Reprinted with the
support of UNICEF
&
unicef
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Manila, Philippines
1976
THE CODE ON
SANITATION
OF THE PHILIPPINES
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 856THE CODE ON SANITATION
OF THE PHILIPPINES
Presidential Decree No. 856
Published by
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Manila, Philippines
1976
Reprinted in 1998 with the support of UNICEFFOREWORD
by Clemente $, Gatmeitan
Secretary of Health
CONTENTS
‘THE CODE ON SANITATION
Presidential Decree No. 856
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General Provisions
Water Supply
Pood Establishments
Markets and Abattoirs
Public Laundry
School Sanitation and Health Services
Industrial Hygiene
Public Swimming or Bathing Paces
Rest Areas, Bus Terminals, Bus Stops
and Service Stations
‘Camps and Picnic Grounds .
Dancing Schools, Dance Halls and Night Clubs
‘Tonsorial and Beauty Establishments 7
‘Massage Clinics and Sauna Bath Establishments
Hotels, Motels, and Apartments,
Lodging, Boarding or Tenement
Houses, and Condominiums...
Port, Aisport, Vessel and Aircraft Sanitation
Vermin Conte ar
‘Sewage Collection and Disposal,
Exereta Disposal and Drainage owen
Refuse Disposal ..
NNosarees and Offensive Trades and Occupations
Pollution ofthe Environment
Disposal of Dead Persons
Final Provisions
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