Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-14
Dulles AND POPULATIONS IN
III REGARD To SMALLPOX.

not snly communicable frS N person 70 Person' but
prevent the OF the Spite P2isont
b. the Board OF Health aud approved b. the Gov
aaEnor Of the District Of Colombia
and wari. 70 be vaccins,sd before tSey attain the
ss q q esS Shall 1Pa tr irene 6 in9
The Bcard Of Health hereby orders and rc4urss
the vaccination % 81 the inhabitants in the District
Of Columbia and whenever IN their OpiziOn the
persons Who d. not furnish Satisfactorily eTidence
that they have been successfully ysccizsted
III Bosrd Of Health viii furnish the means of
the same. For this purpOss the Ph} scisn, 10 the
roT, their assistants. will be directed vacci
g~ncy requires it, ply sicsns will BE- employed to 90
t5GIn house 70 house for the purpose of ysooins,ns
Principals Of Incorporated manufacturing comps-
dustrisi Schools iuns,ic hospitals sad Of ali other
charities where the poor and SICK are received;
prisons, and directors officers Of all institutions
S a. the expense 'n er ~
tiCns institutions, cause all inmates thereof 10 be
to. Unless thy produee s1fticient evidence Of pre-
yious success nj vaccination having taken place
smsII-pox being erlineAtly contagious and infec-
therefore, . Of small pox occurs in a dwelling
sSe duty IF the head Of family to select the e
sd 81 as s sbe
dwelling TO be preferred
house, boarding house hotel, the person afflicted
b. the small p3X cannot be isolated to the satsfso
sssHs p Place the x.Thins Dag made q yellow
Ds S ss Co sns the
pssser-by q the presence Of small pex in that 10
on which Is W2f in isfse
and legibie letters, Small pOx here" shall be
sstened upon exposed part OF the infected house
1t shall be the duty, Of those in whose dwellings
mail po1 occurs TO fumisste the house, aud the
room Of the patient, With sulphur, three times a
& Sy ss T sna ase IF i q
acid, egono ehlorslum, or such other disinfeotant
soIuiea ii ehCIinse ed soda, csrbclic acid or br"m1
hept constantly saturated with the said disinfect
Tn room Of the patient shall be KEEP, thoroughly
ventilated, and no other person than n nurse whO
.ss Ia ALMA ~ Inter or p PsI the !sm
in ATTENDANCE unon the sick shall come in con,
been previously properly fimigated and disnfectcd.
and ehsnsed the clothing worn by them while in the
Ii shall be the duty of said attendants to see tha,
not be- previously disinfected and fnmisst %
moreover. all clothing in said room, worn BY the
distinct snd separate, and shall be given out to te
yash,d only to persons who have had the small
iron email pox patient aud must therefore be
Physicians or 9th. citizens having knowledge of
the existence of small pox xpected to give i'm
coming to their knoweise. Bat it is especially en-
Sln.d y law upon the prOP%rstoss OF tenement
tells notify the Be ard Of of the OF
small - \ ia their respective abOdes, under penalty
Of hne and in pris nment, and this law against ali
psIsSns concerned will BE strictly enforced
notify the OH Of q The az O
s ION. from small, pox Of which he may have know
mn IA Re IL ss.1a 9, is. in
The interment OF persons dying from small pox
as The Of he allow or sS ID
NO person who has died Of small shall be buried
SiLeut Serss from he board Of Health s, mes
" hsneysr funeral obssSues may be desired, the
Body shall be placed In dramatically sealed H-tsl
said ob.eSuies or follow The CORPSE to the graz ea
eept the nearest Relations; and under
tsisH o. meeting house. but t. shall be
e3uHeytd directly from the house to the grave.
the expense Of comm and burial, any undertaken ap
the conn, sad ~ every case shall saSe the sane 70
The house in which The cOIsse lays, but shall not
fsyiHe out the dead, unless lie has lad the small
cn sd tu nnt and v ssg s hi
by th Bdsr dh Of 1SEi appointed Or that PnF
Ths snail pOx ambulance shall be KEEP. at the
The ambulance shall be accompanied BY an in
speeto, heneyer a. sded for the removal Of small
The ins pector accomp .nying the ambulance and
the driver fcrbicden fr0m entering street cars
They shan also Keep a suit Of clothing to wear
du,ipg the service Of moving small pox PATIENTS
fss'.d ,h At all times, and under no sise@mstances
IN ' i wear me $40 eto'nlng when on duty
The driver Of the ambulance 81 all, until otherwise
;PS,GT detail. ~, t. .s;ssS
dweiHT gs here small 0x cases occur. He shall
See That he eethl,g Il properly disnfeCted, packed
He shall ke an account Of the clothes furniture
OF POT persons which have been destroyed, the
parties to whcm they belong, and give a receip: for
Under no circumstances shall the ambulance be
allowed 70 larry 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 sn all poS shall be engaged to mend 1t a! as
IN driving the ambulance to any D int, care shall
be tsken u avoid crowded streets school houses or
ticsble, k,ep cut Of crowded ihoroushf.res, AMI
shsl avoid meeting or passing any procession.
Ths ,nspeetor shall display The yellow flag from
f Be- taken away sihsut an1hS2y Aaa Heath sf'i
Or GER usi he Immediately notified 81 the fact.
the Irssehce sud loesi, Of mail por cases in his
olsiIiSt, and It ,hsll be bis duty to see that the
small p%S yihin axe prSDS..y safSIesd and that
out Of the dwelling or come in contact with any
The Inspector shall in su urbsne manner inf I'm
The Reog1 q hs reeS atoms i'm DSsed %
cause Z unnecessary hardship.
The in- peCtOr detailed 10 attend 10 the small
shall rTst Ttaib whetber the be isolated
IN TIE not 10 the other inmate.
TO the cIseAs-
Whenever patient in a tenement, lodging house,
bosrdiu house hotel is 50 situated that he can
not be isolated fr m other Inmates, he she shall
be removed and taken 20 the hospital; and IL any
person ntsrferes with the execution u this order,
or the refuses obey the law hall be en-
foreed against such person or persons.
" 10 Come Hedge of ins that
Sases d small rOx are kept In tenement houses,
!.oslnS houses. boarding houses, hotels without
In pt per notice having been given the Board Of
nesuh As required By law the In pecter shall make
In1 90 ate report TO the Health Okeer, stating toe
IN The Violation OF THIS law
III ~ Sssts here there is doubt whether person
.IsIy sEIIct'd sfh small box. . physiciAn's
tisnt SS'"ae ieins'tns INC pa
The Inspector shall SEE that the rules regarding
Cen phi, wah ny VIC VI -PoA oo
The fcreseIrs rules and reeu,.,,o, -..
Dronnlsa,ed the Bo.rs Of Health Of m. 6is,rict
Of Columbia. In accordance with An 80 s,I
An &C, tr the prs,ention 81 diseases in the pis
sanbly VI sad tsstrirt and approved BIZ the Govs1-
nor thereof, June 10, lSz- 'e "o'sr-
CHRIS. a. COX pLIn