Westchester County Board of Health Timeline
January 7, 1930 First meeting
of theWestchester
CountyBoard of Health
1930---------1940---------1950---------1960----------1970--------------1980-----------------1990-----------------------------------------------2000------------------------------------------------------2010----------------------------
September 1959 Promulgatesfirst habitable
building standards
January 1973 The entire
population ofWestchester
comes under thejurisdiction of
the health dept.
July 1979Bans smoking inlibraries, schools,
hospitals and publicexhibition halls
October 1985Work places and
theatres to provide nonsmoking areas
April 1987-Sets 10-day rabies quarantine
-Establishes Case Reportingand Monitoring for TB, STDand communicable diseases
May 1987Regulates exhaust and
ventilation emissions andprohibits release of
contaminants toimprove air quality
January 1990Establishes water
pollution standardsand controls
March 1992 Establishes
Children's SummerCamp regulations
June 1994Requires lead
testing for children up to72 months old
Feb. 1995600th meeting
of theBoard of Health
July 1996Bans smoking
in public placesand smokingsections inrestaurants
February 1997Establishes
minimum housingstandards
June 1999 Sets
Petroleum BulkStorage regulations
July 2001Sets
licensing standardsand reporting
requirements for septic system contractors
and septage collectors
March 2003 BOH charged with
enforcing new countylaw that bans work-
place smoking
June 2006BOH to enforcenew county lawthat regulates
the use of tanning salons
by minors
December 2007Bans restaurant use of cooking
oils that containtransfat
November 2008Requires
restaurants topost a food allergy
notification onmenus and menu
boards
October 2010BOH charged with
enforcing new county law thatrequires chain
restaurants to postcalorie counts
December 2012Requires supervision
for minors at hotel pools
April 2013800th meeting ofthe WestchesterCounty Board of
Health
January 1976Establishes food
safety regulations
September 1959Regulates Milk
Safety - Milk mustbe properly
labeled, have asealed cap and all
dairies that dobusiness in the
county must com-ply with NY StateSanitary Codes.
