In 1973, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act provided the city with more control of local affairs, including the election of a mayor and a 13-member city council.
1 Ingrown hairs. 2  Result of a splinter or other foreign material that gets lodged into the skin. 3  Plugged sweat glands that become infected. (This is the most common cause of boils buttocks).  Any break in your skin, even a small cut or scrape, can develop into an abscess, which can become infected with bacteria.
A boil, also known as a skin abscess or furuncle, is a painful, pus-filled lump that develops on the surface of the skin. Boils can be as small as a pea or as large as a golf ball and can develop on any part of the body. They are usually caused by the infection of a hair follicle or oil gland in the skin.