was reported upon by the Board to the Legislature of 1889, and its report thereon is published in the twentieth annual report of the Board. By chapter 84 of the Resolves of the same year (1888), the State Board of Health was directed to make an inves tigation upon the pollution of ponds, lakes, streams and other bodies of water used as ice supplies. The report upon this subject was made to the Legislature of 1890, and is published in the twenty-first annual report of the Board. By the provisions of chapter 374, section 2, of the Acts of 1891, the State Board of Health was authorized to make such investigations and inquiries as they deemed necessary as to the existence of arsenic in any paper fabric or other article offered for sale and exchange. The report upon this subject was made to the Legislature Feb. 1, 1892, and is published in the twenty-third annual report of the Board. By an order of the Legislature of 1893 the Board was directed to extend its investigations upon impurities of ice to manufactured ice, and to report to the same Legislature. The report upon this subject was made to the Legislature of 1893, on May 16, 1893, and is published in the twentyfourth annual report of the Board. By the provisions of chapter 459 of the Acts of 1893, the Board was "authorized and directed to investigate, consider and report upon the question of a water supply for the city of Boston and its suburbs within a radius of ten miles from the State House, and for such other cities and towns as in its opinion should be included in connection therewith." The report upon this important question was made to the Legislature in February 1895, and was published as House Document 500 of the year 1895. A commission was appointed in the same year to carry out the work thus outlined, and the work of constructing and introducing the Metropolitan Water Supply is now in progress. By the terms of chapter 475 of the Acts of 1893, the Metropolitan Park Commission and the State Board of Health were made a joint board to investigate the sanitary condition and to prepare plans for the improvement of the beds, shores and waters of the Charles River between the Charles River bridge and the Waltham line, and for the removal of any nuisances therefrom. The joint report upon this question was completed and sent to the Legislature in April 1894, and was published as House Document 775, 1894. By the provisions of chapter 529 of the Acts of 1894, the same joint board was directed to investigate the sanitary condition and to prepare plans for the improvement of the Charles River and its banks from the line between Waltham and Watertown, and Mother Brook in Dedham, and for the removal of any nuisances therefrom." This report was completed and sent to the Legislature in May 1896. By the provisions of chapter 426 of the Acts of 1894, the State Board of Health was authorized and directed to dredge the bars in the Concord and Sudbury rivers above the dam at North Billerica and to remove the weeds from said rivers, and take “such other measures as shall in the opinion of the board, tend to the restoration of the marshes along the river to their original condition, and to the abatement of malaria, and other perils to the public health arising from the present state of the same." This investigation was carried out by the board, and a report upon the same was made to the Legislature Feb. 6, 1896. (House Document 891, 1896.) In the process of the work it was found necessary to take down and rebuild a bridge in Wayland, and a further appropriation was made for this purpose by the Legislature of 1896. By chapter 83 of the Resolves of 1895, the Board was directed to investigate the sanitary condition of the Neponset river and meadows and report a plan for improving the same, if the condition was found to be dangerous to the public health. By chapter 112 of the Resolves of 1895, the Board was authorized and directed to consider and report a general system of drainage and sewerage for the city of Salem and the town of Peabody. By the provisions of chapter 495 of the acts of 1896, the State Board of Health, and the Harbor and Land Commissioners, acting as a joint Board, were "required to cause an examination of Green Harbor in the town of Marshfield, and of the Green Harbor Marshes, and the dam and dike constructed across Green Harbor River" to be made, and to report to the next General Court, whether substantial improvement in and benefit to Green Harbor will result from the removal of the dam and dike and whether no damage to vested property rights, greater than the benefit derived from such removal will result therefrom. The investigations required by this act are in progress and will be reported upon when completed. Official drugs may be sold as called for, or as their variation is made PAGE 126 142 144 156 122 123 155 126 127 13377 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 123 123 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 124 Drugs, pharmacopoeial standard, change of. State board of health to make investigations and appoint officers Appropriations for executing the laws. Three-fifths to be expended in enforcing the statutes relative to adultera State board to report prosecutions and expenditures Inspectors under act of 1882 to have equal powers with local inspectors Penalty for selling corrupt or unwholesome provisions For fraudulently adulterating bread or other food Act relating to bodies from public institutions to be used for advancement In case of damages awarded concerning wet lands may appeal to county Party aggrieved by assessment may apply for a jury Party aggrieved by decision of board of health as to wet lands may appeal 23 In case of offensive trades, from order of state board With reference to orders prohibiting pollution of water supplies. 52 62 58 Of tombs closed by order of board of health. 68 From decision of analyst 162 APPROPRIATION. Boards of health acting under chapter 80, section 28, of Public Statutes, 18 Three-fifths to be expended in enforcing laws against adulteration of milk 124 ARSENIC. 128 129 Sale of toys or confectionery containing arsenic prohibited. Samples of paper, fabrics, etc., to be furnished to agents of State Board |