Evening star., 1902-02-26
have been infected were vaccinated and
some were laid OF. IN

have been infected were vaccinated and
some some as,s Alarm Ala m at Arthur School.
There was some alarm at the Arthur
School, on Arthur place, near the Capitol.
this morning also. Two of the Deitz chill
dnen attend school at the building. The
health office fumigated the rooms the chill
dren occupied daily and washed down the
stairways and hand railings with disin-
fectants. The department believes there is
no occasion for fear at the Arthur School,
for the possibility Of contagion there is
most remote. The Deftz cs,.uren may not
have come in contact with the disease at
all at the restaurant conducted by their
father, and in that event could not have
conveyed it to others.
The health department learned late last
night that young Clifford Hett. who was
removed from the Emergency Hospital to
the smallpox hospital yesterday afternoon.
had spent two night tsincel coming to the
city from Ohio last Sunday. at the Rescue
Mission. on 18th street, Just below Pennsyl-
yania avenue While there, it is said, he
slept in bed with two other men. The de-
partment at once placed the mission with
its thirty dodgers, In quarantine, vaccinated
them all, and placed guards in the rear and
in front of the building.
A Busy Office.
The health office is at present the busiest
place in the District building. If the work
continues to increase, as 1t has done in the
past few days, DR.. Woodward has stated to
the Commissioners he will have to call upon
| them for additional help, clerically and
| otherwise. Since smallpox made it's ap-
pearance here a few weeks ago. more than
| thirty watchmen have been employed and
| sworn in as additional privates Of the po-
| lice force These men guard the houses
placed in quarantine.
~ of {cn1 oAn ta1 1,1y< <tn
| Washington authorities Is believed to be
| the best that can be devised The type of
disease in Washington has been very mild
SO far, and the patients have suffered no
serious results or inconvenience for that
| matter, other than the desOlation Of isola-
tion.
The law under which the health depart
ment acts in dealing with smallpox was
passed by Congress and approved March 8,
1897. 1t is entitled AN act to prevent the
spread of smallpox and other contagious
diseases in the District of Columbia" and
some of it's provisions are as follows, clearly
showing the authority vested in the Com
missioners:
Authority Of Commissioners.
Sec 8. That whenever 1t comes to the
| knowledge Of said health officer, either by
the certificate hereinbefore provided for or
otherwise, that any person in said District
is suffering from any contagious disease
said health officer shall cause one or more
suitable placards or warning signs to be
placed at once in a conspicuous position or
positions upon, at or near the front entrance
or entrances to the premises in which such
person is, SO that the same can be dis
tinctly seen by passersby, said placards
signs shall contain, printed thereon in large
letters the name of the disease from which
said persons is suffering, and, in small let
ters, a statement of the law in reference
to entrance to and exit from such house,
and in reference to interfering with such
placard or warning sign; II such premises
be hospital, asylum, hotel or apartment
house said placards or warning signs may,
in the discretion of said health officer, be
placed in conspicuous position or posi-
tions within said premises. at such place or
places as said health officer may determine;
said placards warning signs shall be dis
played as aforesaid until such premises and
the contents thereof are disinfected to the
satisfaction Of the said health officer, as
certified by him, and Tor such time there
after as may be necessary to demonstrate
the freedom Of occupants of said premises
from contagious disease, namely, in the
case of cholera and yellow fever, five days.
typhuS fever, twenty-one days. smallpox
sixteen days; the plague, fourteen days,
and glanders, twenty1one days. Provided
That in addition to or in lieu Of the pla-
cards or warning signs provided for above
said health officer may station a watch
man or watchmen at such building or prem
ises for the purpose of securing compliance
with the provisions Of this act.
Provision for Quarantine.
"Sec TO- That no person in said District
suffering from any contagious disease, or
residing either permanently or temporarily
in any building where there is such disease
(or II such building be a hospital. asylum,
hotel or apartment house in the apartments
where there is such disease) shall leave
such building, or apartments, except with
a written permit from said health officer,
and then only in accordance with the terms
of said permit: or with a certificate from
said health officer certifying that such per-
son can leave said building or apartments
without danger to public health.
Sec. 21. That whenever any person IN
said District Is an inmate OF any premises
occupied by three or more famihes, or Oh
any tenement house, boarding house. lodg-
ing house, hotel or apartment house, ana 10
suffering from any contagious disease, ana
cannot, in the opinion Of said health officer
be properly isolated In such premises. tene-
ment house, lodging house. hotel or apart.
ment house, said person shall be removed
as expeditiousy possible, under dlrectlon
Of said health officer, to the public hospta!
or to such other place, satisfactory TO salo
health officer, provided by and at the ex-
pense Of said person, his parents or guard
ians; II such person cannot, In tne opinloh
of said health officer, be removed as a1ore-
said without endangering his lie, sdlu
health officer may cause such persons IN the
vicinity to be removed as are In danger OF
contracting the disease. Any person suner-
ing from any contagious disease, and re-
quiring to be treated at public expense,
may, at the discretion of said health OHcef,
be removed to the public hospital for treat
ment
For Vaccination.
Sec %. That every person In said Dis
trist having been exposed to the infection
Of smallpox (includng varioloid) shall be
at once successfully vaccinated or vacci-
mated a sufficient number of times to make
1t evident that successful vaccination is I'M
possible.
Sec. "a That it shall be the duty OF
every person In said District to be success
fully vaccnated, or to be vaccinated suf-
ficient number Of times to make 1T evident
that successful vaccination is impossible,
whenever the Commissioners of said Dis
trict shall, by proclamation, declare such
action on the part Of every person. within
reasonable time, to be stated in said
proclamation, necessary for public healtn
Provided, That this section shall not apply
to persons who prove to the satisfaction OF
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