Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-19
DULFs AND REGULATIONS IN
IL RFGARD To; MALL-PON.

To ut the PROPAGATION OF the specl1C bison.
~ the Board Of Health sui approved by the Gov
Parents aBd guardians shall cause their children
and warts to be vaecinsied before they attain the
Board o. Health shall, stsr years from the last
The B. ard II Health hereby orders and requires
The scCnatcs Of sll the nhsbitants in the District
S1Slie all maSds il, TIE re1 s Of al
persons who do not furnish satisfactory evidence
vsccira,ed vfthin 1--WE years " ~
The B ard Of Health viii furnish the mean. Of
the same. For this PgTposs, the Phss cian. 20 the
gency requires it. physicians VIII be enpoyei TO go
house 70 hug to- the RnTpcse Of v.ccnang
PiiDciPals 81 incorporated Insnufac;uring comp.-
dustris schools Iuna,ic hospitss and u all Other
sssrs ngss the poor and i siSo are
prisons and direst9 or officers Of all institutions
shsiI, a, the expense Of their respective corpors
tions CT institutions, all inmates thereof TO be
TO, unless they produce SUFFICIENT evidence Of pre-
yio1s success NJ vaccination having taken place
smell y. Z being eninently contagious and infec-
tious, isolation forms an imperative necessity for
therefore, q case Of small POI Occurs in dwelling
Se ay e n. hs.s Of 70 d.
.s%S,. s5as , 9r the 9seIgaSey Of the person
sssinr 70 be srst.rTsd highest room In the
And whenever in tenant house and Iessine-
Re isolated e sSe
non Of the health of6cer, said person shall be
a1s
Mhenever case Of email pos breaks out In any
asnnsi5 .haR be sitached to and exposed from he
S.sser b. Of Ike presence Of In that ' iO
eality. And II the yellow flag be nOl immediately
na ss g sn %ac ,os n.4s .h. rrb
estehe upon an exposed part OF the infected house
1t shall be the duty OF those in whose dwellings
%: SPi n, se9sG; to ig bs.ss the house and the
day to cleanse aud dsinfeet every part Of the dwell
aea Sromo ehIorsi1m or such other disiStsctsnt
as the Board of Health may direct.
seiuiSR d CHI rinar ed soda carboie acid oG SrDmo
shIora1m, shall be hung IN the patients room. and
Tbs room Of the pstient shall be kept thorough,
ventilated, ard no other person than q nurse who
has hsd The small. Fox, or member II the family,
IN ss,endance np1 the seR sSs not aa@e il oSiae
r WIN other inmates or persons unless they have
and changed the clothing worn By them while in the
hsball be the duty Of said attendants to see that
10 clothing 10 conveyed from the sick ON that has
rot been rIeyfSu.iy dsinfected and fumisated And.
NOR all clothing in said room, UT worn BY the
s.,,i,snt While afieeted by small pox, shall De Kept
Washed only To- nav. o had 1af To be
the fact 10 be stated in every instance they are
fest and Washed sePpsra9siy. Da must therefore De
Physicians or 9th. citizens having knowledge of
s5 c Health sy
coming to their kno-ledse. Bat il is especially
SSu:er bsaiSns houses. .'a snd ho
f. e B ard CT Hsss Of ns
Of nps and i%RTis AID ih: law against all
Il sbali be the duty Of the citizen to immediately
notify the Board Of nealth Of the death Of any per-
sss sSd The Sfiss;: q The Board ., Health i9s
bury the body Of the person who has thus died.
G After dess small PSs
soon as the circumstance Of the case w allow: nd
IN private or public cemeteries or buying grounds
Without permit from the Board of Health, q mem
HhsPeysf funeral n eb.equie. may b. desired the
oody shall be placed in hermetcally sealed metal
said obe9uies follow the corpse to the grave eI
seDt the Hs.Te. kin-rea,:n. and under no circup
taken to church or meeting house, but it shall be
conveyed directly from the house to the grave.
VIXEN people are pooras unable to incur
the of eonin and burial, any undertake. ap
ESirt, to fuIri,he n5ns 70 the shall provide
the EoS. n Which the ccr,se i.y. but 'n shall s not
%, tie 1sls Be- has f bad ihf
sSss AID gIOpsly iumig.ted and disipfsct,d hi,
sha b, dore b. the efc-rs appointed Tor that pur-
The nall pox smbulance shaIl be kept at the
email pox hospital.
ssecfor whenever D. eded Tor The removal Of small
pox patients ct Othsr wise.
ehetns
They shall also Keep q suit CT clothing to wear
eH,ing use service Of eyiLs small po1 pstisnts
iectsd at all iime., and under no circumstances
sh.li they wear the s,id clothing when of duty.
until sns
ORDERED wear linen sait while on duty,
mail pox patents shall fumgate and disniect the
thai b. clCthi is properly disinfected packed
I'D, carried safely to the ambulance and destroyed
OF poor persons which have been destroyed, the
probable value Of the ssme, and the names of the
PARTIES to VIII m they belong, and give receipt for
Under DO circumstances shall the ambulance be
allowed 20 larry in the streets, except for such
lensfh OF TINE as VIII be required 10 remove the
Tie ambulance shall not be taken to am place for
Ietar: but II reEsir IL needed, person having had
the sna po1 shall be engaged to mend It at ats
In driving the ambulance to any point, care shall
freSSsDtsd places The driver shall, as far prsc
shsI sNold meeting or passing any procession,
funeral. CT large cOncours@ of Pc pie.
The Inspector shall display the yellow flag from
every dwelling contanins small,pO and 4 said
Tag be taken away without authority, the II ealth
TIE insI OF each district shall be notified Of
the rresenoe and locality OF small pox in
quarantine regulations relating to houses having
po saric5 h,n are piCptt enib or ana that
ont OF tne dwelling or come IN contact with any
The Inspector shall in On urbans manner inform
the people Of the quarantine stiCns i'm posed by
The Board Of Health regsgding small pox, but shall
cause no unnecessary hardship.
The inspector detailed TO attend TO the small pox
shall mr. rtain whether the be isolated
In The so ss not 10 pose the other inmates
70 the DISEASE.
Whenever a patient in a tenement, lodging house.
boardp g-house, hotel Is situated thst he can
not be isolated from other Inmates, he AL
be ed and taken to the hospital and il any
person interferes with the execution Of this order
the patient refuses 10 obey the Law shall be En-
forced agains. such person or persons.
Hit come 20 the knowledge Of Any inspector that
Sases Of mall pox are kept I'm tenement houses,
lods1ng houses, boarding houses, hotels, without
ne proper notice having been given to the Board OF
estn - required By law the pector shall make
nan ediats report TO the Health Ofcer, stating toe
n 81 me Ierson OF persons causing or abestinG
AZ ~ esses here there Is doubt whether person
,Ny All; eted with small pox, Q physician D
r rn, sno ald be secured before removing the pa
The Inspector shall zee that the rules regarding
cs III, OF psrssns Who die Of smalirpsx be
The treeoips rules and regulation. A.. ,,.a. and
so%sls.,:d b. lie Board q H.sish q the District
"An r. the prevention of Siseases - az NJ
trict Of Columbia passed by the Lssisi.tiye A.
sembly Of said District. and ap proved by ths
nor the fAof, June -, lS.. - '"e "o'sf-
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