658. HEALTH. . [ARST. 43

any venereal disease, smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, yellow fever,
tuberculosis or consumption, bubonic plague, Asiatic cholera, leprosy,
trachoma, typhoid fever, epidemic dysentery, measles, mumps, Ger-
man measles, whooping cough, chicken-pox or any other infectious or
contagious diseases, unless a person so affected shall produce a certifi-
cate from the State Board of Health granting him or her permission
to work or be employed as aforesaid.

(f) Every building, basement, cellar or other place occupied or used
for the preparation, manufacture, packing, canning, sale or distribu-
tion of food, shall have a convenient lavatory and shall be supplied
With soap, water and towels maintained in a sanitary condition.
All persons, firms, or corporations, operating canning factories af-
fected by this sub-title, shall be subject to the following additional
rules and regulations which are hereby made the law of this State:

(g) All rooms in which fruits, vegetables, or by-products thereof
are packed and preserved, and in which manufacturing is actually
Carried on, shall be provided with smooth, water-tight floors, made of
concrete or wood, which can be properly cleansed, except when the
factory is built over flowing water of sufficient volume to carry away
all waste liquids, an open floor may be permitted in the discretion of
the Board.

(h) Adequately equipped wash stations and places where employees
may change their clothing and hang the clothes not in use, shall be pro-
vided for male and female employees.

(i) Separate toilet rooms shall be maintained for male and female
employees.

(j) Living quarters, if provided by the canner, shall have water-
proof roofs and tight board floors, and shall be provided with ample
light and ventilation, and provision shall be made therein for the
proper separation and privacy of sexes. And ample supply of pure
drinking water shall be furnished within reasonable distance of the
living quarters.

(k) Adequate drainage shall be provided to lead all waste liquids
putside and away from the building.

(l) No litter, drainage or waste matter of any kind shall be allowed
to collect in and around the buildings, and the surroundings shall be
kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

(m) Occupants of living quarters provided by the canner shall be
required to keep the same in a clean and sanitary condition.

(n) Employees are prohibited from smoking or spitting in any
room in the cannery where foods are being prepared for canning.

(o) Female employees who work where foods are being prepared for
canning-shall wear clean aprons or dresses made of washable fabrics
and shall also wear clean, washable caps over the hair.

(p) Employees with infected wounds on the hands or arms are pro-
hibited from handling food products, or the containers in which they
are placed, before such containers are sealed or capped. Clean cuts,