Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-07
n. REGARD To SMALLPOX,

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net snly communicable frcm person 70 person, tu;
capable 81 being Transported % great distances,
the relieving sanitary REGULATION. Save seen s}oSss
by The Board q Health snt approved y The Gov
sTGor OF iAs District 81 Columbia
Parents asi guardians shall cause their childrau
sa- wards to BE vacclnstsd before they attain the
Bard SHAH Alter Te sss. Tam s
ve .S u sstion' rs4nirSii.
the ysooinsiCn Of sll the inhabitants in the District
" { iumhia and wherever in their opinion the
persons who d. NJ; furnish sl:isfsot,ry eyidsn g
that they have been successfully VscCinased re-
Tie L, ard II Health viii furnish the means Of
vaccination 70 such persons unable to pay Tor
the m Fer ms FgPSss TIE be rs to the
nate the poor gra;uitously; and whenever the ext
fr N house tCaHnsc Tor the purSose Of ysecInaSins
all peoIle who need yaocinai lon.
sies, sureriEte dents a'nshouses. reform ana la
dCsirai schools. iunsic aospitsis. ani II all other
pssers OF houses # correction, aiIor- keepers II
prisons ard drse o. or ofheers Of al! institutions
shan, a. The pense Of sheir respective corpora
ysct mated Immediately upon their aimissi there
to, unless they produce sufficient evidence OF pre-
yfors snoc' $ al vaccination having takea place
Snail PIX being enineatly contagious anJ iufec-
'icus -5l ,tiau fo,uas an Imperative necessity for
the prevention Of it, propagation. Whenever,
THERETO. e. case q slasi! occurs IN DWELLING
The dcty Of h. he.t o The family - SCI ct the nsst
mote Ap6.tn cat Tor ths occupancy ot the pers a
Hicttd With unaii p'N-tte highest room in the
And wber ever ia tenant house All logging
house boarding hoGse or a9tei the person an ced
- the sulai p.N cannot % isaei - toe Sa.isisc
LoI =, -. pe.h N.eet So 20. sha.l o. re-
fOT the purpose by the Board Of Health.
Whenever case f sllSii poN breaks out in any
cWeiiing or lace the warning Tag made Of yellow
hsnpeD shaii be attached 10 AMI exposed from the
BY IT. a 81 rF4Hf h. 40 be-
caii'r. AID II tire -liyw faE ~ DHt Immediately
and leeible id,iers, small PoS herr shall s.
isstfpei upon an exposed part the infected house
1t shall be tire duty Of those in whose dwellings
sm all pox occurs 20 fuGigste the honse, and the
day TO oeaDss ard dinsect every rsrt 81 the ase
ling by the IF use Of chIorinstet soda car bolic
ss the Board d Tsslsb may direct D'"'' sD'''Au'
olsth Of the size e square ysrd, steepei in
ehiorslum, shall be tr,ng in the patient room aud
kept constantly saturated with the said dis'nfect
The room Of the patient shall he kept thoroughly
ventilated, and no other person than nurse who
has had the small ox, 9 member Of the family
shall be allowed 10 enter the same. Persons being
sct with other inmates or persons uniess they have
been previously properly fUnigated snd disutected
and cheDsed the ciohins worn by them while in the
shall be the duty Of said attendants to see tbs.
clothing cnves eli from the sick ROOM that las
rot been prev iouly dsiufeoted and FUN gated nd
moreover all clothing in ssd room, worn by the
OistInct and separate and shall be given out to be
wasted only to lersons no have had the small poK,
from 8 smsl pcE patient, and must therefore be
kept ana WASHED sePpsratelY.
