Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-31
SPECIAL NOTICES.

October "a. 1894.
Ordered That the following regulations are here
by made to prevent the spread OF smallpox in the
District Of Columbia: Sec /. That 1t shall be the
OF any patient VINO may be reasonably suspected OF
being affected by small pox to report to the health
officer in writing within twelve hoars from the
time OF discovery of the existence probable ex-
istence OF such disease the full name and address
and place OF business or school attended OF such
person, with names and addresses OF such persons
as have been exposed to the disease from such
case, together with the probable source OF con-
tagion- In any case, upon the death complete
recovery OF any person who has had smallpox, II
shall be the duty of the physician or person in
TO tie health officer. Sec. g placard, flag, or
warning sign shall remain displayed upon the front
OF any premises deemed by the health officer to be
infected by smallpox until removed by order of the
said health officer, and no person shall remove.
placard, flag, warning sign. Sec. g. No person
except the physician or the nurse nurses in at
Is patient suffering with smallpox; and person
shall enter the house, except members of the family
sariiy there employed. Sec O. 4 Persons Who have
been exposed TO the infection Of smallpox shall re-
main under daily observation of the health officer
his duly authorized agent for such a period of
time as may be necessary to demonstrate then
place Of public private assemblage during such
period. No person suffering from smallpox shall
but s reen IN Pu until or no
capable of transmitting the disease to Others. Sec.
.; The apartments and the contents thereof occu-
pied by person suffering from smallpox, and adj
joining apartments and contents thereof, when such
apartments are deemed infected, shall be properly
disinfected before such apartments shall be Occu-
pied by any other person before such articles
contained therein shall be removed. Sec. 3. The
body of person dead from smallpox shall at once
be completely cnveloped by the person in charge Of
such patient In a sheet wetted with a l to 500
solution of bchlorde of mercnry, and shall then be
placed by such person in u coffin, which shall be
Immediately closed, and such body shall not be
taken to any church or place Of assembly, and 1t
shall be buried privately within twenty hours.
The body of any person dead with smallpox shall
not be removed into out of the District of Co
lumDa. See. Z. ANY person In charge of
ises wherein case OF smallpox has occurred shall
rected by the health officer. No person shall cause
to appeEr In any public or exposed place any arti-
pox, and which has not been properly dsinfccted
since such exposure. Sec. s. Whenever smallpox
shall have been declared by the health officer of the
District of Columbia to be epidemic therein, per-
son having charge OF any building or place wherein
people assemble shall admit thereto for such pc
riod may be designated by the health officer any
person who has not been protected from smallpox
by successful vaccination within the five years
immediately preceding, or by previous attack of
smallpox. See. o. Whenever the health officer shall
deem any building place where people assemble
smallpox. and shalt have so notified the owner or
person I'm charge of such building place, 10
ing or place, for such period as may be designated
by the health officer any person who has not been
protected from smallpox by successful raccina
ton within the five years Immediately preceding
or by a previous attack of smallpox. See. TO- No
inspection Of any building by the officers of the
health department when there has been reported
the case OF person Ill with smallpox therein: nor
shall any person in any manner hinder prevent
such disinfecion destruction of infected articles
may be, In the opinion of the health officer.
necessary to prevent the spread of this disease
Sec IL. Nothing In these regulations shall be
strued to interfere with any physician. nurse.
clergy rnan, officer of the health department in
the discharge OF duty. Sec. IL. Any person found
guilty of the violation of any of the foregoing reg
ulatons shall be punished for each Ofeise by
fine not to exceed $50, by Imprisonment in the
District jail not to exceed thirty lays. ty both
such fine and Imprisonment. In the discretion of
the court. J. w. ROSS. GEORGE TRUESDEII..
CHAS. F. POWELL. Commissioners of the District
of Columbia. 1t