Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-09
Dulles AND REGULATIONS IN
n, REGARD TO SMALLPOX.

itself, and under cortsn favorable conditions q i
not emily communicable from person 90 person, tut
capable OF being trsnsp ported TO gresf distance
To prevent the proposition o. the specific p isco,
~ be Board OF Health sni approved b. thu Gov
error OF the District q Columbia ,.,,-
Parents and guardians shall cause their Children
and wards t. he ysccina'ed Def re they attain tha
age Of two years, and revsccinAted wheneyer q ne
VACCINATION, require II.
The b ard OF Health hereby orders sud requires
the vaccination of ell the inh abtaD,s IL the ptsr'
OF Columbia and whenever ia th'is opinion The
public hssl demands il, the revacciusiion Of al
persons who do not furnish satisfactory evidence
tha, they have been succs sstuly yaCcnsted or re
The b ard # Health viii furnish the means Of
aecnaion TO such persons as are gnabis 70 pay or
T%r m hS 70. IN. Eqr % The sefn 70 The
cate the poor grs uitOusly, ami whenever the ext
seney REQUIRES II physicians VIII D. employed 70 *
AL people " DO need vaccination.
fIincIrais 81 Incorporated ulsUufac' g-iug corapA
sles, supe 4 smsb uses, reform ant in
dnstria schools, 'uus'ic srtss. aud Of all OH
masters OF houses 81 Correction jsiiors, Keepers II
PRISONS aud directors officers Of all institutions
.Hsii. a. N. eHpThs ey ' ne ~ o. 20 I'M
lions or institutions cause All nm.t hereof 4 b
Vsctnated Immediately upon their admission there
70, unless they produce suiIcieut ev.t,ncs Of pre-
nous ssCc'Ss VI yaccfna't n Eayi nE tskel pla-e
Small-p \ being emiu -atly c1ntsglol- an iure,-
.ious, lstlou Forms an HUp< rsJ-,H .r.-atr Tor
Therefore, Il sinsIi p,r occurs IL dxel.IuE
con'ainII more than tue inhabitants, it shal, b.
tDcft apartment tor the occupancy 90 fa- p-rs n
Hies.d With small ? X-Jhe highest 70 Ia in Ia
Aud whenever in tenant house ana Lying
house, b. ardIIg Lasse sE l1- tHr person an e IA
by the snail poN cannot ~ isa.s'as 10 tn. ~a,l,s
nor Cf TIE health officer, -sti recon -.al h. r
moved tn tue small pa -p,Ial ID Assent. emo, ,es
Tor the purpose ~ the d arG 90. tc-llh
Whenever = case If su'll poV breaks rut 10 any
aSeilins er place, the ~arbiuS flag mace d yellow
hshuei) shall be a'tac.e! % aui exposed from .he
Dssmis1s ocsuIisd ~ s9d csse, a. = rarius % the
I toe weti ia htl ms nj
sitslpsbic, plscsTd, on which 5 whit ia large
s9 , tekiUie let eIs, oi.aI poN hsIe. shall Do
ssIrneI upon an exposed part o the infected house
1t shall be TIE duty of those In whosa dralri-rs
snail poI occurs to funigste the house and he
room OF the patient, vii h sulphur, three times a
ling by the fr Use Of chlorinated sofa. cafbolic
scid, hpomo chl9rslun, or such other disinfectsnt
solution Of chCrins;ed soda csrboIic acid OF bromo
kept constantly saturated with the said di.infect
The room Of the pstient shall be kept thoroughly
ventilated, and no other person than a nurse " 10
has had the small pox, or member Of the family,
In attendance upon the sick shall not come In con.
tact with other inmates or persons unes. they have
been previously properly fumigated and disnfected,
and changed the clothing worn by them while ia the
II shall be the duty OF said attendants 10 see that
no clothing 10 convey ed from the sick r. ON n. has
not been reyiou.y disinfeoted and fumi ated And
patient while affected by email pox, shall be- Kent
distinct and separate, and snail be given out 20 be
the fact be stated 10 eve- instance that thrvp are
fr, m small pox patient, aud must therefore be
keSt and washed separately.
