Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-11
Dulles AND REGULATIONS IN
N .eEARD To SMALLPOX,

not enly communicable from person 70 person, ba;
10 prevent the propagation Of the specific poison,
hefoll9wns sanitary regulations have been sdopsed
efnor Of the District q cciumSia. " So
Parents aHd guardians shAll csuse their children
age OF tive yesrs, and revsecinsted whenever the
Board Of Health shall, after i've years from the last
The Board Of Heslih hereby orders and require.
Of Columbia and Whenever in their opinioa the
public health demands it, the revsccinstion Of sl
that they have been successfully vsccinsted or re-
vseelpsted within hye years
vaccination 70 such persons unable 20 psy scr
the same. For this purpose the physicians 70 the
nate the poor grstuitously; and Whenever the ext
genoy requires it, physicians will be employed to
from house to house Tor the purpose of yaccinatng
ell people " no need ysccins, Ken.
Principals Of incorporated manufacturing comps-
hse, suptrnte ndeuts of smshouses, reform aud in
drstral schools uDstic hospitals, sud Of all other
masters of houses If correctiSn, siors. Keepers II
Prisons ard directors officers Of ali institutions
shall, at the expense OF their peetive CORPORA
tons or institutions, s inmates thereof be
70, unless they produce "a icient evidence Of pre-
vfors success nj vaccination having takea place
Small PIX being cmineHtly contagious AMI infec-
tious lsOlstlo1 forms mp rative necessity Tor
me prevention OF its propagation. Whenever,
therefore case q small poN occurs in a dwelling
the duty Il The head Of the family 70 sslec he MOI
emote apartment for the occupancy Of the person
Aud wherever in tepsIt house AMI logging
house, boarding house or hotel, The person All "a
by the small pex capuo; Dc isolated to the ssllsfAo
moved ~ he sI ny snital y sos q "a
for the purpose By the Board OF Health.
Whenever case of small pox breaks out in any
dwelling place, the warning flag made of yellow
tannel shall be attached TO AMI exposed from the
the Of In hs ~ S
cahty. And if the yellow flag be no, Immediately
and iegible letters. small BOX here" snail Sc
fastened On an exposed part OF the infected house
1t shall be the duty of those in whose dwellings
room IF the psen With sulphur three s s6e shs
day to cleanse snd dsinfect every part of the dwell
acid. bromo chloraIur or such other disinfectant
as the Board Of Health may direct ''"'
o e ID in
shlors alum shall be hung In the patients room, aud
ants.
ventilated, and no other person than a no
has had the small pox, or member Of the family,
in attendance upon the sick shall not come in con-
tact with other inmates or persons unless hey have
and ckansed the Clothing worn BY them while in the
1t shall be the duty of said attend ants TO see that
not been previously disinfected and fumisated And
patient while affected BY small pox, shall be Kept
distinct and separate, and shall be given out TO be
washed only to persons who have had the small box
the fact TO be in every instance that they
from SINAI -pox patient, and must therefore be
kept and washed separately.
Physicians or oths citizens having knowledge of
the existence Of small pox are expected 20 give i'm
medlate notice to the Board OF Health OF every
coming TO their knowledge. But it is especially
joined by law upon the proprietors OF tenement
tells to notify the Be ard of Health Of presence Of
small % in their respective abOdes, under penalty
Of fine and impTis nmeDt, and this law against ali
persons concerned sill BE strictly enforced.
notify the Board of Health of the death of any per
son from small -poX OF which he may have know
small FOX. and he officers of the Board OF Health
assigned to that duty, shall take charge Of dress
The internent Of person. dying from small pox
shall take place thin six 5grs after death, or
no person who has died of small pox shall be buried
Without par from the Board r. of aea
| Der of the same, or the Health Officer.
Whenever funeral Obsequies may be desired, the
0dy shall be placed in Theoretically metal
cn and 10 person will be allowed 70 be present a;
cept the nearest kin-reaIons and under no circum
stances shall corpse infected with small poX be
taken TO church or meeting house, but it shall be
conveyed directly from the house to the grave.
When people are so pcorss 10 De unable to incur
po-ted to furnish fins to the poor shall provide
the coffin and in every case shall take the same to
laying out the dead, unless he has had the small
clothing, The wing out OF the body aud the burial
shall Dc done by the ecers appointed for that pur
The small pox ambulance shall be kept at the
small hos pltal
The ambulsnce shall be accompanied by an in
spectoI whenever n eded for the removal of small
The Inspector accompanying the ambulance, and
the driver are forbidden frem entering street cars
They shall also keep q suit of clothing to wear
during the service ofrsmeying small p2x pstientsi
feeted at ali tines and under no citcaT a
shall they wear the said clothing when of duty.
te Of the e until
ordered wear linen suit while on duty.
small pOE patients shall fumigate and disintect the
dweliibgs where small pox cases occur. He shall
s TO The aSd
he shall ke account of the clothes or furniture
probable value of the same, and the names of the
parties to whom they belong, and give receipt for
Under no circumstances shall the ambulance be
allowed to larry in the streets, except for such
Ieneth OF time as VIII be required TO remove the
TIE ambulance shall not be taken to any place for
reIar; but if repair is needed, person having had
the smallpox shall be engaged TO mend it at its reg.
In driving the ambulance to any point, care shall
BE taken TO avoid crowded Streets school houses,
ticsSie. Keep out Of Crowded thorcushfares,p and
shall avoid meeting or passing any procession,
The inspector shall display the yellow flag from
every dwelling containing small -pox, and # said
0sieer n INST be Immediately notified of the fact
The inspector of each district shall be notified Of
a1s h bs bis duy 20 that he
quarantine regulations relating to houses having
smallpox within properly enforced, and that
no person exposed to the contagion be allowed to go
out OF the dwelling or come in contact with any
other person.
The Inspector shall in an urbane manner inform
the people of the quarantine ations i'm posed By
the Board Of Health regarding small box, but shall
cause no unnecessary hardship.
The ins pector detailed TO attend to the small poX
shall first ran whether the be isolated
the dwelling SO ss Lot to the other inmates
to the disease.
Whenever a patient in q tenement, lodging house,
boardin gbouse, hotel Is situated that he can
not be isolated from other inmates, he she sh all
be removed and taken TO the hospital; and III any
person Dterferes with the execution Of this order
or the patient refuses TO obey the law shall be en-
forced against such person CT persons.
Lit come to the knowledge of any inspector that
cases Of small pox are kept In tenement houses,
lodging houses, boarding houges, hotels, without
the proper notice having been given to the Board Of
Health required by law the spector shall make
immediate report to the Health Officer, stating toe
name OF the person or persons causing abetting
In the violation of this law.
In all cases where there is doubt whether o person
Is really afflicted with small pox, a physician o
opinion should be secured before removing the pa
tient.
The inspector shall see that the rules regarding
the internent OF persons who die OF smallpox be
The foregoing rules and regulations are made and
rated By the Board Of Health of the District
| Of Columbia, in accordance with an act entitled
IAN act for the prevention of diseases in the Dis
trict of Columbia" passed by the Legislative As
If District. and n hv he