The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-05
A CARD FROM THEPHYsICIANS.

AUSTIN, TEX, December 81, 1881.
We, the undersigned physicians of
the city of Austin, in view of the fact
that the city has been expos, d to a fam
ily imported into her limits with small
pox, and in view of the further fact
that the citizens have become Harmed
concerning this matter, we think it our
duty to submit the following statement
of facts, covering the subject so far as IS
known ;------
Sunday, the 18th inst, as soon as the
proper authorities were notified of suspi-
cious cases, they were examined, and
proper measures instituted. The next
day the Board of Health met and sub
mitted to the city council their recon-
mendatiOns, which were unanimously
adopted.
The first two cases died and were buried,
before it was possible to prepare place
and remove them from the city, but all
confined to the house were promptly re-
moved and isolated, us recommended by
the board of health, since which time
four of the same family have been at
tackled by the disease, while in the tents,
and the attending physician has been
sick, but has not broken out with the
peculiar eruption. On the Goth instant,
a Swede was found with the disease at
Mr.. LundelIs residence, in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the first cases, who had
had personal relations with the first in
fected family in the same room. He
was Immediately removed from the
city, together with his family and
guard placed around LundelIs,
house. Mr.. Lundel and family are Or
dered removed to-day, as all arrange
ments have been made for ttat purpose.
This morning, two other families, each
with one case of the disease, were alike
ordered under guard and will be removed
Immediately, both cases having been
ext osed to the original source of infec-
ton.
We are appraised of the arrangements
of isolating these cases, and protecting
the city against infection, and believe
that all is being done in the power of
the board of health to the attainment of
this purpose. We deprecate undue eX-
element in this matter, and as the time
elapsed since those first exposed favors
the presumption, We believe there
is reasonable hope that the disease will
not become epidemic, and we feel conf
dence in the measures being used to con-
fine the same to those referring to
the one seat of infection. But in
attaining this end, we cordially invite
the aid, encouragement and support of the
citizens f Austin, and the people can
feel sured that, while we regard I'M
necessary talk damaging TO the interests
of the city, yet we are wide awake TO
the importance of this matter, and ask
them TO repose this confidence in the
profession, as they alone arc competent
to deal with such subjects, pledging them
that should the disease show evidence of
assuming epidemic proportions, or any
disposition to increase in the city, due
notice will be given
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T. D. WooTEN. JOHN L. j. WALKER.