Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-19
AND SCARLET FEVER.
More Regulations by the Health Oficer as to
Quarxntining Patients.

QuarAntining Patients
'Diphtheria Within printed on piece Of
cardboard and tackled on the front door of a
house indicates that the house is quarsntined
and those who enter do 80 at their own risk.
Scarlet fever signs are also on many houses
although the number Of cases. the health officer
says is probably not as large as during other
years. The signs have proved Objectionable
10 many persons, who are now requesting their
removal. In some instances the reports are
made one day and when the signs put up il
is only day or two before the recovery notice
comes to the health officer. The last COM
plant made about the warming signs was in a
OF scarlet fever when a person living IN
the house wanted 10 return TO his work IN the
bureau of engraving and printing. but could
not do so while the Quarantine sign remained
on his door.
LENGTH OF THE QUARANTINE
In reply to a communication on that subject
Health Officer Townshend wrote:
1T is the purpose of this Office to consider 1t
necessary to continue cases Of scarlet fever IN
quarantine not less than four weeks, and cases
Of diphtheria not less than three weeks, durlLg
at the expiration of that time it is found upon
examination that the patients may go abroad
without danger of disseminating the contagion.
then the plscards will be removed"
BLANKS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
In all cases reported inquiry is made con-
corning the children in the house and, il any
of them attend school, a notice is sent to the
superintendents, blanks for that purpose being
prepared as follows:
Issued in conformity to act of Congress, ap-
proved December 20, 1880.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ID. c.,
.................. 1883
To the Superintendent of Public Schools:
reported a. suffering from at premises
No. -. from which premises children
attend school at the. ....... school building.
Very respectfully,
SMITH TowNsHHNp, NJ. D.,
Health Officer.
BLANKS FOR REPORTS.
The blanks prepared for the report Of the
cases are as follows:
Issued in conformity to act of Congress, ap-
proved December 20. 1890
DrPHIHERIA OR SCARLET FEVER
Washington, DC, .1S9
To the Health Officer, DC:
I respectfully report the following case of
.........-.........un under my treatment:
Full name of patient. -.---.. ------:-;.-----.
Age yrs mos. days. Color. 49,.
Location (street and number) --.-.-........
Children from house attend school at.......
school building |
.-....................,M MD. |
Address,
RECOVERY REPORT BLANK.
Then follows the report Of the recovery Of
the patient:
Issued in conformity to act of Congress, ap- |
proved December 20. 1890. |
REPORT OF RECOVERY FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
Washington. DC, .1S9
To the Health Officer. DC:
would respectfully report that .-..---.:-.
ct acknowledgements who has been under |
my while suffering from. ..--.-...-...
is sufficiently recovered to permit off,.
going abroad without danger of disseminating |
contagion- 4
Address.
DIsISFRCrANT INSTRUCTIONS.
In addition to the regulations prepared I'M |
der the new law DIR. TOwnshend has, for the |
benefit of the public. had copies made of the |
report of DIR. George NJ. Sternberg and his col |
leagues on the committee on disinfectants of |
tine American Public Health Association.
SUNBER OF CASES DECREASING.
Judging from the cases reported today the |
cases of both the scarlet fever and diphtheria |
are on the wane.
Yesterday one of the saddest cases heard of |
this season reported by cOlored man |
named Knorl. who lives in Cullinanes alley |
southwest. Soon after Christmas one of his |
children was taken with the diphtheria and |
died Since then three Others have died. the |
last one Saturday. The children were attended |
BY Knorrs family physician and the father was |
able to bury the first three. but his funds have |
become exhausted and that's why he visited the |
health Office yesterday. The fourth victim of |
the disease will have to be buried in a Gene |
terry other than where its sisters and brother |
lie.