There shall be an officer of the City to be known as the "Physician for Veterans' Relief," who shall be a person duly licensed as a physician under the laws of the commonwealth. He shall be appointed by the Mayor.
The Board of Health shall consist of three members appointed pursuant to the Charter. One member shall be a physician. No member thereof shall be a member of the City Council.
The Board of Health shall organize annually by the choice of one of its members as chairperson. The Board may appoint a Clerk, who shall not be a member thereof.
The members of the Board of Health shall serve without compensation or salary.
The Board of Health may make rules and regulations for its own government and for the government of its officers, agents and assistants, and such other rules and regulations consistent with law as may be necessary or proper for the execution of its duties, and may employ necessary assistants and employees and define the duties of such assistants and employees.
The Board of Health shall have and exercise all the powers and duties under the General Laws and such other powers and duties as are set out in this chapter, and may appoint an agent, deputy agent, administrator and/or director to perform such duties, subject to the direction and control of the Board, as the Board may assign to them, and shall hold such further powers as are set out in MGL c. 111.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40]
The Health and Human Services Division shall execute the administrative policy of the Board of Health as administrative health agent. The Health and Human Services Division shall be responsible for carrying out operational policy of the Board of Health as defined in MGL c. 111.
The Board of Health may make reasonable health regulations, which shall be published at least once in a newspaper published in the City before going into effect.
Nothing contained in § 34-57 shall be construed to curtail the power of the Board of Health to take immediate action in cases of extreme emergency or in epidemics or widespread outbreaks of disease.
A. 
The Board of Health may establish and maintain maternal and infant welfare stations and prenatal clinics, may provide nurses at confinement, and may teach the needs of prenatal and maternal care and the value of medical and nursing supervision of babies.
B. 
In the prosecution of any activities described in Subsection A of this section, the Board shall have no power to examine or weigh any child except with the consent of the mother or other person legally having custody or control of the child, and shall have no power to compel adults to comply with its advice or instruction.
Except as otherwise provided in this division, the Board of Health shall have control of the usual public health clinics such as immunization, dental, venereal disease, tuberculosis and maternal and child welfare clinics.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-40; 6-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-13]
The Department of Facilities Maintenance, in its capacity as superintendent of public buildings, shall perform all repairs upon all City buildings used by the Board of Health and shall have in its care and custody all such buildings. Any repairs, alterations or additions to such buildings shall be performed in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Code and the general law.
All rules and regulations of the Board of Health and of any previous board or commission to whose duties such Board has succeeded as are now in effect shall continue to be in effect, unless specifically revoked or altered or unless inconsistent with this article.
The Board of Health shall have control and jurisdiction over the Earle E. Hussey Clinic, formerly called the "Earle E. Hussey Hospital," and all employees thereof, and shall have all of the powers, duties and responsibilities formerly exercised by the Board of Hospital Trustees over such hospital.
[Amended 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-12]
All recreational day camp licenses issued in the City shall expire on December 31 in the year of issue. The fee shall be as set forth in Chapter A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code.