Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-18

IlOurto be MRde-PTecautIBnHryM Measures
Against tho smallpox.
The Board Of Health held a regular meeting
last night at their rooms, No. 1885 y street, DR..
q. y. Cox, the president, in tho chair, and DR..
T. s. Verdi, secretary pro TEN
Mr. Matbury, from the finance committee,
be paid.
He also reported that he had succeeded in
EettinB SUFFICIENT money from the comptroller TO
pay the employees Of the board to-day
The health officer reported two new cases of
smallpox since the last meeting Of the board, Of
which number one was removed to the hospital
and one died. Both Of these casas are In old
The committee from the physicians to the
poor, Drs Adams, Duncans0n and Bushnell,
reported that they had, AFTER consultation, con.
tlon.
ID. Cox deemed It necessary that the physI.
clans to the poor should have assistance 10 this
Mr.. Marhury did not think as DIR. Cox dbl, DO.
cause he felt sure that the greater portion OF
the citizens Of the District had been yaccnatei.
DR.. Verdi agreed with Mr.. Marbury and IA
Vorsd 30 cents per capita as payment Tor these
vaccinations. He did not see tho necessity OF
giving the people any unnecessary alarm by
circulating reports that the disease ives Ipread.
ing, but to let them know that these ptscau.
lions should DO taken TO prevent the spread Of
this scourging d. ssnse.
DR.. Cox agreed with DIR. Verdi that there was
the necessity demanded 'iInmeaTSGe sclIbTS,f 'hot
considered the fee asked by tho physicians as
small, and favored paying them this amount.
| DR.. Verdi submitted the following paper;
| REGULATIONS RoR GENERAL VACCINATION.
! The cities Of Washington and Georgetown
shalt DO divided into eleven vaccInAtl6g dis.
/ tTlcts.
| Tho physicians appointed for general yaccIna.
tiOn shall 70 to every residence factory or work.
= shop, or where labOreTs or mechanics arc col.
lected, and shall examine every person. TO ascer.
! tain whether no or she has been successfully
| vaccinated within the last 1--WE years.
1t shall be the duty Of said physicians to vac.
climate, free Of charge, all persons who have not
| been yaoclnAted or lnOculated within the last
! hve years, excepting only such persons who pre-.
! Ter TO be Yacclnated by physician Of their own
choice, In which case the physician acting under
I the orders OF the Board Of Health shall state
that he will return In ten days and demand from
I said person or persons the certificate from
qualified physician declaring that said person
or persons have by him been successfully vaccl.
mated.
1 The physicians appointed by this board 10 vac.
oinRts shall keep a correct account Of every vac.
4 Ginatlon, giving name and residence OF the per.
sons by him VAccinAted, and present the same to
me board weekly, Tho same account shall DO
Kept 0[ peTeOn6 who prefer TO be fascinated by a
| physician Of their own choice.
whenever persons who have never been vac.
einated, or who have not been vaoclnatsd WIthlj
I nSm IsSt and SSH decline e Dc
ed 10 the Board u Health, in orjer IS.t 0pH
proceedings may % entered aEainSt than
The physician, appointed by this boaFin az.
climate shall DO supplied by the Same !, I'm. the
necessary vaocae mGtter, obtained dIrS from
the COW, and hall use none other 10 ''Hr 'Ao'i
The pap was referred to tho lnmItloo on
An an l Sn was received S or W; s. Lamb
Tor nv IIi 10y under the board fisces on ME.
The ali aSraD On epldegth tho T nhys,cIdS
to- poor Tor yaoclnatJns
me board then, At otlOck p. m, I'D jOurned