Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-23
dulles AND REGULATIONS IN
III REGARD To SMALLPOX.

oayable 20 being Transported 70 grsat distances
the YiewiIr ssa ary regulations have ADDICTED
~ TIC board q Hssl,h ant approved by the Gov
Psre-t. AMI guardians shall cause their children
age II Two y s-s, sid revaccinstei whenever the
b ARD q Health shall, after ge from the last
TEe E aTI q Health hsrsby orders. and require.
the ttiou Cd. ell the Inhabitants u the District
of GslUI.ifs aud n "a never ia th-ir opinion tbs
pebble heal demands lg, the revsccinatiJn Of all
ths- Ibly lsve been successfully yaccinated or
TIE I,ra-I II Heath ~iIi furnish the means Of
Vaccination O. z-CE persons unable - p2r Tor
TIRE Sane. 2 tsis prTposs the Phi s'cians 70 the
fafe me re~- --s--i-IrsIv. an whenever ire ext
EenCy requires ~. ply -icsns VIII be employed To 60
trsm house Z" h'u-- Tor the PurpJse Of vsecnating
al D, lie who reed yscciaaficu.
PiiuS oais # incorporated manufacturing colnps-
,'ustria sehools Iu-a'ic nosotas ana Of all CHER
CHARITIES Ware tho roor and SICK are received;
masters Of houses OF Correction Jaiiors Keepers OF
pTIs sud directors officers Of all institutions
SUPPORTED or aided ~ the District OF Columbia,
shsli a. the expense Of their respective corpOrs-
tiCBs Institutions all inmates thereof 10 be
20, mess thy Tradnee Sufficient evidence Of pre-
yious sUecess nj vaccination having take1 place
st1sll -pox being emfneatly contagious AMI irfec-
tOus, isolation forms an imperative necessity for
Therefore, a case & small p9x occurs in dwelling
Containing more than tgo inhAIo;snts, It shall be
remote spartment for the occupancy OF the person
afflicted with small p2S-the highest room In the
And whenever in a tenant house ard lodging
house, boarding house hotel, the person afflicted
b. the small pex cannot be isolated 70 the sstiSfsc
tion Of the health officer, said person shall bs
Tor the purpose By the Board Of Health.
Whenever q case Of small pOX breaks out in any
fame hal be s,tsched to AMI eI posed iron the
premises occupied by said case, as warning 10 the
eslity. And il the yellow flag be n5t Immediately
sttsnsbls, placsrd, on which IS written IN large
and legible letters, " Small PoX here.' shall be
fastened posed part OF the infected house
II shall be the duty Of those in whOse dwellings
small pOx Cccurs 10 fuTtgate the house. and the
day to cleanse aud disnfect every part Of the dwell
ling Is the fT 9 use Of ehOrinated soda, carbolic
as the board Of Health may direct.
A cloth Of the size Of a square ysrd, steepei in
ehIOraIUri, shall Re hung in the patient room, and
kept constantly saturated with the said disufect
The room Of the patient shall be kept thoroughly
Sentilst.d, and no 2thsr person than Purse who
shall lie allowed 10 enter the same. Persons being
IN attendance uDOn the sick shall not come in
tact with other inmstes unless they have
been previously properly iumlgated and d-iafected,
and changed the clothing worn By them while in the
II shall he the duty Of said attendants 10 gee that
been previously dsinfected and fumi gated. And,
moreover, all clothing in said room, worn By the
distinct ard separate, and shall BE- syGa out 70 Be-
washed only TO persons VINO have had the small poH,
from small pON patient; and must therefore be
kept and washed separately.
