Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-27


opposition to the plan has been developed
by certain clerks, but the order of the Sec
rotary of the Interior makes vaccination
compulsory.
At the District Building.
Health officer Woodward reported to the
Commissioners today that vaccination In
the city had been general and was still
going on.
Superintendent Powell of the public
schools had an audience with the Commits
sioners this morning, and said the work Of
disinfecting- the public schools was pro-
crossing finely. All of the rooms had been
fumigated and scrubbed with bichloride of
mercury and the closets burned out. On
Monday morning the following schools Will
Polk, Henry, Carbery, Arthur, Phelps.
Franklin, Lincoln and Giddings. The clerks
In the engineer department were all re-
quested to be vaccinated today, ana the
Commissioners made the same request or
the clerks in the other departments OF the
district government.
From the Smallpox Hospital comes the
report that all the patients are doing well.
DR.. hewitt, in an interview over the teie-
phone to The Star, said:
THE smallpox colony Is getting along
finely, and all Of them are on the road TO
convalescence. Judge Parker ana 1uoge
Rucker are bright and cheerful and Will
pull through all right. The patients nave
been made comfortable, and altogether the
prospects are good for short stay mere.
This outbreak / think, will serve the pur-
nose at least of impressing upon the people
the necessity of contagious hospital, mod
ern in structure and ample in accommoda-
tons"
Barrels of Sulphur.
Ten barrels of sulphur. beside a number
of sulphur candles have been received at
the health office this week for use in the
public buildings, including the departments
and school houses and other places Three
barrels of the disinfectant and nearly two
hundred candles were used in the Interior
Department, while two barrels were used
in the census office. Some of the sulphur
is being put up in small packages for use
In private dwellings, where there Is neces-
sity for fumigation. The sulphur when
used is put in metallic or earthen vessel
and this Is set in a larger vessel containing
water. This is intended to prevent danger
of setting the house on fire. When this
is prepared a little alcohol Is poured on the
sulphur and set on fire. -F.--
vaccinating Prisoners.
Capt. Leonard, warden of the jan, and
Intendent Stoutenburg of the Washington
Asylum are taking every precaution pos
sible against the smallpox. The buildings
have been thoroughly disinfected and the
prisoners have all been vaccinated. Each
prisoner is vaccinated when he reaches
the Lrison now.
Another Inspector.
Today the room of the sanitary inspectors
In the health department building was set
apart for use as headquarters for the ply
scians and others employ ed in the small
pox service. This was done to confine the
smallpox business to the rear of the build
ing as much as possible and make things
more comfortable for persons who have
other business at the ONCE. Heretofore all
persons having business with the health
officials have met in the chief clerks room
and some uneasiness mas been felt by per-
sens when they learned that they had come
In contact with physicians or others from
The smallpox force was I Increased last
evening by I've detail 81 Pr. Giddings of
and the appoint meat, OF DE, John T.. Walsh
to investigate suspicious cases. When a
number of Suspicious cases are reported In
a short while the Inspector, DR.. Beall, and
the physician in rfffrger OF the work of fu-
migatfng and ,qisinfecting premises cannot
give them proper attention. arid for this
reason DR.. Walsh was appointed,
Supply of Points.
Altogether, the health officials, have dis
tributed about 5;ee0 vaccine points to the
physicians to the poor and the hospitals
where tire poor are being vaccinated.
Although 1t was reported this morning
that there We're plenty of them in the city
DIR. Woodward could only get 1,50O this
morning, and the physicians to the poor
could have used every one IL the health off,
Gals would have distributed them, but this
was not done. for the reason that the
Emergency Hospital Freedmans Hospital
and the Eastern Dispensary had to have a
supply.
The poor doctors had all they could do this
morning to vaccinate the applicants. Almost
every child who appears to have the virus
put In his or her arm claims to be unable
to pay for the vaccination, although in some
cases the children admitted that their par
ents were government clerks. These were
not vaccinated.
Poor Persons.
1t has been stated that some of the ply
sicans to the poor have refused to vac
cinate poor persons should there be any
such cases Health Officer Woodward says
he would like to receive the complaints in
Patients Doing Well.
DR.. hewitt said this afternoon that there
are no more private rooms IN the hospital.
At o'clock he reported that all the pa
tients were doing well
Calling Up the Hospital.
Owing to the numerous calls on the tele-
phone at the smallpox hospital which great
ly interfere with the work of DIR. hewitt,
Health officer Woodward has arranged that
no one will be permitted to make the call
except through the health office. Every
time call is made DR.. hewitt is required
to leave patient. Hereafter the health Of
flee will remain open from IN. until mid