Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-28
ID CLES AND REGULATION IN
III REGARD TO SMALL-PON.

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b. the Board Of Health ant approved b the Gov
err o. q THE District 81 Columbia.
ans varis 70 Je ysccins,ed before they attain the
fse - tV9 gII TsyseeinStsd " Irene the
III ; ~ 81 He.,ta hereby orders and REQUIRES
The tsecaiicn Of AZ the inhabitants in the District
OF C.lua',ts add whenever IN their opinion ths
peTsC-s who 90 Tot furLisb satisfactory evidence
ths' they have ben succr sstuliy vsccinsted
T., 6,aii q H.srh vii furnish thu means Of
as,li a''n y s.ch p.rsons - ere nhtns 20 pay or
poor ~ Their assistants viii directed TO yacci-
Sefsy re9ifes - p.sic4an@ VII r. enpoTe tS ~
" n house % hu 10. the Purp-se 0f yaccina;hg
Pri1ei,ais q incorpora;ed manufacturing compa-
hies. supsrinteuGets 4 snshUuses, reform and in
dTstI a. Ssh os, UHa'ic hospitals, and Of ali other
Charities. where ths poor aud sick are receives I;
Frs,ls, ard directors OF ceers Of ali institutions
Ss ssG ey the . Pi e. e cS,gRsi
JiCns institutions, cause all inmates thereof 10 be
va gss tbT Dr nee ts eSdess ~ Sre
yious success NJ vaccination having tskea place
snail Fsx beiss euninently contagious and fnfec-
tious. isOf.ti1n fo-ms imperative necessity for
the prevention OF its propagation. Whsnever,
therefore, a Of small po1 occurs in a dwelling
Se dun e he Of amy select the most
ISts mt. ISr tne 9Ss1Sshsy OF the Eer.sn
dwelling t. be preferred.
h6uss bosrins house o. hotel the person sffiicSsd
by he snail PIX be isolated to the ssiisfac-
SV S sl Ss re-
for he purpose by the BoaTs OF Health.
dWeilirs OF place, the wsrrins flag made of yellow
premises occupied % said case, as warning to the
pass,r.by q the presence Of small pSx In chat 10
sstaB abe. YisSsrd on Which IS written in large
ard !eg'ole letters, =" email Pox here" shall be
fa'teIed npon an exposed part q the infected house
II shall bethe duty Of those in whose dwellings
snail D9x occurs 10 fuEigate the house, and the
rom 81 the gatieai, With sulphur, thrse times a
ling ~ the fr.e use ~ chlorinsted soda. carbolic
acid. bromo chlorGlun, such other disinfsctsnt
a cloth q he size Of square yard, steepel in 8
solution Of chi IEatd soda, earbolic acid, or bromo
ChiCrsium. shall be huns IN the patisnt's aud
seI. suEstal ~ saturated with the said dsinfect
TIE rom Of the patient shall be kept thorouzhI,
Ventilated, and no other person than nuTse WHO
shall be @ii1wed = cutter be same. Person. being
btn previously properly fnniEsted and dsilfected.
sLG changed the clothing worn BY them while in the
II shall the duty Of said attend lnts to see that
10 clDtbng IL COnNe. I'd from the sick nat has
rot been previously Iisnfscted and igsted. And
more ~ or al ck,thing in said room or worn by the
patient whie affected by small poS, shall be Kept
distinct and separate, aud shAli be give out be
the fact ~ e tsse 10 every instance that they are
frC N small pox patient; and must therefore be
Phy.ieisns or otn, citizens having knowledge of
msdits notice to the bard Of Health Of every ea.o
coming o. their knowledge Bot il is especially
ae Sr tenement na mt
tets notify TIE Beard OF Health Of the presence OF
Of me and mpTi. nnsn and this law against al
psIsSn eoBesrDed ~ili Be strictly enforced
n0ti he BSaTd Of 1saIsh q q. death q any per
smsIl 1eT ard The Sfisef. Of the Board Of Health
bury ihs body OF the person who has thus died:
a a q ~ hours se Io d5 o PSs
soon as the o. the case vii allow and
in private or public CEMETERIES or bnIying grounds
without permit from the Board of Health, mex-
VII never funeral obss4uiss may be desired, the
hosy shall be placed in hermeticay sealed metal
said bee Iuies follow the corpse 10 the grave
stsnces shall 3 corpse infsc1ea with small por be
taken 70 ehuIeh or meetlng- house but II shall be
WE psoIs sIt > peor a. t. be unable 70 incur
the expense OF 6 fin snd burial, undertaken ap
Il eo, s6d IN eyeTJ case .Sa iI take the same t.
