Any filth, offal, or any putrid, or decaying matter, material or substance of any kind, which constitutes a menace to public health or will be offensive to the senses of human beings, on any premises, or in any place within one half mile of any Illinois National Guard camp grounds, rifle range, or buildings, or enclosure occupied and used, or about to be occupied or used by the Illinois National Guard in the service of the State or Federal Government, or which may be called into the service of either, is declared to be a common nuisance, and the Department of Public Health is empowered to determine whether such nuisance exists, and if found to exist, to forthwith, in writing, order the person, firm, association, or private, public or municipal corporation, as the case may be, to immediately abate such nuisance; and upon failure to immediately obey such order, the Department of Public Health shall abate such common nuisance and the person, firm, association, or corporation responsible for such common nuisance shall be liable for the cost and expense of such abatement in an action therefor at the suit of the People of the State of Illinois.
     Any person or persons, either individually or as officers of any private, public or municipal corporation creating or maintaining, or responsible for the creation or maintenance of such common nuisance, or failing, or refusing to immediately abate the same upon the written order of the Department of Public Health, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.