Directors of health and boards of health may adopt such measures for the general vaccination of the inhabitants of their respective towns, cities or boroughs as they deem reasonable and necessary in order to prevent the introduction or arrest the progress of smallpox, and the expenses in whole or in part of such general vaccination shall, upon their order, be paid out of the town, city or borough treasury, as the case may be. Any person who refuses to be vaccinated, or who prevents a person under his care and control from being vaccinated, on application being made by the director of health or board of health or by a physician employed by the director of health or board of health for that purpose, unless, in the opinion of another physician, it would not be prudent on account of sickness, shall be fined not more than five dollars.
(1949 Rev., S. 3874.)
History: Sec. 19-95 transferred to Sec. 19a-222 in 1983.
Annotations to former section 19-95:
Powers of health officer to prevent spread of smallpox. 42 C. 162. Health officers may adopt suitable measures of prevention, although no case of disease has appeared. 65 C. 189.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368e - Municipal Health Authorities
Section 19a-202b. - Payments to municipalities: Distribution of excess funds.
Section 19a-203. (Formerly Sec. 19-76). - “Director of health” substituted for “health officer”.
Section 19a-204. (Formerly Sec. 19-77). - Certificate of appointment to be filed.
Section 19a-205. (Formerly Sec. 19-78). - Salaries of directors of health.
Section 19a-207. (Formerly Sec. 19-80). - Duties of local officials. Emergencies. Regulations.
Section 19a-207a. - Basic health program.
Section 19a-208. (Formerly Sec. 19-81). - Health conferences.
Section 19a-209. (Formerly Sec. 19-83). - Jurisdiction of local director of health over streams.
Section 19a-209b. - Prohibited discontinuance of water service from private residential wells.
Section 19a-209d. - Permit for replacement public wells.
Section 19a-210. (Formerly Sec. 19-84). - Removal of refuse.
Section 19a-211. (Formerly Sec. 19-85). - Toilets in public places.
Section 19a-212. (Formerly Sec. 19-86). - Nuisance arising from swampy lands.
Section 19a-213. (Formerly Sec. 19-87). - Mosquito-breeding places; treatment.
Section 19a-219. (Formerly Sec. 19-92). - Prevention of blindness in newborn infants.
Section 19a-220. (Formerly Sec. 19-93). - Enforcement of orders of health authorities.
Section 19a-222. (Formerly Sec. 19-95). - Vaccination.
Section 19a-223. (Formerly Sec. 19-96). - Municipalities may contract for health services.
Section 19a-224. (Formerly Sec. 19-97). - Fish scrap and fertilizer.
Section 19a-226. (Formerly Sec. 19-99). - Unloading and transportation of fertilizers.
Section 19a-227. (Formerly Sec. 19-101). - Anchorage of houseboats.
Section 19a-228. (Formerly Sec. 19-102). - Penalty for anchoring within designated limits.
Section 19a-229. (Formerly Sec. 19-103). - Appeal.