health

both a patient's mental and physical state.

Freedom from pain or sickness; the most perfect state of animal life. It may be defined as the natural agreement and concordant disposition of the parts of the living body. By the act ot March 8, 1879. R. S. Suppl. 480, enforced by subsequent acts, a National Board ot Health was established, to consist ot seven members appointed by the president, and ot tour membors detailed from the departments, whose duties shall bo to obtain information upon all matters affecting the public health, to advise the heads of departments and state executives, to make necessary investigations at any places in the United States, or at foreign ports, and to make rules guarding against the introduction ot contagious diseases into the country, and their spread from state to state. See Dunwoody v. U. S., 143 U. S. 678, 12 Sup. Ct. 466, 36 L. Ed. 269. By act of May 29, 1884, the bureau of animal industry was established, having for its object the protection of cattle from contagious diseases, etc. By act of Feb, 2, 1903, the suppression of contagious diseases of cattle and other live stock was transferred from the treasury department to the department of agriculture (bureau of animal industry). A state board of health is a tribunal constituted by law, having the authority conferred on it by law and no other authority. The legislature may provide for the punishment of acts in resistance to or in violation of the authority conferred upon such subordinate tribunal or board. When such boards duly adopt rules or by-laws by virtue of legislative authority such rules and bylaws, within the respective jurisdiction have the force and effec-t of a law of the legislature, and like an ordinance or by-law of a municipal corporation they may be said to be in force by the authority of the state; blue V. Beach, 155 Ind. 121, 5C N. E. 89, 50

Freedom from sickness or suffering. The right to the enjoyment of health is a subdivision of the right of personal security, one of the absolute rights of persons. 1 Bl. Comm. 129, 134. As to injuries affecting health, sce 3 Bl. Comm. 122.

— Bill of health. See Bill.

— Board of health. See Boaro.

— Health laws. Laws prescribing sanitary measures, and designed to promote or preserve the health of the community.

— Health officer. The officer charged with the execution and enforcement of health laws. The powers and duties of health officers are regulated by local laws.

— Fublie health. As one of the objects of the police power of the state, the "public henith" means the prevailingly healthful or sanitary condition of the general body of people or the community in mass, and the absence of any general or widespread disease or cause of mortality.

Freedom from sickness or suffering, a right to the enjoyment of which is one of the absolute rights of persons.