Chap. 607.-An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act regulating the
transportation of bodies dead of contagious or infectious diseases, approved
March 2, 1892, as amended by an act which became a law February 17, 1900
Approved January 18, 1904.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That an act en-
titled an act regulating the transportation of bodics dead of contagious
or infectious diseases, approved March second, eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, as amended by an act which became a law February seven-
enh, nineteen hundred, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the trans-
portation of bodies of persons who have died of small-pox or bubonic
plague is absolutely prohibited, unless by permission of the State board
of health, and the local boards of health where death occurs, and where
burial is desired.

%. Bodies of persons who have died of Asiatic cholera, yellow fever,
typhus fever, diphtheria (membraneous croup), scarlet fever (scarla-
tina, scarlet rash), erysipelas, glanders, anthrax, or leprosy, shall not be
accepted for transportation unless prepared for shipment by being thor-
oughly disinfected by (a) arterial and cavity injection with an approved
disinfecting fluid; (b) disinfection and stopping of all orifices with ab-
sorbent cotton, and (c) washing the body with the disinfectant, all of
which must be done by an embalmer holding a certificate as such, issued
by the State board of embalmers of Virginia.

After being disinfected as above, such body shall be enveloped in a
layer of dry cotton, not less than one inch thick, completely wrapped in
a sheet securely fastened, and encased in an air-tight zinc, tin, copper,
or lead-lined coffin or iron casket, all joints and seams hermetically
sealed, and all enclosed in a strong tight wooden box. Or the body being
prepared for shipment by disinfecting and wrapping as above, may be
placed in a strong coffin or casket, and said coffin or casket encased in an
air-tight zinc, copper, or tin-lined box, all joints and seams hermetically
soldered.

For interstate transportation under this section only embalmers hold-
ing a license issued or approved by the State or provincial board of
health or other State or provincial authority provided for by law, after
examination, shall be recognized as competent to prepare such bodies for
shipment.

The city, town, and county health officers of this State are hereby em-
powered to regulate the transportation by private conveyance in their
respective jurisdictions, the bodies of persons dead of diseases mentioned
in sections one and two of this act.

3. The bodies of those dead of typhoid fever, puerperal fever, tubercu-
losis, or measles may be received for transportation when prepared for
shipment by arterial and cavity injection with an approved disinfecting
fluid, washing the exterior of the body with the same, and enveloping
the entire body with a layer of cotton not less than one inch thick, and
all wrapped in a sheet securely fastened, and encased in an air-tight me-
tallic coffin or casket, or air-tight metal-lined box: provided, that this
shall apply only to bodies which can reach their destination within thirty
hours from the time of death. In all other cases such bodies shall be pre-
pared by a licensed embalmer holding a certificate as provided for in
section two. When prepared by a licensed embalmer, as defined and di-
rected in section two, the air-tight sealing and bandaging in cotton may
be dispensed with.

And provided, further, that bodies dead of diseases named in section
three, disinfected and prepared as required’ in this section (three), may
be received for shipment to points within the State of Virginia which can
be reached within twelve hours from time of death without requiring
the coffin or casket to be metal-lined or hermetically sealed.

4. The bodies of those dead from any cause not stated in sections one,
two, and three may be received for transportation when encased in a
sound coffin or casket and enclosed in a strong outside wooden
box, provided they can reach their destination within thirty hours
from the time of death. If the body cannot reach its destina-
tion within thirty hours from the time of death, it must be prepared
for shipment by arterial and cavity injection with an approved disin-
fecting fluid, washing the exterior of the body with the same and en-
veloping the entire body with a layer of dry cotton not less than one
inch thick and all wrapped in a sheet securely fastened, and encased in
an air-tight, metallic coffin or casket or an air-tight, metal-lined box.
But when the body has been prepared for shipment by being thoroughly
disinfected by a licensed embalmer, as defined and directed in section
two, the air-tight sealing and bandaging with cotton may be dispensed
with.

5. In the shipment of bodies dead from any disease named in section
two, such body must not be accompanied by persons or articles which
have been exposed to the infection of the disease, unless certified by the
health officer as having been properly disinfected.

And before selling tickets, agents must carefully examine the transit
permit and note the name of the passenger in charge, and of any others
proposing to accompany the body, and see that all necessary precautions
have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease. The transit per-
mit in such cases shall specifically state who is authorized by the health
authorities to accompany the remains. In all cases where bodies are for-
warded under section two, notice must be sent by telegraph by the ship-
ping embalmer to the health officer, or where there is no health officer,
to other competent authority at destination, advising the date and train
on which the body may be expected.

6. Every dead body must be accompanied by a person in charge, who
must be provided with a passage ticket and also present a full first-class
ticket marked “corpse” for the transportation of the body, and a transit
permit, printed on yellow paper, showing physician’s or coroner’s certi-
ficate, name of deceased, date and hour of death, age, place of death,
_cause of death, and all other items of the standard certificate of death
recommended by the American public health association and adopted by
the United States census bureau, as far as obtainable, including health
officer’s permit for removal, whether communicable or non-communi-
cable, the point to which the body is to be shipped, and when death is
caused by any disease specified in section two, the names of those au-
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thorized by the health authorities to accompany the body, and under-
taker’s certificate as to how the body has been prepared.

The transit permit must be made in duplicate, and the signature of
physician or coroner, health officer, and undertaker must be on both the
original and duplicate copies. The undertaker’s certificate and paster of
the original shall be detached from the transit permit and securely fas-
tened on the end of the coffin box. All coffin boxes must be provided with
at least four handles. The physician’s certificate and transit permit shall
be handed to the passenger in charge of the corpse. The whole duplicate
copy shall be sent to the official in charge of the baggage department of
the initial line, and by him to the secretary of the board of health of this
State.

