Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-18
Dulles AND REGULATIONS IN
III REGARD IOs MALL-PON.

To prevent the prOpasarion OF the specific poison,
By me Board ef HesIth and syPr0ved By the dow
error Of the District - Columbia
and wards e be vaccinsted before they a'tsin the
1e q III yStr lpd ssT aes, r b Iat
yscCius ton, require r.
the vsccnsri o. all the inhsbitants in the District
Of CglQmbi@ and Nhenev er in their opinion, the
pe-soIs no d. not furnish satisfactory evideure
that they H., been successfully vaccinsted or re-
TLe Board u Health will furnish the mesps of
vaccination % such persons are unable 70 for
poor, OF their sssistsnts win De directed TO yacc
LAte tie pocr gTsfultoUsly; and whenever ne ext
tSn feqse 70 house Tor the purpcse Of v'ccinaiisE
al people who need vaccination.
hies, sursrintendeuts q slmshOuses, reform and in
dustIisi schools, unstic hospitals sFt " all other
charities where the pCoy and sick received;
masters Of houses Of correction, jsors keepers Of
eriso1s snd directors or officers @ all uti9ns
.hsl, a; the expense OF their rsspectiys e0rpoIs-
vsceinated Immediately upon tieir admission there
30, unless they produce sufficient evidence OF Ere
vioqs success al vaccination having taken place
sr-.i,-poI being eninently cOptssIou, and i-feo-
me prevention Of its ,,ropssation.. Whenever,
Therefore case Of small p9x occurs In DWELLING
the duty Of the head Of the family select the
afiicttd with small POx-the highest room In the
dwelling to be preferred.
y
house, boarding house hotel, the person affcted
by the sms pox cannot be isolated to the saisfac
cG pu nns b Tie Board
DWELLING
fanneD shafl be attached to and exposed from the
q q, Of M Up IN shs, 70
sssipabi. psesrd, on which aTi in large
and legible letters, " Small pox here" shall be
astened upon exposed part OF the infected house
1t shall be the duty Of those in whose dwellings
room Of the patient, with sulphur, three times
Day cleanse and disnfect every part Of the dwell
acid. bIoplo ehlorslum, such other disinfectsnt
ss The Board Of Health may direct.
A cleth Of the siZe Of square yard, stepped in a
solution Of chlCrnsted soda, csrbolc acid, promo
kert constantly saturated with the said disinfect
The room Of the patien; shall be kept thoroughly
yentliated, and no other person than nurse who
has bad the small pOX. member Of the family
in attendance upon the sick shall not come 10 con-,
tsoi With ether nmstes SOUS, unles. they have
and CHANGED the clothing worn BY them while in the
IL sbs be the duty Of said attendants TO see that
DO clothing Is conyf ed IRON the SICK ON that has
moreover sll clo tniEg in said room, by the
patient lille affected by small pox, shall be kept
washed Only TO persons " no have had the small po1
the TACT to be stated in every instance that they
Kept md WASHED separately
Physicians or Othsr citizens having knowledge of
medists to The Bosnd If Health Of every case
coming 70 their knoHisdse But i Is especially en-
houses, Lodging hsuses, boarding houses, aud ho-
small in their respective abodes, under penalty
Of me and i'm pris nnent AID this Law against al
Ii shall be The auty or The citizen 10 immediate,v
notify the Board OF Hesth Of the death Of any per-
ledge, and no one except such may have had the
small box. AID he oficers Of the Board OF Health
bury the body Of the person " no has TINS Aiei
The inteIment q persons DYING from small pox
soon as the circumstances OF the VIII allow; ~
no person who Ia. died OF small pcx shall be buried
without permit from the Board of Health, . mez-
whsnever funersi obssquies may be desired, the
body shall he placed in bermercally sealed metal
said obsequies follow tbs corpse TO the grave eT
cept the nesrest in-rela:ionsi and under c-cum
taken to church or meeting house, but il shall be
conveyed directly from the house to Tire grave.
the expense of coffin snd burial, any undertaken ap
gIIt.d 70 f1rni=h Fins 10 the poor shall provide
the touss In which the corese lays. bat shall not
place ssd cope 10 The cofin, or take any par. in
po,s s5d g,operl{ iGmigatsd snd disinfsctsd his
shall done b. he sfcers sprSinted !or thai pa
pose ID the Beard u Hsal;h.
