Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-22
TIE THE PUBLIC.
Rules, Regulations and Instructions for
the Prevention of the Spread Of Epi.
demic. Infectious and Centagious Dis.
eases in the District Of { olumbia.


ease. in the bssnie a1 q e siSnbia Dis
ct SI sns Sf R
l9, 1874 il smade the duty of the Board Of Health Of
ut the said i: Nth, or .ssssd
by any formidable epidemic, infectious or contagious
regulations and instructions as may, In their Judge,
ment, be deemed effective for the prevention and
instructions to be and remain in full force ana effect
until by the said Board revoked: Providsd, That
q Bcsrd may be dssned .ne
Nov therefore the Board Of Health Of the District
ba now with an epidemic disease, soe.
hereby make and issne the following orders, reguls-
i Every physician or head Of any family in the
District Of Columbis, having knowledge Of ssy case
ss
or INFECTIOUS disease, shall, within twenty -four
Ss to he e sr
That any person dy ing q any Of the fsresoins
from the Board Of Health the time for such inter.
every undertaken. within the District Of Columbia,
Is hereby required upon the certificate Of the attend
ing physician or other responsible person having
ccgnizapce of the case, to report the same TO the
Board Of Health and secure permit for the burial Of
5. No railroad steamboat company or other
common carrier shall bring into the District Of Co
lumbia, any person or article known to be or sus-
ptcted 6f being affected by any Of the foregoing dis
eases, but any railroad, car, steamboat, or other
article affected suspected of being affected as
aforesaid, shall be stopped upoa the limit of the
District Of Columbia until the Board of Health Is
duly notified Of the same, and the proper officer
thereof shall have made inspection OF said person or
article. and disposed Of the same according TO the
direction Of the Board Of Health.
4 During the prevalence of any Of the foregoing
diseases within the District Of Coumbia there 81 al
be used az disinfectants:In prives, dry earth dry
ashes, OF iron, carbolic acid with sulphate
u lime, some other previously tested and suitable
disinfectant; in ercosets, OF 10 pounds Of sui
with one half pint Of crude carboic acid added to
the solution, shall be employed quantities net less
than one pint night and morning; IN drains, sewers
and upon premises generally, quick lime, carbolate
Of lime, or other equivalent disinfectant shall be
used in such quantities and within such times to
keep all premises within the District Of Columbia in
proper sanitary condition.
That all updeItakers or persons acting Is un-
CURED to report the Board Of Health on or before
the tenth day Of each month, until otherwise or.
dered all internents made BY them, together With
certificate from the physician or other responsible
person cognfZant OF the cifcums the
death Of any individual, setting forth the name sex
color, time OF and cause OF death, and also the
place Of ipterment, together with such other facts
as may serve to identify the individual and be of
service the Board in prev entine the spresd OF emf
denic, infectious or contagious diseases.
These regulations the Board Of Health will In
conserve the public health, rgdly enforce sccord.
ing to the Law comforting the authority and MAKING
II the dety Of the Board Of Health to issue orders
regulations and Instructions % aforesaid.
p,ss,a.,. CHEFS; 9. COZ, =: D.,
Attest-D. w. BLISS. NJ D., Secretary.
Approved-H. d. COOKE, osvsrnor- iyn sH