The Board of Health has the power and duty to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth, the regulations of the State Department of Health, and all ordinances of the Borough enacted to prevent the introduction and spread of infectious or contagious disease; to abate and remove all nuisances which the board shall deem prejudicial to the public health; to mark infected houses or places; to recommend rules for the construction and maintenance of house-drains, wash-pipes, soil-pipes, and cesspools; and to recommend all such other rules and regulations as shall be deemed necessary for the preservation of the public health which have been approved by Borough Council.

(members: 5 / term: 5 years)
Meets 1st Tuesday of each quarter at 7:00 p.m.

• Jeanne Wordley
• Barbara Domingos
• Joseph Ferrante
• Thomas C. Carrol
• Larry Bak
• Bill Taylor - Health Officer
• Brian C. Hall - Council Liaison

USEFUL HEALTH LINKS:
Government and Business
Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Pennsylvania Bureau of Food Safety
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Public Health
Center for Disease Control
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (Bacteria & Foodborne Illness)
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Personal Health
Consumer Health and Human Services
Women's Health
National Women's Health Network

Health Care Facilities
Riddle Hospital
Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Boards of Health
National Association of Local Boards of Health
Chester County Department of Health
Bucks County Department of Health
Montgomery County Department of Health
Philadelphia Department of Health