Pbysicisns OF Oth,r citizens having knowledge Of
the existence of SMALL pox are expected give i'm
mediate notice to the Board Of HI OF every
coming to their knONle ledge. But il is espe Gu
,oin, q y law upon tho propri.tors Of tenement
iels to notify the B. ard OF Health the presence OF
small p in their respective ahJdes. under penalty
Il me and in pris pnent, aid this against a I
p,lschs SoICtihed WIZ BE strictly enforced.
II shall be- Tire duty OF the citizen to Immediately
notify The Board OF Eeaith Of the death 81 any per
son from small pox Of which he may have know
smsu p9X ard he Officers OF the Board Of Health
assigned 70 that duty, shall take charge Of dress OF
bu f( ths oody OF ths person VINO has TINS died.
shall take place vthin FIX hours ai:er death or a.
who has died Of small pox shall b. buried
IN prlyste or public c-meieries or bnrying grounds
Der Of the same, or the II ealth Officer.
Whenever funeral obs, quies may be desired, the
fin, ana person will be allowed to De present az
said obsequies follow The corpse 10 the grave ex
stances shall q corpse Infected with small poN be
taken to church or meeting house, bat it shall be
When people are pooras 10 Ue unable 70 incur
the expense of coffin and burial any undertaken APP
the coffin and in every case shall take the same to
the house I'm which the CORPSE lays, but shall not
laying ont The dead n6les. lie has had the Ism small
s1ons tG 1ps sS and asg tS hi
shall be done BY the escerf appointed tor that par-
The SNAIL une naI s al MIsin, ,h.,, 10
small pOx hospital.
The ambulance shall be accompanied By an in
pox patients or otherwise.
The inspector accompanying the ambulance, and
the driver are forbidden frem entering street cars
or any public convey ance.
They shall also keep suit OF clothing to wear
DUNG the service Of renewing small box patioots;
said suit Of Clothing to be kept famg ated aud disn
fected at all times, and under no circumstances
he ri btraOx ham AUr~y
The inspector attendios to small pox patlepts and
the driver OF the ambulance STAN, until otherwise
TN inspector detail t. attend to the removal Of
see that cotbisC Is properly disinfected pscsed
up, carried safely to the ambulance, and Destroyed
f poor pers 0ns which have been destroyed, the
val ue OF the same, and the names of the
be sane.
Under 10 circumstances shall the ambulance be
allowed 10 tarry i'll the streets, except for such
entth OF time as Will be required TO remove the
TIE ambulance shall not be taken to anv place for
he small po1 shall be engaged to mead us reg
In driving the ambulance to any point, care shall
&c taken t. AVOID crowded streets school houses or
.icsble, keep cut OF crowded tboroughfsres, and
;hsli syoid meeting or passing any procession,
The inspector shall display the yellow flag from
be Hes
officer Ust be imnied stely notified OF the fact
The insI ector of each district shall be notified of
the presence and locality Of small pox I'm his
district, and il shall be his duty TO that the
quarantine regulations relating to houses having
-nsll pox within properly enforced, and that
40 person exposed TO the cCntagion be allowed t.
9ut OF the dwelling or come In contact with any
other person.
The Inspector shan in an urbane manner inform
the Board Of Health rega cdns small pox but shall
cause no unnecessary hardship.
The inspector detailed to attend 10 the small poN
hall first rain betker the can be isolated
the DIV cling SO &c not TO expose the other inmates
70 the disease
Whenever patient in a tenement, lodging house,
bOsrdin ouse, hotel is situated that he
tot be isolated from other donates, he she shall
be removC d and taken TO the hospital; and If any
person Iterferes with the execution OF this order,
II the patient refuses TO Obey the law shall be
forced against such person or persons.
III IL come 10 the know ledge of any ins pector that
cases IT small po1 are kept ia tenement houses,
lode ing houses, boarding houses hotels, without
Health a. required by law, the pectOr shall make
mn edia:e report 10 the H s,th Officer, stating tae
name of the person OF persons causing or abetting
in the violation OF this law.
In ali asses here there il doubt whethC person
really afflicted with small pox, a physician o
ppiLiou sbo uld be secured before removing the pa
lent. =, a.,
lie in:erHent of persons who die oil small p0x be
complied with.
The foregoing rules and regulations are made and
aed BY the Board Of Ii. Rlth of the District
4 Columbia, in accoI dance with at entitled
An set 4, the prevention of diseases in the Dis