Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-19
Dulles AND REGULATIONS IN
IN REGARD TO SMALLPOX.

not only communicable fr' m person 70 person, but
capable oil being transported 20 great distances.
fo prevent the propagation OF the specific . olson,
the following regulations have been sdopted
error Of the District 81 Columbis.
ana wards to be vaccinaled before they attain the
age OF two years, and revaccinated whenever the
Board OF Health SHALL after five years from the last
The Board Of Health hereby orders and require.
the vaccination OF all the inhabian IN the District
Of Columbia and whenever il their opinion tn,
public heaiih demands IT, the reyaccinstion OF sll
that they have been successfully ysocinsted or re
vsccinated within five years.
The B1sTd Of H-sth will furnish The means OF
vaccination to such persons as are unable to pay or
the same. For this pnIposs, the Ph1s ciSns to the
rate tie poor graiui.cusly; sni whenever the ext
gency requires IT. physicians Will be empoyed t. go
FIR. IN house to b us tor the purpose OF yaccinauuS
all people v DO need vsccinsiiOn.
Principals Of incorporated naEuiac' uring comps-
nies, Superintendent # aimshouses, reform and 10
dnsiI schools innate pitsls and Of all oth.r
charities where the poor and sex are received
prisons, and directors or officers Of institutions
supported aided by the District Of Columbia,
SHALL a. the expense Of their respective corpora
icus or in Institutions, cause oil inmat hereof to be
vacCinsted Immediately upon tEei, admission there
vious success nj vacc'La,ion having taken place
within five years.
lCus, lsol alton forms an luP rstiye necessity Tor
he prevention Of its prop CATION. Vhereyer,
con'siuIBE more than two inhabitants. II shall bs
The duiy Of he head If the family to seecr the most
stilie;td With small 'X-the high ST room in the
dwelling To be pref r. cd.
house, boar ding house or hotel, tho afflicted
b the 81 pGX oaGgot he is9ia.ed to the S.1lsfl3
moved 20 I, small tox he's ptal by agents employ d
for the purpose by the Board of BE 9TH.
" Whenever a case of I'm all pON breaks out in any
Dwelling place, the wsrnips flag made Of Yell Nv
IsnBeD shall be attached to ami exposed from The
pass.r ty Of the presence nf small pax in that 10
eality. And if the yellow flag be not Immediately
Qsna IL. nj I'd hrNh
and iegble letters Small rox here" shall IL s. s.
fssteLe6 upon exposed part OF the infected house
1t shall be the duty of those in whose dwellings
snail pox occurs TO fun tgate the house, aud the
day to cleanse and disinfect every part of the vel
ling by the FIRE use Of chorinsted soda, csrbolic
acid, brOmo chloralUm, sach other disinfectant
as he Board of II Health may direct.
cloth Of the size Of square yard, steere in
solution Of chi, rinated coda, carboc acid brOml
chloralum. shall be hung 10 the patient room, ard
kept constantly saturated with the said dsinfect
The room Of the patient shall be kept thorough,
ventilated, and no other person than a Nurse who
has had tt small poX, or member of the family,
sh.li be siloSet to enter the same Person: being
tact with other inmates cersons, unless they have
been previously properly fumigated and dsinfected
and changed the clothing worn by them while in the
IL shs be the duty of said attend nts to sec that
not beer previou .Iy disinfected and And,
borrower all clothing ia said room, or Worn by the
ts,tn, Npiie anecttu D{ sn,nii ooS, shsli be kept
wsthed only to persons VINO have had the small poN
the fact to he stated In every instance that they
fro M q small pCN patient, and must therefore lie
kett and washed separately.
'he Xstence Of small pox pected To give i'm
mediate tice to the Board Of Health of cry
oming TO their knowle ige. But it is espe tally
Jvin.d by law upon the proprietCrs Of tenement
n. uses, lodging houses, boarding houses, aud ho-
f pC 'Rs o. Hes OF 6e
u me "Id impris nment, aud this law against all
persons ooncernCd will be strictly enforced.
duty % Al 10 Iv
notify the Board OF cath OF the death of any per
l,dge, and no or except such as may have had tie
smallpox. aid he Cifcers Of the Board o. Hesth
bury the body Of the person who has thus died.
The interment OF persons dying from small poX
shall take lace within six hours after death or a.
the circumstances Of thu case VIII allow and
no person who has died of small shall be buried
without permit from the B 1ard Of Health, "a meR-
Der OF the same, or the Health Officer.
tody shall be placed in nermsticaly sealed mats
nm, and TO person will be allowed to be present at
cept the neaIes, kin relations; aud under no crcum
STAGES shall corpse infected with small pox BE-
conveyed directly from the house to the grave.
Wien people are s. pcoI at TO be unable 70 incur
PORTED TO furnish fins to the poor shall provids
he coffin, and in every case shall take same TO
place said corpse in the coffin, any part ia
laying OFT the dead, Jules, lie has had the small
oss ns aa "a I'd, and a The
shall b. done b. the ecer; appointed for that pu-
The snail pox ambulance thall be kept at the
mall pox hospital.
The ambulance shall be accompanied by al IN
spector " henever eded Cor the removal Of small
pox patients CT otherwise.
the driver are iorSitdsn fSsm entering sro. csrs
n any pnhiic Conveyance.
dur rg the service of T, wis small p0x patients;
said suit Of clothing to be KEEP, funs,t AMI disn
shall they wear the sid clothing when of duty