): “Such vacant space shall be clear and unobstructed, extending from the ground and above' the roof of the building, and of such area as may be considered necessary by the Medical Health Officer or the Minister, taking into consideration the height and position of the building, other buildings, or structures adjacent thereto, and the purpose for wh:eh such buildings are used, so as to provide at all times direct unobstructed natural light and free air movement.” A new sub-section is also added to the regulation above referred to, as follows: “(2) If the- first storey of any building is occupied for business purposes only, the above provi¬ sion that any open space required to be provided shall extend from the ground floor to above the roof of the building shall only apply to such open space above the roof of the first storey of such building.” By the City of Winnipeg—-By-law No. 14832, The Winnipeg Zoning By-law, was passed during the year. This By-law replaces the previous Zoning By-law No. 13060. In: addition to other features, the new By-law gives a better definition of a residence, duplex dwelling, moving picture theatre, boarding and lodging houses, etc. Housing—The question of adequate housing for our people has been one of the most pressing problems that has presented itself during the year. A full analysis of the situation will be’ found in the reports of the Chief of the Division of Sanitation and the Inspector of Housing. The situation during the year did not improve but rather became worse. Quite a number of buildings were demolished and there seems to be little in the way of erection of new structures to take their places.