Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-06
dulles AND REGULATIONS IN
IN. REGARD To SMALLPOX.

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hesEa y. Health s'Nil. after yosrs fron ne iast
r. 49, 49, = = ~ ,.,,,r.-
he yscoinAiion q al he nhabtEnis IN tue District
q eelun hts. ard Whenever IA their opiuiOn tle
scrsops Who 3. Ri fu-uisA sasissaStoTy cyitcaoc
La ths, saNs bevn s-Soessllly Saooinatcd q re
The = aId q Hssith ~ili furnish the rsasas q
.ssslsi''a - ssea prsn' ~ ar unable O. psy ior
rr1r, r th..T ASSISTANTS. u O. ilr-rtaI Il ressf
us,e TIE poor Eratuitou.ly: and wn.nev.r IN. eHi.
keucy requires q, rhys ans Niti D. = -
n n house @ hou-a So The PERI q Nacciuatas
al people v no ueed ysocina.iaa.
Principals Il iucorP rat Misunderstanding GONNA
hics srpt fuis nel;- 81 aims 4, nses reform ana 10
charities. where the roor aud sick ar rooeiv~d
masters - houses = c'rree,l1n 5Nil'rs keepers 81
supported "a aided ~ the District 81 OsuTkts.
shah. a. the eNFeose q their respective corpors-
vsct mated inl-,aiis " ut1f their AinssSn ,6sr,
O., unless they rrrdr,e sufficient evtdence IT RE
u9gs success al vaccination having taxa place
SusIl NJ being sla.lsatly coatasious sni infer
.ious i,Tist,-D irrns a. IIperstise necessity f1r
ne gre, euyion 4 1T propss sst0n. " eenever,
therefore. case q ,nsli FoN oocurs IN dSel!ins
tn duty q ne heAa 5i The family % sele, he
rlgttd VIII sma.i p5N-the highest room IN the
victims tC be pref,rTtd.
Ard neEeycr m a 'epatt house AM lelging
- ne SPA p cam 3 'e is.iaied % tn saisi-c-
m u, :, =, ne he.h t sd ssrson shsl se r.,
tor he purpose ~ 'he board q Health.
Sweliiug Plaoe. the warming az made % yeiiSS
sshne.l shal be attached aud - po-,i from tho
Sassr u q Ss rrees ., s5. Pc m 80. ~ TIE p,
oaiify. And " -" yellow Sac q. not iHnieilaiely
aud ieS,il, l'ttsrs srsii P,S hsrS .b.s Grsss e
fastened npon al exposed pert - the infested nous,
A. shall be the duIy Of ,hose in WHOSE d~ellius-
sn a! D.. oocErs y ,uu tgAts Tie house. aud the
day 90 cleanse and dsnicc every Part q the dwell
a. a. iromo ohior.lnm or .aeb osb., a1si,an sone
- the Board VI Health may direct.
solution q esiSrnss .caS, osreoS ed .sse 81 sr "a
rslun. shall be tpJg IL the patient room ans
s ssEs Constantly saturated with the said di'Hf''
The room Of the patient shall lie KEEP, thorough,
has bad the smallpox, OF a member Of the family
shsl be allowed 20 enter be same. Persons being
IN ATTENDANCE ueon the siok shall not Ia coT-
tact With other umsies Persons, unless they have
snd changed the clothing worn BY them while in the
shall be the duty Of said attendants 10 see tia,
90 clothing is conveyed trom the .ick that has
not been pres lCu-ly dsiufected and funigafed Aud
pGtisIt while affected IN smsll nov shAi ~ ka ne
oistnct and separate and shall b. given cot 20 h..
the fact a. be stated In every instance thai thew ara
IT. m small poN patient, and must therefore b.,
Physicians or Other citizens having kuowIeiee Of
The Nstence Of small Tx are Spectei % give i'm
coming 20 their kno-leiEe. But Is especially en-
ioin'd ~ Jaw upon the proPrietors ~ tenernen,-
tells = notify he ard Of Health Il the presence a.
p % y ~ ~ theaI i.sbst.e H.se, under penalty
p,rsgn- CONCERNED y ~ - strictly enforced.
no tiiy the Board OF Health II toe de.th n aHy psr
con from small poN 81 which he may hAFg knox-
snail poX ard The of ~ 81 he R,ats ~ a. n tae
assigned g that futy, shah take charge Of drs-soT
The interment 81 persons dying iroSa small pox
shall take place within siX hours after dra,h y a.
soon AZ the circumsiances - the case wil allow AMI
10 person who has died Of small pon shall DE buried
IN pryste OF public cemeteries OF bury iug grounds
ter Il the same. the Health Ofhcer.
whenever funeral ob-equie- may be desired, ths
c, tn and DO person Will be allow "a % be- present Al
said obseqEies OF follow The oorpse 20 the
stances shall . corpse irfecied with small poN bs
taken 20 church or meeting house, but u shall be
conveyed directly from the hU Use % the grave.
