Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-16
Dulles AND REGULATION II
III REGARD To SMALLPOX,

III hEOAhD III SMAbL-fOAs
The essential nature Of small pOx Is 20 difflss
itself, and under certain favorable conditions it i,
not s5ly epmmgnieaLis I'm person to person, bus
To prevent the pro1asati1l OF the seecihc Poison;
By he Bosrs q Hssis snf sppro1ed b. the Cow
ernOr OF the District % Columbia.
and var,is 10 vaoeinatod before they attain the
age q I've yss,rs ana 5eyssSinsted w1ene;sr the
TIE Bosrd u Heath hereby orders and requires
the ysccilstn q AT the inhabitants in the District
Of Columbia and whenever IN their opinion ia >
persons who 20 not furnish satisfactory evidence
thai they have been successfully vaccinAtcd
tn lard Il Health vii furnish the means Of
VACCINATION - such persons "a are unable to pay fr
poor 0r their sssistants win Re directed to vacci-
geuoy requires it, sicisns viii be employed to 90
fr house to hJuss tor the purpose OF fascinating
Principals Of Incorporated manufacturing cOmpa
sies 81 pe hdeats e amshonses reform ana in
CHARITIES where the poor and sick are received;
prisons, and directors officers all instit uti.ns
snpE"rted or aided BY the District Of Columbia
tions institutoIs all inmates thereof 70 be
,so.insted imnsdiaely upon their admission there
yious success al vaccination having taken place
spsII-pSx being euinently contagious and infsc-
tlous Isolation forms an imperative necessity for
fhsrsfofs case q small poS occurs in Dwelling
sSnHnins mere than re iDns6i;snss; It shall be
remote spssimenI for the occupancy Of the person
And whenever in q tenant house and lodging
the be ;e
lion OF the bealth oicer, said person shall be re
purSoss ~ he
case Of srsns out In . ANY
h Be "a @ to an. the
% "a nd m T.
and iesible letters, Snail pos h.Ts,@ shall Ire &c
asteIed upon an exposed part OF the infected house
1t shall be the duty Of those In whose dwellings
p the 70 saphTr ree sn m4s shs
day. 70 cleanse and disRtct every part Of the dwell
acid, brOuo chlorSlum, or such other disinfectas
ss the Board Of Health may direct.
.ouSn II csrbe a siee 30 Srn On
ehloralur, shall be hung in the patients room and
ans. , sou, -. - 10 '.'a 1l''nl'e'
ventilated, aud DO other person than q purse who
has he'd TIE SINAI -pox, or member q the family,
shall lie allowed 10 enter the same. Persons being
In attendance the sick shall not come in con
tact with other inmates persons, unless ;ney have
and changed the ciothirg By them while in the
1t shsI be the duty Of said attendants to see that
10 'o, is eonyt3sd from the siek T on tia, has
moreover, al clothing said room, or worn b. the
patient while affected by small poX, shall be kept
washed only TO no have had tho small pox,
the fact to be stated ia every instance that they
Kept and washed sePpsisteiy eHd must 'Hs'''Or0 DC
Physicisns or otht citizens having knowledge of
the existence Of small pox are expected 10 give i'm
mediate notice 70 the Board Of Hesl,h Of every case
ioine by law upon the propristors 81 tenement
houses, lodsing- hsuses, boatins houses, and ho-
small . In their respective slodes under penalty
Of hne aud in pris npent and this law against all
notify the Board Of esih Of The death Of any per-
SAn from mall rsf vi ha MAJ har Hno
and s,,s hsa The
s.ssppd to thai dSy bs axe enc ebaSs.
buzz the tody Of tie person xh9 has thus died.
shall lake place within six hours after death or a.
Soon AZ 30 srcunstsnees o. the case VIII ALLOW; and
no person who hss died Of small pOf shall be buried
si,hsq ia permit from S he Beard Of Hsalth mem
,whsEeysT funeral obssauies may be desired, the
body shall be placed in hermetieally sealed metal
.sid obseSuies or follow The CORPSE to the grave eH
eept the nesres, kin relations snd under circum
taken tn church or meeting house. but il shall be
ecayeyed directly from the house to TIE grave
the expense of coffin and burial. any undertaken ap
The and IN every case shall t.se the sane to
the house In which the cOrrse isys bot shsli not
o he 9 the +. Or a tf had hs s. .m.
Rs,s AID grcpeIly tumiss.ed and diss f. his
shall be done b. the officers appointed or that pur-
The snail pox ambulance shall be kept at the
Tine ambulance shall be accompanied BY an in
spector whenever n. edsd for the removal Of small
pOx Patients otherwise.
the dTi1er are iorbeden fram eIterins street cars
CT any public convey ance.
dr,irs ne ssyioe ofrs wing small p91 pstsnt.;
said suit Of Clothing TO be kept fungsted snd disn
fecfeG At Sil times, snd under no circumstances
shall they wear the said clothing when Of duty.
te sba.nee all until
ordered wear linen suit " lille on duty.
small poI patent. shall funsae and dsinf iecHt toe
dweills 6. where small pcx cases occur. He shall
sy The sHa
He shsn ks an account Of the clothes crfurnitu
probable value Of the same, and the names OF the
parties TO " b. m they belong, and give receipt for
Under 10 Circumstance shall the ambulance be
lensth OF time as will be required 20 remove the
The ambulance shall not be taken TO any place for
The an poI shall be engaged to mend it al as reg
In driving the ambulance to any int. care shall
tics6ls, f.ep cut 0! crowded thoroushf.res, and
funeral. sr large coBeourse Of people
TLe inspsctor shsll display the yellow flag from
fss b tsken away without suthsri,y; ths ealth
The INSPECTOR 81 each district shall be notified Il
sSs ssa be n u s 20 .e es's s. IN b
9usIaEtiLe regulations relating to hon IS having
small p"x wi-Eiu pro pery enforced and that
no g"r~oa exp % the CgntsgioB be allowed t. 60
Ont q the dwelling or cane In contact with any
oth.I pFrsoR.
The Inspector shall In urbane manner inf I'm
the P-ope ~ the quarantine Tegu Ations posed b,
The BOsTd # Beah reSs ding all pOx eut shall
cause no unDecesesTy hardship.
The inspector detailed 20 attend 20 the small pox
shall mrs. a-e tain whether the De isol
IN tfe dwelling to pose the other inmate,
Whenever a patient in q tenement, lodging house,
boaIdlu gfOuse, CT hotel il situated that he
not Be Isolated r. n other Inmates, he she shall
be Temov, j ard taken 70 the hospital: and IL any
person iBterferee with the execution OF tins order
OF the pztiebt refuses Go obey the law shall be
forcea against such person CT persons.
III u come 70 the knowledge Of inspector that
cases q small Pox are kept in tenement houses
lodeing houses boarding houses, hotels, witho NJ
the proper notice having been Civ the Board OF
Health required By law. the IL shall make
INN ediAts the Health Oficer, stating TIE
name OF the person or persons causing sbcttina
In the Violate Of this lew.
In al Gases teye the 70 l. doubt whethr Q person
b rally srTicted with srsll pox. Q physician !.
epiriol should be secured before removing the pa
ti~ue-
fhs Inspector shall go that the rules regarding
osnplsd with
I D. fnr-go; rules and regulations are made and
prcmufystec ~ the Board Of Health OF the Dfstric,
a Columbia. IN accsrdAnce With an act entiNed
IAN act q r the prevention of di,esses In the Dis
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