Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
NEW REGULATIONS.
~ PTrsrnI the Spread of SmaIlp

v" PTrsrnt the Spread of Smallpox.
The Commissioners this afternoon at a
prrisi meeting of the bJJrj promulgated
series Of quarantine REGULATIONS. which
ERE rrc1mnIcnded by Health officer Wood
ward The regulations are as follows:
SEQ. J. That il shall he the duty Of every
physician or other person in charge of any
patient. NO may be reasonably suspected
Il being affected by smallpox. 10 report
!" tn bealth officer in writing within
Twelve h1urs Of the time Of discovery If
he existence or probable existence OF such
ii~s-asc the full name and address and
place II business or school attended By
such person. with names and addresses 1f
such p-rs,ns as have been exposed 10 The
1iSsaS- from such case, together with the
prbbE De. source of cOntaSiOn.
In any ease upon the death or complete
T"cp, cry Ut any person who has had small
PIX IL sham be the duty OF the physician
Ur person in charge of such case TO report
Il. writing suCh fact to the health officer.
.ier. = \ placard flag or warning sign
shall rrn,1.n displayed upon the front of
any premises deemed Dy the health officer
H. ID infected by smallpox untfl removed
BY order oi the said health officer. and no
person shall remove. without permission
of the health officer, such placard. flag or
Warning siSn.
see. =. No person except the physician
pr the nurse or nurses in attendance shall
- Animated 20 the room in which Is a pa
cent suffering with smallpox. and no per
.ou shall eater the house, except menbe rs
II the family already dwelling therein. or
,ther prJple necessarily there employed
S-sJtJu !. Persons who have teen expos vi
- Jhr inf, ton Of smallpox shall remain
Jnder jt'!y observation Of the health officer
,r his duly authorized agent for suci. a
period Of line may be accessory To dem
3nstrate their FIRE dom from the disease
and shall nOt attend any place Of prt-at >
- publ g scmblsg e during such period
- pers1u suffering from smallpox shall
Eilifuily ,Spcse himself I'm any public or
exposed JIICa. but shall remain Isolated ,n-
III no lonrC- Capabl. Of Transmitting the
disease 10 others. No person shall caus,.
10 appear in any public or exposed plac.
any srtirle which has been exposed TO In
lection ~ smallpox and which has not been
properly al .infected sir c. such exposure
Section ;. The apartments ami the con-
tents hereof, occupied by any person sur
fertnS from smallpox. and GdjoininS apart
ment~, and the contents thereof, when such
apartments are deemed infested. shall be
properly iisinfecte1 before such apartment
snail be occupied by any other person. or
before snch article contained therein shall
be removed
Sec. u. The BODY OF q person dead srou,
smallpox shall at once be completely en-
Seloped by the person In charge Of such pa
tent In saeet wetted with a 1 to 80 so
luton o. bi-chloride of mercury and shall
then be placed by such person In a coffin.
which shall be Immediately closed and
such body shall not be taken to any church
or place of assembly, and II shall be buried
privately within twenty-fOur hours. The
body Of any person dead with smallpox
snali not be removed into or out Of the Dis
trtct Of Columbia.
Sec !. Any person In charge Of any prem