Physi-isns or Oth,r citizens having knowledge OF
the existence of small pox are e1pected to give i'm
coming 10 their knowedge. Bot il is especially en-
iointd " law upon the proprietors OF tenement
tells notify the Be ard OF Health OF the presence OF
email , i'll their respective sbOdes under penalty
peI nf ni l. s af is eniorcsG oil
Ii shall be the duty Of the citizen to Immediately
sen from small pox OF which he may have know
Ledge, and no one except such as my have had the
assign TO that duty shall take charge Of dress,
bGry the body OF the person who has thus died
shall take place within six hours after death,
no persCn ho has died Of small pox shall be buried
IN or ETe9 o met s Or IF eH,s1s grounds
Der Of the same, or the Health Ofhcer.
whenever funeral obseq uies may be desired, the
C. I'm, and no person viii be- aioSed 70 be present a.
said obsequies OF follow the corpse TO the grave
stances shall q corpse infscied with small pSS Be-
taken 70 Shns h or meeting. house but It shall be
VIXEN people are :. peoE a. to be unable 70 incur
poiI &, . TO furnish fins to the poor shall provide
the coffin, and Ia every case shall take the TO
place aid eorsse IL the conn or take any par. in
laying ont The dad, uul-s, be has had the small
q the i body and the
shall b dors b, the gffcer, appointed for thar pur
RCse by the Beard Of Health.
1Ee -naH- box ambulance shsll be kept at the
The ambnIsnce shall be accompanied by an in.
speetoI whenever ,eded for the removal Of smal-
The inspector sec mpsBying the ambulance, and
the driver are torbe den frvm entering street cars
They shslI also Keep q suit CT clothing to wear
duiing the service ofrsm;yiEg small pcx patients;
fecisd at all times, and under no circumstances
shsll they wear the said clothing when of duty.
Tx inspector sttendi' to small pOx patients and
tSs Of the eG1l ai, all until otherwise
The srsetor 1tsiS ~ stHesS IN 10 ~ q,
small poI patients shall fumisae and dsinfect the
tnst he eIoSi6s pPoeefIy d.Efseied
gp carried safely TO the ambulance, and destroyed
Of poor persons which have been destroyed, the
probable value Of the same, and the names OF the
parties 10 n m they belong, and give receipt for
Under no circumstances shall the ambulance he
lnsfh OF time as Will be required 10 remove the
TIE ambulance shall not be taken to sn7 place fer
REAR. but II repair 10 needed person having had
the mail poI shall be engaged to mead II az ats
IL driving the ambulance to any p int, care shall
fregnsuted places The driver shall. a. far prsc
tiestIe, keep ont q crowded. thOrOushfsres, and
shall avoid meeting or passing any procession
funeral. or large copeourse of people,
The inspector shall display the yellow flag from
every cwvlling containing small pox, and II said
nss be taken away Sith9nt authority the Health
The in-Iectcr q esc6 district shall be notified Of
TIE presence and locality Of small poI in bis
quarantine regulations relating TO houses having
email PoS within are properly enforced, and ths;
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cut Of the dwelling CT come IN contact with any
ether PersOp.
The inspector shall In urbane manner inf ,rrn
The people OF The arautine ations i'm
the Board Of Health regarding snail pOx, pa shall
cause ? unnecessary hardship.
The inE pectOr 6etsild - attend to the sm all pox
shall fret nan whetAer the can b. isolated
IN the dwelling lot 10 expose the other inmate.
TO the iseass.
Whenever a patient IN a tenement, lodging house,
bosrdii g-toGse, hotel Il situated that he can
be isola ed fr m other inmates, he she sh al
be moved and taken to the hos pital and IL any
person nteTfe-es with the execution Of this order
the PATIENT refuses To obey the law shall be en-
forced against such person persons.
N me TO the knowledke Of any ins pector that
cases Ct small pox are kept In tenement houses
Lodging houses. boarding houses. hotels without
the proper notice having been given TO the Board OF
Health uired by Law the In shall make
immediate report TO the Health 0facer, stating the
name Of the person or persons causing abettinR
IN the vlOlsticR OF this law.
In al befe there T. doubt neither Q person
rally afflicted with small pox, q physician Z
opinion should b secured before removing the pa
tl~nt.
The Inspector shall see that the rules regarding
tfe lnteInent OF persons who die Of small pox be
csmpiis with.
The foreso,ns rule. and regulations are made snd
promu gated By the Board Of Health Of the District
Of Columbia, IN accordance with an act entitled
An sc the prevention of diseases fn the Dis
triet Of CelTRhls passed by the Legislative As
semby Of said District. and approved by the Cover
nor thereof, June -, lSzf.
CHRIS. y. CoX,N D., LID,
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