Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-20
TIE THE PUBLIC.
Rules, Regulations and Instructions for
the Prevention Of the Spread Of Epi.
demie, infections and Contagious Dis

Rules, Regulatiensa and Instfuctens Ter
In me bi:slie ana Dis
IN ct sns Of jane
is l3 it made the duty o. the Board q Health Of
ment the said Dc Is vith .n or aessd
By formidable epidemic, infectious contagious
fesnIsioDs and may, In
ment, be deemed effective for the prevention knd
insiruotiOps to be and remain IN full force snd1esot
until BY the said Board revoked: Provided, That
ludgeneht Of said Board, may be deemed necessary.
Nov Therefore, the Board Of Health Of the District
bis is nov threatened with EPIDEMIC disease, does
hereby make and issue the following orders, reguls-
!. Every Ply stefan or head Of any family IN the
or cases Of cholera small pox, yellow fever, snip
fever, respsnz fever or other epidenic, contagous
hours after obtaining such knowledge or informa-
tioD, report the same to the h ard Of n aaith.
diseases shall be buried within fwelye hours from
.he time q death, 9nle5s nPJn sgecal permission
ment shall, for sufficient reasons, be extended, and
every undertaken within the District OF Columbia,
Ing physician other responsible person having
sognizan.e o; the case, to report tho same 70 the
the sane.
5. No railroad or steamboat company or other
common srTier shall tflhg into the District Of Co
psctea Il SeinS sffects by apy tSs fSrsgons as
eases, bt any railroad, car, steamboat, other
convey a; &c on which there may be any person or
article affected sus pected Of beipg affected as
aforesaid, shall be stopped upon the limit Of the
District u Columbia until the Board Of Health is
duiV notified Of the same, and the proper officer
thereof shall have made nspocion Of said person or
article, aud dispqsed Of the same according the
| direction Of the Board Of Healt1
| 4 During the preEslenee Of 1uy or he foregoing
diseases within the District Of 5iunha, mere shall
be used as disinfctantslu griyies, dry Earth, dry
ashes, phAfe Il iron, carbCiic acid with sui phate
Of lime some otheE previously testo1 and suitable
disnfeetant; in erclosets, 10 ponds Of sui
phate Of iron dissoIved in or gallons OF wster,
with one half pint Of crude carboIio acid added to
the solution, aha be IN quantities less
than one piAt night and morning; In drains sewers
and upon premises generally, quick lime, boIate
Of lime, other equiyalen disinfsctsnt snail be
! used in such quantities and within such times 10
keep all premises within the District u Columbia In
/ proper sanitary condition.
/ O. That all undertakers, or persons acting as I'M
dertskers In the city Of Geor setown are hereby
Qured TO report 70 the Board Of HEALTH on or before
the tenth day Of each month, until otherwise or.
dered, sll interments made BY them, together with
certificate from the physician or other responsible
person oognizant OF the circuns attending the
death of any Individual setting forth the name
color, sge, time Of and cause Of death and also the
3 may serve 10 identity the individual and be OF
service 20 the Board In preventing the spread OF cpl
| deHic, infectious or contasfeus diseases:
| These regulations the Board OF Health Will, "a
Conserve the public health, rigidly enforce accord
ing 70 the Law comforting the authority and making
Il the dlty Of thu Board Of Health 70 issue orders
regulations and in'tru cHRs = g. Cox
Presidslt Board Of Health, Dist. Of Columbia
Attest-D. W. BLISS, n, D., Secretary.
| Approyed-H- ID. COOKE, Governor. lyl1-M