The smallpox ambulance shall be kept at the
The ambulance shall be accompanied By an in
poN patients CT Otherwise.
The inspector acc mparying the ambulance, and
The driver are iOTbIcCen frUE entering street
They shall also keep . sui. Of clothing TO wear
curipg tAe service Of removing small pOX patients;
said suit Of clothing to De kept fumigsttd and dsin
shsn ,hey wear iGe said coifing When Of duty.
,h nsRest@F aiefdi. to ns roh Patents and
ordered wear y linen ssit while on duty.
Tbs nspecso detailed ~ atteEd 10 the removal OF
dwelliI &. where small pox cases occur He shall
es1rif "a Il 1ISSe1 5
BE shall Ike an account II the clothes furniture
prot value Of the came, and the names Of the
parties TO whom they belong, and give receipt for
Under no circumstances shall the ambulance be
allowed 70 larry IN the streets, except for such
The ambulance shall not be taken 20 anv place for
reIsir: but II repair Il needed, per,On having al
the 81 AL pOx shall be engaged - meLd II az us
In driving the ambulance to any point, care shall
BE- tab en- 20 avoid crvwded streets school houses
ticsble, Keep out of crowded thOroughfs and
.hsl avoid meeting or passing any Procession,
The Inspector shall display the yellow flag from
every dT1iilng e,ntsniag snalltpox, AID sail
o. cer Usi be inmed Ately notified Of the fact.
p.srIce and locality ~ small pox cases 10 bis
District and II shall be his duty 20 see that the
QuAIaEtiEe Regulations relating 10 houses having
smallpox within are properly enforced, and that
no grI-o exposed 20 the contas1on be allowed to
other EtrsOA.
ne Ins pector shall in sn urbaue manner ipf,r,,
the peOp.e ~ the quarantine TeEU atoms In posed g.
the Bard q Health regarding small pOx but shall
cause DO unnecessary hardship.
The lu- peCtOr detailed 10 attend to the small Don
shall hrst rain whether the can be isolated
IN u d~e ling cot TO expCss the other inmates
10 the dlsease
Whenever a patient in q tenement, lodging house
bOsrdiU house. hotel Is situated that he can
DOT be isolated fri other donates, he or she al al
De removed and taken 70 tie hos pital. and IL any
person intert@Tes with tbs execution Of this order
the patient refuses 20 obey the law shall be en-
forced against such person persons.
II 10 Come 20 the knowedSe Of any inspector that
cases CT email pox arc Kept IN tenement houses,
lodging houses boarding hOUseS, hotels, without
the proper notice having been TO the Board of
Health required by Law, the In pector shall make
INN ediste peat tbs Health S1hcer, stating the
name u The person or persons causing or abetting
IN th~ yiOlstlS Of this ls~.
IN al " h<re there Is doubt q hether person
N really afflicted with small p0A, q physician o
zient -
. be inspector shall see that the relies regarding
in;ssnt CT pe<sons who die % small pox be
The foreso,ns rules and regulations ere N ode and
psouulzstsd ~ the kOsrd Of Health Of che District
o. Col unh<A IA accordance with An sct entitled
An act 4 the prevention of ai,easaa On the Dis
ntt 81 Colrn1,Is, passed BY TIRE Isgjzstive As
sen4Sly Of 50 District. aud approved nv - Cover
nor thereof, June 70, l71. oo W 10 "o'e'
CHRIS. U. COX, MI IL n
...,..n w Presstent Board OF ealth,