Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-26
Board OF Health.

pIsINFECTING SMALLPOX CLOTHING
ROOD INsPEcrIoNs-wHIsKY VS.. PIC
A meeting OF the Board OF Health was held
last night, at which DIR. Verdi, from the
committee to provide
A. PLAN FOR DISINFECrING SMALLPOX
CLOTHING,
made report which says: That Of all modes
ofdisinfecting clothing or any texture hsv-
ing been exposed TO the conta giou OF small
pOx, dry and moist heat are the most ener-
gettc in destroying the virus-a1imal or veg
etable. That experience has taught In Eng
land and other countries that dry heat OF
200 degrees. and moist heat of 80 degrees
disiDfect any texture from all matter liable
to induce injection. The committee recon-
mends that there be built at the small pox
hospital or in any other more suitable and
convenient locality, disinfecting cylindri-
cal oven ten feet high, four feet In diameter,
lined with hrebricks, containing rack upon
which TO hang the clothes to be disinfected.
This oven is to be heated by a ring of gas
jets at the bottom or by steam boiler three
feet high, one foot and half in diameter. in
close proximity TO the oven. The heated
steam TO be introduced into the oven by a
pipe; the steam boiler TO be heated when
piled unde. the boiler. With this apparatus
the dry heat can be raised TO $50 degrees,
while the moist heat can be raised TO DO de-
grees by steam. These degrees OF heat are
considered fully sufficient to destroy any
animal or vegetable germ of infection in
three hours. For larger articles, such as
Gus fumigations are copsiderei etiieient.
and 10 carry out this fumigation properly
the following plan Is proposed: A box OF
so made as to be almost air tight. Il should
&c divided Into three compartments, length
wise and across like three drawers. with the
POTION made OF stats, each compartment
having door turning downward on hinges.
Ih1s bOX will work SIS follows: Each COM
partment is drawn ont like a drawer, the
object to be fumigated placed thereon; the
drawer Is then pushed in and the air-tight
door closed. The sulphur Is placed at the
bottom of the box, is igDited, and the area
OF The box becomes filled with sulphurous
ACID. Articles thus exposed 10 sulphurous
acid for two or three hours are thoroughly
dlsinfected. The box would not cost over
For the destruction of articles unit for use
q small oven should be built, with a horizon
tai CRATE In the middle. The fire is made on
the crate, and the articles TO be destroyed are
fall from the CRATE they set the articles be-
low on nre, the smoke of which must 60
through the fiery CRATE above to go out of the
chimney. In this manner all danger from
lying particles ia prevented, as they must
pass through degree of heat which will de-
sfroy any vehicle of infection. The commit
Zee is OF opinion that five or six hundred dol
lars Will cover all the expense connected
with the apparatus for disinfection. The
cost for disinfecting after the apparatus is
Quilt Will consist In the cOnsummation of
considering that during the small-p x ep,-
demic OF 1928 the destruction OF clothing of
parties affected by smallpox cost the Dis
trict of Columbia nearly SIC, 900, and that
property OF even greater value had been de-
stToyed belonging to On-indigents, for
whom no appropriation had been made for
reimbursement, the sum incurred In build
Ing the apparatus is but tribe i'm compari-
son. Moreover, when the citizens know that
thelr clothing can be disinfected without loss
OF property, they will be less eager to MAIN
tam silence for the protection of their prop
erty. They Will come forward willingly,
disinfect their clothing, and thusp protect the
people from an invasion of the disease gen.
orally induced by infected clothing ia trans
portation and handling by washerwomen.
On motion of Mr.. Marbury, the report was
accepted and filed.
THE HEALTH OFFICER,
Dr T. L. keane, presented the synopsis of
the operations of his Office tor the past week,
showing nuisances reported, 400 referred, So;
abated, 4t2; patients treated by physicians TO
the poor, l63; cost of medicine. Sil.19; garbage
removed, go tons; animals removed, 81; pri-
vies cleaned, 439- Marine products inspect
ed 10, l25 bushels OF oysters; 5,i63 punches OF
hsh. Condemned: g75 bushels of oysters; 10
punches of fish. Unwholesome food con-
demned: 317 pounds of meat; $50 turkeys,
chlckens, DC, and quantity OF vegetables.
On the recommendation of the health Of
nicer The brick and frame house, 1927 ID street
northwest, and frame houses 81 and 50, (old
numbers. 18th street, and premises in alley
between Path and 18th streets and and X,
were declared to be nuisances, injurious to
health, and ordered to be abated.
THE WHISKY QUESTION.
A number of communications were re-
A. c. Constantine, asking the board why
they did not analyZe spirituous and malt
liquors and wines sold ia the city, as they
cause more sickness aud death In one day
tury. On motion the secretary was directed
TO inform Nh. Constantine that the board was
not In position to make such analysis.
Rnafom II naass, M . r..-