Physicians or otht citizens having knowledge Of
the existence Of small poS expected 70 give i'm
mediate notice to the board Of Health OK very case
coming TO their snowtsise. But it is ,ye;iaily en-
iointd by law upon the prCprietoTs % tenement.
houses, lodeug- houses, boarding houses. AID no.
tells 70 notify The L, ard 81 eslt tho presence q
small p'N Ia tho II respective abydes, under penalty
~ fne ano IN pr nnent, and his law against Ell
70 ne Concerned v al he strictly enforced
1t shall b the dHty Of the citizen Immediately
notify the Board OF neaits OF tie desth of any per-
seq IRON Ell al poS Of which he may have know
ledge, end 10 Cn- except such msy hsve had the
smell aoN. Al d the officers of the B1srd Of Health
arelsnh 20 ba duil shali taEe charge OF, dress
bGry the body u the person who has thus died.
he lnterin5 ut OF persons dgiEg from mali p1X
shall take place within six hours alter drsth or a.
soon The circumstance Of the viii ALLOW: ANA
10 persc W no has died OF ~ pox shall be buried
10 rrlSsE' or rutilc cemeteries or bnrylns grounds
Si'hcut permit from the Board OF Health, mem
Hh,heysf funeral obseluies may be desired, the
ho9y stall be placed II Ecrne'ioay sealed metal
said obseqGies follow tie corpse 70 the grave er-
cept the nearest hin-rela,iens; and under circum
taken 10 church OF meeting house. bur il shall be
conveyed directly from the house to the grave.
the expense Of coffin aud burial, any andertaSer sp-
pointtd 70 furnish cofns % the p?or shall provide
the house In which the corpse lays but shall not
clothing The ayng out Of the body aud the burial
pose by the Beard Of Health. '''N1 ''' '"'' p"'
The smallpox ambulance shali be kept at the
The sintnlancS shall be accompanied by an in
spectoi whenever nseded Tor the removal of small
The inspector accompanying the ambulance, and
the driver ere torticten frem entering street cars
They shali also Keep suit Of clothing to wear
during the ice Of r,ml Wig small pox pateDt-
laid suit Of clothing TO be kept famigat and disn
. .ested a. al s s sna rGer no ca
TIE inspector sttendi: 70 small pox patti, uts and
the driver of the anbuisnce 81 all, until otherwise
The Inspector detailed 10 ate,d to the removal of
small poN patents she'll fumgate and disln,ect the
ses that he clothing is prcperly disnfscted, packed
up, carried safely to the ambulance, aud destroyed
Of noer pers0us Witch have been destroyed, ihe
probable value Of he sane, and the names Of the
sarties TO when they be,org' ard give receipt for
Under 40 circumstances shall the ambulance be
allowed 10 tarry in the streets, EXCEPT for such
sneth OF time As Will be required ~ remove the
The ambulance shall not be taken TO any place for
req ar; but If repair 10 needed person having had
In driv ing the ambulance to any paint, care shall
iresssnie ed places he driver shall As far as prse
tioabie, keep out of crowded thoroughfsres, and
funeral. or large eoncourse Of people, ''D'
The inspector shall display the yellow flag from
Gf!cer nst be mnedistely notified ef the fact
the Presence end locality Of small pcx cases in bis
district, and it shall be his duty to see that the
quarantine Regulations relating TO houzss having
smallpox within are properly enforced, and that
no person e4pod 70 the contsgion be allowed t. go
Cnt OF the dwelling or cCme Ia contact with any
other person.
The fns pectcr shall in sn urbane manner inform
the people of the quar- regu atons imposed by
the Board cf Health regarding small pox, but shall
cause no unnecessary hardship.
The inspector detailed TO attend 10 the small pox
shall first rtaip whether the case can be isolated
in the dwelling sc es not &c expose the ohSr inmates
"a TIE disease.
Whenever a patient IN a tenement. lodging house,
bosIdDg-tCUse, or hotel is situetcd that he
not be is lated Fl, m other Inmates he she shall
be remov ID and taken to the hospital; aud il any
person interferes with the execution OF this order,
TIE patient refuses 10 obey the Jaw shall be
forcsd against such person CT persons.
fit come "a tne knowledge Of any inspector that
cases CT small pox are kept in tenement houses,
lodging houses, boarding houses or hotels, without
the proper notice having been given to the Board Of
Health as required b. Law, the Inspector shall make
INN ediate report go the Health officer, stating tue
name OF the person persons causing or abettins
in the violation of this low.
In all cases here there is doubt whether person
is really afflicted with small pox, a physlcians
opinion should be secured before removing the pa
Itnt.
The inspector shall see that the rules regarding
the intersent CT persons who Gle OF small pox be
complied with.
promu al ed by the Board of Health of the District
Of Columbia, in accordance with act entitled