When people are 50 rooras 60 unsbie a. incur
the expense Of coffin sud burial any undertskeT aP-
the comm, and IN every case shal take the same
ne hon.e In which The oorsse lays bat shalt not
laying ont the dead unless he bas hal lhs small
eotkDe The las ins out Of the body and the burial
sheii DC dom by The 9fetrs appointed for that pur
r 4 be snail pos smbulAlce shAn be kept at the
spector vheneyer tciei for the removal n email
pon patients IT Otherwise.
the driver are ioreicaSn irSn entering street csr,
They shall also Keep a suit Of clothing 10 wear
Guns ne ssrSce q s.aa pea Ps;Ieuts'
ieeseS a; eli simes sns 1pSer po eir Sna
shsll they wear the sid clothing hen on duty.
the SrRer% the shusR6s snail until as
ordered, wear linen Futt while on duty.
po1 a's u Sss 20 n sf SS. 2.
dNelliI Is where sual. Pea cases occur. he shall
gp carried safely TO The amt uanoe, and cessroyed
Tie shall re sccnuEt II She clothes fGrutture
proi sbie value of tie zane, and the nancs II the
parties 10 whom they belong aud give reosipt Tor
Under no cirounst stances shau the ambulance DO
allowed 20 tarry IN The streets, except for such
lensth OF time as VIII he required 20 remove the
Tie ambulance shall not be taken 20 anv place for
The snail roT shall be engaged 70 mend II re-.
In driving the ambulance to any point. care shall
be taken avoid crowded school houses or
place.. The drive, shall a. Ia =. prsc
shall avoid meeting or passing any procession,
'uns ra,, or laree e"neourse o. rsop,. a.. ,,
every dwelling Containing small pon, and 4 said
Tffioer ust be imaediS,eiy notified Of to- fsct
The INSPECTOR Of each district shall be notned Of
and II .Ss Ss Il. svy 3 that tbs as
quarantine regulations relating 20 housss having
no ser.on espo.ad to te csntnsioI be- ssed
cut oil the DWELLING " Come IN Contact With am
The Inspector shall IA al urbsne manner inform
,he Eeopis q The Quarantine regn s,ons "a rased by
cause no unnecessary hardship.
The inspector detailed % attend TO the small poN
shall first rsin Whistler the can De isolated
IN the not 90 expose the other inmates
to TIE disease.
Nbsneyer q patient ia q tenement. lodging house,
boaT6iDg house, OF hotel 10 situated tnat he
not be isolated fro other Inmates he -he shall
10 removed aud taken TO the hospital: FUd II any
person interferes with the execution u ~ order.
tie patient refuses 10 obey the Law shall be
forced against such person or persons.
az 10 come the knowlecEe Of any ins pector that
cases of small poN Kept On tepement houses.
lodging houses. boarding houses. hotels without
the proper notice been given to the Board Of
eslth required by Law the spectOr IN n make
IN edsfe report the Health oficer, stating tho
Bsue Of the persUn or persons causing or abetting
in the violation OF ri law.
IL 81 cases here ere g. doubt whether ., son
Is really afflicted Will sm.ii poN, Physicians
opinion she uid be securec tCtre removing he pa
tent.
The inspector shall SEE that tie rules regarding
the inters,ent VI persons who die % s-Hal pON be
cempled with.
IN. fnreeoins rules AID regulations are ns.le snd
promulEaied ~ the Boar Of Health Of the District
az Columbia. IN accordance with act entitled
= n scs q the prevention 81 diseases IN the Dis
trict Of Columbia, passed by tie Legislative As
senby Of said District. and approved b. the Cover
oOi 'L'fe' CHEis. q. COX, D.,LLD,
President Board q Health.