Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-05
- LIES AND KGULATIONS IN
u REC ARD I'd SMAII.-POX

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The essential nature Of small pox is To difuse
Itself, and unisr certain favorable conditions IL is
net s1ly e9unasies6ls from psTso. ~ person, but
fo prevent the F-os agsion Of he specific poison,
~ he Rca-S q Helm an approved 6y thu GSy
or Of the District q COl-anbla
and wards - be ysccisa,ed before they attain ths
age Of two years, sRe Tevaccigatel " heneyer Ike
Board q 8-ath shAs, after &c years from the last
Ths EcSrd OF Beslth hereby orders ant requires
OF lr-nbIa snS Whenever in thu osinion me
pvbliC IA al brands il, the Teyaccinstion OF III
that they have been successfully ysccfnated
vac iHAted witaiE fyg years.
vaccination V sueh persons as are Enable to Pay for
POI or ihsT assssaSts viii be dirseted to xae s
nate tie pos- gIatU tCusly; and whenever the ext
fr n hors- to house tie PURGE OF vaecinaiiHs
AL De- pie Who need vaccins'ion.
nies, sors e s,mshOuses, reform in.
dustIis schools, tuua'ic hospitals aRd Of all ether
m.sts-5 Of houses OF correction, js.tors keepers Of
supyS ted or AIDED By the District OF Columbia,
shall a. the expense Of their respeotiEs corpoIs-
vac mated Immediately upon their admission there
To- unless thsJ produce SUE Gent ey denCe Of pre-
ysis sncets II vaccination having takea place
small Dol Being emineHtly contagious and infec-
he prever.ion Of its propagation Whenever,
therefore, = case Of small pox occurs in dwelling
the duty q the bead Of The family 70 select the most
ss%o,s sssrimens Tor the 9sc1psScy Of the person
dwenlrS 70 be preferred
And whenever in a tenant house and lodging,
~ tns small Pox cannot be Isolated 10 the sstisfse-
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for Q purpose By the Board Of Health.
dwelling place, the warning flag made Of yellow
.ns be s Ia he'd TO and e1S1sd from the
p:s.erby Of ihe presence OF small pex in that 10
sitainab psesT oD wh a Is WItsn in large
and leeiole letters, Small POx here" shall be
taseeS upon sn exposed part OF the infected house
It shall be the duty. of those in whose dwellings
small pOx occurs to funiEate the house, and the
room Of the pAtieut, with sulphur, three times
ng v cleanse s an a'i9isft every par. q the d.l
seid, hIomo ohloralur, or such other disinfeetant
A olsth Of the size Of a square yard, steepei in
seiuCR II chlCrinsted soda, esrbolic acid OF brOm1
kept constantly saturated with the said di-iufect
rhs room Of the patient shall be Kept thoroughly
Ventilated, and no other person than Nurse VINO
nss I'd t5S sInail. pox, or member q the family,
In attendance uuon the sick shall not come in on
set Win ether lnmsles or persons unless they have
and CHANGED the clothing worn BY them lille ia
Ii shall be the duty of said attendants to see that
no clothing Is conveyed from the sick that has
moreover, al clothing in said room, worn BY the
gstisn nj while affected b small pox, shall be Kept
washed only TO persons wno have had the small pox
from small pox patient, and must therefore be
Kept and washed separately.
Physicisns or othrr citizens having knowledge of
mediate notice to the Board Of Health OF every case
ioint By law upon the proPqietors 81 tenement
h9a.es, Logging hsuses boarding houses, and no,
sns % in their respective sbodes, under penalty
O. s .oS . snf ths S all
shall be the dety OF the citizen 70 Immediately
of Wheh he may have al sn RsF
leoee, and no one except such as may have had the
ssseDsd to that duty shall take charge Of dress, or
BIZ the eSdy 81 the person w9G Ia, . thus died
shall take place within six hours after death,
no person who has died of small pOx shall be buried
m private or Puei,c csmete5ies or b1tying grounds
Der Of the same, or the Health Officer.
HhepeysT funeral obseguies may be desired, the
conn and person will be allowed to be present az
ssa Geseaues or follow TIE corpse to the grave eI
asnees shall q corpse infected with small pox be
taken to church meeting house, but il shall be
conveyed directly from the house TO the grave.
EWlen people are % poor as to be unable 10 incur
point furnish c. fins TO the poor shall provide
tse Sofhn and in every case shall take the same to
place ssid corpse 10 the CONN, take any part IN
laying oGt tae dead unless he has bad the small
clothing, fhelsyine out Of the body and the burial
pose by the Board Of Hssith. '''"''U ''' '"A' pUi
The small pox ambulance shall be kept at the
The ambulance shall be accompanied By an in
spectoI y whenever needed for the removal Of small
The Inspector accompanying the ambulance and
the driver sre forbidden from entering street cars
They shall also keep s suit Of clothing to wear
..ii suit OF clothing to be KEEP, fumigated aud disn
, =, all time as shs c psSfD NO ca
The inspector attending 70 small po1 patients and
o<der ed, wear q linen suit while ON duty
Ths inspector detailed to st:end 10 the removal Of
dwellings where smallpox cases occur He shall
SEE tLatihs clothing s properly dsinfeeted packed
BE shall keep account of the clothes fur aiture
Of soYI persons hich have been destroyed, she
prObs bic value OF the same, and the Of the
parties TO whom they belong and give receipt for
Under no circumstances shall the ambulance be
allowed 20 tarry In the streets, except for such
lensth OF time as will be required TO remove the
The ambulance shall not be taken to any place for
the snail pox shall be engaged u merd 1t reg
In driving the ambulance to any point, care shall
ee taken 20 avoid crowded streets school houses,
aesse, ssp out q eroWSsd thoroas and
shall SsolG meeting or passing any procession,
The Inspector shall display the yellow flag from
every Dwelling Containing sAzall pox, and " said
Ofeer nst be Immediately notified Of the fact
The inspector Of each district shall be notified Of
district. and il shsi be- bis aSiy 70 see that 4 the
QuArAntDe regulations relating 20 houses having
small DOX within properly enforced, and THAI
no person exposed 70 the cOutag1OS be allowed -
ont OF the dwelling or come IN contact with any
The Inspector shall in an urbsne manner inform
the people Of the antine atoms imposed by
the bari Of Bei,h resardins snail box, sut shat
cause no unnecessary hardship.
The Inspector detailed 10 attend TO the snall -pOX
shall Fret rtsiE whether the be isolated
IN the dvelip lot to expose the other inmates
% the disease.
Whenever = patient in a tenement, lodging house,
boardin ghouse, hotel Is situated thaS he can
not Be isolated from other Inmates, he she shall
be removed and taken 70 the hospital; and if aay
person nterfercs with the execution Of this order
tie pstient refuses 10 obey the law shall be en-
forced against such person or persons.
NJ 10 come TO the knowledge Of any ins pector that
eases Ct small pox ere kept In tenement houses,
lodging houses boarding houses, hotels, without
he proper notice having been given to the Board Of
Health required By Law, the pector shall make
mnsdiAte report 70 the Health Oficer, stating the
esne o. the person or persons causing or sbetting
n he violation OF this law.
IN All cases " here there is doubt whether person
1EsHy smleted with small pOx, q physicians
dent. ~ oS'O'e s-S y"
The inspector shall see that the rules regarding
eeGplied with. Ao N1e VI i ~ NC
The iorssoips rule. and regulation, sr. made and
HoD1lsated by the Board Of Health ~ ,ha Dis,rict
q Ceaunbfat In accordance vim an 80 sntitisS