The station baggage agent shall enter on blank, following the funeral
director’s certificate, over his signature, description of corpse ticket, ex-
act route and via what junction points the ticket reads. Said certificates
and transit permits shall be furnished in blank by the transportation
companies where no local board of health exists.

%. When bodies are shipped by express, the transit permit, as described
in section six, must also be made out in duplicate. The undertaker’s cer-
tificate of the original shall be detached from the transit permit and se
curely fastened on the coffin box. The physician’s or coroner’s certificate
and transit permit shall be attached to, and accompany the express way-
bill covering the remains, and be delivered with the body at the point of
destination to the person to whom it is consigned. The whole duplicate
copy shall be sent by the forwarding express agent to the secretary of the
board of health of this State.

8. Every disinterred body dead from any disease or cause shall be
treated as infectious or dangerous to the public health, and shall not be
accepted for transportation unless said removal has been approved by the
State or provincial health authorities having jurisdiction where such
body is disinterred, and the consent of the health authorities of the lo-
cality to which the corpse is consigned has been firet obtained; and all
such disinterred remains, or the coffin or casket containing the same,
must be wrapped in a woolen blanket thoroughly saturated with a 1-100
solution of corrosive sublimate, and enclosed in a hermetically soldered
zine, tin, or copper-lined box. But bodies deposited in receiving vaults
shall not be treated and considered the same as buried bodies, when origi-
nally prepared by a licensed embalmer, as defined in section two, and as
directed in section two or three (according to the nature of the disease
causing death), provided shipment takes place within thirty days from
the time of death. The shipment of bodies prepared in the manner
herein directed, by licensed embalmers, from receiving vaults, may be
made within thirty days from time of death without having to obtain
permission from the health authorities of the locality to which the body
is consigned. After thirty days the casket or coffin containing said body
must be enclosed in a hermetically soldered box. .

9. The following form of certificate and transit permit in duplicate
must be used:
PHYSICIAN'S OR CORONER'S CERTIFICATE.

MARGIN RESERVED FOR BINDING.
ITH UNFADING INK—THIS IS A PERMAN

ENT RECORD.

WRITE PLAINLY, W

HEALTH OFFICER'S PERMIT.

FUNERAL DIRECTOR'S AND BAGGAGE AGENT’S CERTIFICATE.

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im every instance.

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pplied. AGE should be stated EXACTLY. PHYSI-
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CIANS should state CAUSE OF DEA
cial Information” for persons dying

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PLACE OF DEATH.

U. 8. CENSUS OFFICE.

Birthplace
(State or country)

(State or country)

(OrUte “eS We 0's TUT we
Maiden Name
of Mother

erevete

The above stated personal particu-

lars are true to the best of my

knowledge and belief
(Informant) ..................
( Address )

County of.......... STANDARD CERTIFICATE oF DEATH.
Village Of.......666 00 cece e eee c ace
or
City of .......... (No. .... St.; ....Ward) [If death occurred in
[If death occurs away from a Hospital or Institu-
UsuaL RESIDENCE tion, give its NAME in-
give facts called for under stead of St. and No.]
“Special Information.”] FULL NAME... . cece eee,
Personal and Statistical Particulars Medical Certificate of Death
Sex Color Date of Death
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Month Da: Year) ces
Age”) (Day) (Year) fo. 190.. to... 190
....years, ....months, ....days |] that I last saw h.. alive on.....
Single, Married. 190.., and that death occurred, o1
Widowed, or Divorced the date stated above, at...... M

The Cause of Death was as fol

lows:

see e eee (duration) ...... .days
Contributory ...............04.
re (duration) .......days
(Signed) ................ M. D.
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Special Information only for
Hospitals, Institutions, Transi-
ents, or Recent Residents.
Former or
Usual Residence ...............
How Long at
Place of Death?............ Days
Where was disease contracted,
if not at place of death?........
Place of Burial or Removal......
Date of Burial............ 190..
Undertaker Address

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This Permit, with above Certificate, must be presented tv Initial Baggage A;
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH,

Se ee ee ee 190
Permission is hereby granted to remove for burial at............... the |
Olena ¢ 2 acace ¢ 5 suee ¢ 5 sare * 6 ere 2 8 ae , above described, if prepared in accordance -

the laws of this State, printed on the back of this permit.
If contagious or communicable, state name of person who is authorized to

company bOdy........ cece eee s eee eeees

President Board of Health.
This Sheet must be detached at this perforation and handed to the Paasenge
charge of the Corpse.

This Sheet must be detached at this perforation and this portion securely
attached to the outside of Box.

Station Baggage No.......... License No.......

FUNERAL DIRECTOR'S CERTIFICATE.

I (or we) hereby certify that the accompanying dead body of............
consigned tO....... 6. cece cece cece eee e eens MOATESS, cress ss wire «awe 4 5 wre y exer s
State of.............06- has been prepared by me (or us) strictly in accords
with the laws of this State for transportation by being.....................

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Station Baggage Agent must enter hereon a description of the ticket, the e
route and via what Junctiona]l Points the ticket reads which is held by the |
senger in charge of corpse.

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10. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of not less than
ten dollars or more than twenty-five dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding
ten days for the first offense, and fined not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten nor more
than sixty days for each offense additional.

11. All acts or parts of acts conflicting with this act are hereby re-

led.
12. This act shall be in force from and after June first, nineteen hun-
dred and four.