New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-09
ALARM ABOCT SCARLET FETER.

so GROUNDS FOR FEAR or SPREAD OF THE DIS
EAsE-oPINIoNs OF DRs. FoEDYCE BARRIER,
LOOMS AND JANEwAY.
Considerable alarm prevails even among the
Weather classes who have the crcad the
increase of scarlet fever this city. Through
means the fact ~ the prevalence OF the dis
ease has been brought 70 the notice OF the public
.n 20 excite unnecessary Tears OF epidemic.
Physicians say they have observed marked increase
OF this compared with the records Of It's spread
in similar months of previous They hear state
mcuts from anxious parents about the spread
Of scarlet fever which their own practical
experience does not confirm. DIT. Fordyce Barker and
Dr. Alfred E LOOMS among the physicians WAC fan
10 see any special alarm Ia tie residence dis
tricts.
Dr. Edward c. Janeway. OF the Board OF Health, said
lat evcnug: There for great alarm over
the spread Of scarlet TIL, disease preya-
lent any other most probably because
ventilated Tue return, show cons drrable increase ~
the last two weeks. bur the ratio OF deaths
much larger tudn II ought % be, because great many
cases reuOred The disease does not spare the
wealthy but the occupants OF tlt tenement houses are
the greatest sufferers. IL Boston tie disease 1p-
pear 40 NC d fr in The rios ph'I,dirri,
is essentially deuce CITY, the working classes hav-
Ing separate homes to great extent Hssal OI Oe4n-
known the scarlet fever 20 be as prevalent there az
The Ro,rd OF Health"h he continued +, doing all il
can To ISOLATE OF scarlet fever and to d-nfcct
houses IN which disease has been. Notice Is gwen
To the schools Of fast they reported,
and the well children 81 any famllV 10 Which
there a OF scarlet fever, or any other c9ntt-
/ lrou- sense allowed remain al school.
Though there have been hopes mat something might
DE discovered u play the same part IN proven lng
scarlet that vaccination does in small poN are
s much in the dark on tins subject a. ever IL = I'M
scarlet but tnl- dtcut
the ger removing patients after the disease $
well developed. We have considered the ted~lblty OF
establishing district hospitals. especially IN the tene
meut house Of the city but rms does not seem
10 De practicable. Every neighbour. 0d VIII
fgh against hospital Bellevue Hospital Is
not anxious to nave rs hut have succeeded IN found
ing one hosuta! cannot be driven out. have
mad an ida the best possible defence against tue
stead Of contagious diseases IKE scarlet fever would
br a large set apart "a hospital on the Top
story or every tenement house. Then al the
and proper precautions the parents could care FOR
their Cdreu In residences Oh the first oubrrah
OF the -t patient should be removed 20 the top
story the window hang and tue carpr ur-t having
been removed and Only GrUgget LAID upon the nOOr
The Veut atOn should be- cured IT, N VII hin OutN ard
and 10 for some Light OYtIdftss
when IN the room, removing II on going among
the other members Of the family. have known TINS
prectutIon To prevent the spread OF IN"
disc 81 IN a house Many ply siciau- now auOint the
body ~ the patient and believe that, aside from being
beneficial 10 the patient, II also dS-lsts To pre-
vent the spread OF the disease. Another
IL DOESN'T suffice to burn little sulphur
In room or 10 scatter carbolc acid The room must be
ted The OF -ulphurou, dcd or of chlorine
that a human being could not live IN it,
DT. Fordvce Barker .dC last evening that he ld not
20 out 80 much MS partner, bur nnth toSrthcr hdd
h, only O or hrpe ~ scarlet Fever tins Fall and
Winter. when 10 common thlns Tor tnrm 10 have
"a rtty season. He Thought tudt scarlet
fever could be called epidemic at present. fouug
persons and fifteen years we're most Su5-
cepuble 10 the disease.