pset .d the the s Su ans , sar nGa
1syiGg olt tie dead, unless be has bad the small
olothips 1he lay out of the body and the burial
shall b ious b. he trcsrs appointed Tor that pur-
The sIsail-pox ambulance shsli be kept at the
The ambulance shall be accompanied BY an in
speeto htneyer n. eded for the removal of smsn-
The inspector acc n psrying the ambulance, and
the driver sre forbidden frem catering street
Tho shall also Keep a suit Of clothing TO wear
Of chIs q t. b kP aPs dsn
,ss - 81 .nss, ~ rnssr NO elrs~9sssnces
The inspector sTtendir to small pox patients and
The driver q the ambulance shall until otherwise
Tbs Inspector ds1s i % .s.es 70 he removal Of
email pox patents shall funigate and disp,eet the
thst he clothir il properly disnfeeted, packed
Be sha Se aceoant II the Clothes or fur nipure
Of yo.r pers 0ns which have been destroyed, the
parties 10 whom they belong, and give receipt for
TRdsr no circumstances shah the ambulance be
allowed 10 tarry In the streets, except for such
ra.sIt or the BODY VIII O' 81 ~ remove 'he
Iss snboisnce shall not be taken to any place for
reraff but II repair IL needed person having had
the IN all pox shall be gagged &c nerd It al ats
In driving the AMBULANCE to any point, care shall
be taken 70 avoid CROW ded sreets, hoo lQses
ticsble, L, - cut % crowded thoroushfsres, and
shs,l avoid meeting or passing any procession,
The inspector shall display the yellow flag from
hss b taksP sway Without sS.hg1iyy the Health tH
cGcer ust be Immediately notified % the fact.
TIE pre-efSe sId locay 81 snail DIX ca.Ss in hi.
dstrict, and It shall be his duty 10 see that the
Qua,s-fiue regulations relating TO hou.ss having
s p..d t t. RSSd BE- sni ina
out Of the Dwelling OF eoIao IN contact with am
TIE Inspector shall in an urhsne manner inf nm
se = He IssT a'Ions E, ~, b.
csrse 10 Unnecessary hardship.
The inspector detailed 70 ATTEND TO thu small pox
IL u dwelling As not TO expose the other inmates
10 the disease.
Whenever a patient in n tenement. lodging house,
boarding house, hotel Is situated that he
lot be SC lated from other inmates, he sha
be removed and taken 70 the hospital; and il any
Per,oh interferes With thu execution Of this order,
forced against such person persons
n 10 20 the knowledge OF any inspect that
cases q small pOx kept IN tenement houses,
lotGin houses. boarding hou hotels without
The notice having been given to the Board Of
heslth required b, law the Inspector shall make
mn sdsie report 90 the Health Oficer, stating toe
IN the violation o. thfs law
h al esses here there l. doubt whether person
resly affiottd with small box, q phy sician .
tispt. 49, -
The inspector shall that the rules regarding
cemplisd with. INV VIC VI sA"ii W D0
The foregoing rules aud reeni.,;o,. A.. ,..a. 80
promulssted BY the Board of Hesth ~ ths Dtstrjct
Of Columbia; IN accordance With An scs entitjed
An sst tsE The Prevention Of diseases in the Dis
GENTLY of ssid District. aeproSsd ~ ~ -
thereof, June ~, lG3. - INC uoseS-
CHRIS. q. COX,M Dill
a....,. m Va ~, rreendent Board Of Health