, 1881-12-09
SMALLPOX.


SMALLPOX.
rnorEn PRECAUTIONS WE'VE TAKRN.
A correspondent writes to TIE TRIBUNE TINT
n cnse Ut smallpox WIS Tying In the house Mo-
4S' North pauna street. and thRt In tho same
house was q shop In which twclvo or flftcon girls
arc cmptoyod, and that Tho health officers were
cognixnnt of tho faets Tho abosb statements
arc nil trio. 4 child was reported rs having ttu
snsall-po at Nh. 673 North rnulnu street OIL
Dr. Hasrost investigated
tho ease. aud found In tic lowor part ct tho
house. q tnllor-shop, whero somo nftecn or atx-
teen girls wero employed. Tho shop was isolat-
cd from tho placo whcro tho child was lying
sick. and Or. CARROT vaccfnnted all tho In
natcs. Thcro was no connection between thn
two t!oora ty which infection could bo
disseminated. md hence thogrls werc atiowot
TO 20 10 work daily. II Is now sixteen days si1co
tue cnss WINS ruportcl and tho child has rccov-
finder the circuln.tanccs, there VIII no further
preca,ltun necessary. While It Is well to ge
thos9nKhy HtHrdsd ngalI,ss small. pox, peoglIo
Tho iicalth onlne is still crowded daily with
crying oe babies Is heard at all hours Of tho 1ny.
Yesterday over Gu rnnts were used IN the otce.
Pr. bloVickar tas charEo no" OF oi]'co vaccnu-
Tho llcnith Department hus 'nnlly aioptct, all
tho suggestions Of TllE TnipuSE In regard to
HousE-ro-ltousE VISITATION
Nuu uHI0fCEN 1nl6 Cliy 10 INV III u
position whuro 1t eat bItl deGnnoe to nnythlng
cit eiroams,as'ee., It i impossible FOR tho dis
~ ssf SIst %si ss sssu 's heaa
tion at presol,t. rhysIoIaus nre IN eiarRo ot tho
Wcst D!vIs!on. AZ follnwa: First Division, prs.
uarrott, I.osenthal. anA uresn!eaf: socoua d. p,
sHe, 'i5. Dr. III iialI aaS nandy. br. saxyes VIII
Gssk ana sta sress. Essry oea
s..pcrintends anl Is r9spons!ble tos tho yacclnn-
on Of s r n,;c xs sa synr are 10 ~
yacolnated. CaAus aunrantincd nt hume must
Ds rsEariy s!ste md lo9kea att9s ;so "s fr ~
Agontt inaku REPORT III writing.
\ BAD cAsE.
pr. It: +. starkWcather reGorts M a. tollGws on q
cnse nf s'nnll-pox at No: III West iiarrlson
soine OF tho apots hc!p9 henlorfhagIu; tho ase
ct s.s 0 s is # s . s
atnntly nlrsod aild waited upon by h!s
Mts sss 9a sns ,0dfs X ts {: ;es sy 'sf'' eodS n
mems of supnoft Of 10 ta1niiy q Ave is tho
tined, It ID elnpty; and. IN the courso Of events,
alJ, especially u !here win 10 delay II SECURING
sourca Of revenue. am of opln!ou no MD VII!
be needed this week. bit thut toIno aid should
koun Ge extended to heIu re!it unA to support
tlotn uutll boartcra Gun bo ohtNl11ed."
QUITE 1ITTLE SENSATION
was crcnted In tho Health Ontco yesterday MT.
crnoon BY q 1nni. who walked intu tho midst oc
ss%ea nsss to tas b ns y'ss%""'' Ssa o as snu %o
aS IN ncraHsr Sns Vic WIS tcsont turned asy
white. uncer aiahoncy took. charge nf tho
spottctI lna!y'i.nl exa.i1!nsa him, turned Pin
those Of stna'I-pox, mud not OF 4 contagious
ssis SS ss' !sos sss sSs H. ss !
p'cioMs and the nclHhoora renortcd 10 The
o'G b. rt Is ASy pSaxh ssSa j. sasa sr
as sae' J. asxs!oP stss! @ ia'@ .ns III:
then which. pr. Hr!dKe questioned tho right
OF Tho IIealth Department to Investigate ills
e".ss bt @" te thcr h%nd he t!Sn;h pc
the Interest taken. and thlt tho department wAs
compsl'ed to Investigate n!l suspicious cases re.
day from S Nus. IL: ana ist NoSth Gsesn ;.rsst-
ene oasc each; No. ,Ss l,asber Eo: ~, wcst w
sI islant Nos. i7S ia aud III Ulybo,lrn m avtni,o.
Deaths were reported IN tue City 1rpm Nos, ;sS
persons tnkon from No. 1ls West Washington
street and No. CIT liluo Island avenue.
y NEhI nI6GAFE EkEus
4 report was made tho other ttuy by tho Health
Department of tho existence Of caso OF sinnll-
| pox NJ No. 100 West MnLtson atra0t, upstairs,
| tho patient being Il 1abG. II tho stMtcIncnts
nadu nrc true the requirements Ut the law do
not npncslr to hay0 bccn fully earrind out III tho
sequel to thIa ease. Ono nf tic officers Ut tho
Health Department IL reported to h.yc sll yes.
tGFday In tho drug. store ut the corner. thnt this
one EMs9 ut smAll.llDx hnl Developed Into seyOll.
uu tho xrulIlll tl0nr thore nr0 two storcs-WtseH
| dry-gOotis store and rhlebeHa chin aiurs. Up
| Btnirt, ayor Wiso's, Is q bDNrdfnH-ho house: uycr
'rhlchena ., rutisls which he himself nceupes with
his family. 1t Is In tho boarding. .houso that
lcoli slfscovrrcl. Notwithstanding this NEST u
disease. however. tho policy Of isolation, which
1s 50 essential In auch cases, has not 0ccn car.
! r.cd out. FGlther Ut the stores bus heeu olosctl
| np, although tho proprietor Of one Of lhon ut
| Icuat o1pcatcll that bis would bo shut up. 4
pacurd IN up on tho house, but rc0r!p nrc gong
In ind counting 0ut of tho storcs, nltfouHl, under
tho circumstances Ut the case, lnreuttnn ls very
mt to bo carr!cd from ono floor to auothor.
lnndu putlie hy tho Health Department, and tho
| fact tnAt tiseH hnyo been suppressed 'n the pnss
inakcs 1t nll tho mora probHbse that tho drug
Rists story ID tr.tc. will b1 impossible to put mn
Gn to small Jox In this etty it buslncss Ii ttone
III tho sltp-shnl way which, IL tho above state
tncnts Art crrcot Mprcnrf to chnractarxe, In thls
instance ut !east, tho management OF tho sub
| nTt1 nutcA az fhe Health I1ei,n ri ment.