(A) The Health Officer shall have power to cause any house or any premises to be cleaned, disinfected, or closed to visitors, and to prevent persons from resorting thereto while any person therein is suffering from any pestilential, infectious, contagious, or communicable disease, and may, by order in writing, direct any nuisance affecting the sanitary condition of the city, or the public health of the city to be abated, and to take any other measures he may deem necessary and proper to prevent the spread of any contagious, infectious, pestilential, communicable, or epidemic disease. ('69 Code, § 13-1)
(B) In case of pestilence or epidemic diseases or danger from anticipated or impending pestilence, or epidemic disease, or in case the sanitary condition of the city should be of such character as to warrant it, it shall be the duty of the health officers to take such measures, to do and cause to be done such acts for the preservation of the public health, though not herein or otherwise specifically authorized, as the Board may in good faith declare the public safety or health demands. No person shall refuse or neglect to comply with any of the rules, orders or sanitary regulations of the Board of Health made in conformity with this section.
('69 Code, § 13-31)
Cross-reference:
Abatement of nuisances, see § 93.02
Statutory reference:
Promotion of health, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 11-20-5