Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-13

pLO"ptIy uOtiIy tu0 OO1Iu VI uelItu Vi I'LL
cases Of smallpox or variOlOid that come
within their practice. As some of them
have thus far failed to do Sd exaggerated
reports arc circulated and when any Of
the non-repOrting physicians arc seen to
. report is circulated that they are visiting
smallpox patients. They have it in their
power to abate the alarm and assist the
board Of health in stamping out the
disease, by promptly reporting every
case.
TIE l3OARD OF HEALTH
A Joint nesting Win tho Sanitary Com.
mlstoe.
Last evening the board of health and
the sanitary committee Of city councils
held joint meeting in common council
chamber.
OF the board of health Mr.. Zecher and
Drs. Brown, Fitzpatrick, Levergood and
Reed were present. Of tho sanitary com.
mitteo DI, BOlenius and MesSrs. Diller
and Eberman were present.
DR.. LevergOOd occupied the chair and
DR.. Brown acted as secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting of tho
board of health were read aud approved.
AhO AOlAOwhS PIOouDIc Iuu ItSoluIlOlo
pl eSented by DR.. LevergOOd were unani
mously adopted
WHEREAS, 1t is we'll known fact, as
we'll known to most members of councils
as it is to citizens residing in the northern
portion of the Sixth and Ninth wards. that
there exists at the intersection of North
Queen and Clay streets, nuisance of an
almost intolerable character 4 nuisance
that has OccasiOned an extraordinary
amount Of mortality among children
whose parents reside in the locality
referred to, aud which has Occa-
stoned very great complaint therefore
ResOlued, That this board respectfully
and earnestly calls the attention OF councils
to the matter complained of, with tho
hope that those bodies will speedily afford
the necessary relief in other words, take
measures to abate a public nuisance.
Resolued, That the sanitary committee
be requested to bring this subject to the
attention of councils.
DR.. Brown offered q resolution, which
was adopted, to tho effect that commit
tee of three bo appointed to draft an
ordinance for preventing the spread of
contagious and infectious diseases. and to
present the same to tho sanitary commit
tee, to be by them presented to the city
councils for adoption. The chair appointed
Drs. Brown and Reed and Mr.. Steigerwalt
said committee.
Several nuisances of minor Importance
were reported and tho necessary means
taken to abato them, after which the
meeting adjourned.
Faithful Discharge Of Arliuous Duties.
New Era.
DR.. Fitzpatrick, the health commits
sioner, gets more unmerited abuse about
these times than any other man we know
of. Lancaster, unlike many other cities of
its size and intelligence, has not yet been
educated up to the appreciation of those
severe sanitary regulations which are an
absolute necessity for preventing or hold
ing contagious diseases in check. Hence
the average citizen doesn't like any inter-
ference with what he considers his per
sonal and private rights, which he thinks
includes the right to get the smallpox and
communicate the cOntagiOn to his unsus
pecting neighbOrs if they cross his thresh
hold or he theirs. Because DR.. Fitzpa-
trick tries to do his duty to the best of his
ability under the limited powers doled out
by the councils to the board of health for
whom he is acting, he is frequently abused
by the very men and women whom he is
trying to serve while serving the public.
Much of this abuse has been given by men
who ought to be ashamed of their conduct.
We are in position to know that tho
citizens of Lancaster owe q debt of graft
tude to DR.. Fitzpatrick for his efforts to
prevent the spread of the disease which
started in this city with very threaten
ing aspect. He accepted an office which
not one in Thousand would be willing to
I'LL. He has been faithful to the trust. In
spite of curses and threats where kind
words and encouragement were his due
Notwithstanding that oven some physicians
embarrassed his efforts by refusing OF neg
Letting to report eases they were treating,
he has succeeded in maintaining "A tOlera-
bly, effective quarantine of infected houses
and influenced the vaccination OF il large
number of persons. Had the board Of
health been clothed with ali tie powers
which all boards mast have to be efficient,
and q prominent hospital been established
with competent nurses, the smallpox could
have been stamped out in half the time it
has taken and may yet take. The only
wonder is that, considering the disadvan-
tages under which the board and their
health commissioner have labored, they
have accomplished so much. We therefore
bespeak for DR.. Fitzpatrick the encour-
agement and cooperation Of all good
citizens Is an offset to tho blackeuardism
of those who think they are gentlemen
when they are not.
Smallpox Scare at husseilville.
West Chester Rep ublican.
Albert Rheims and family moved OIL the
first Of April from Puscyville, Lancaster
county, to Hayesville, Chester county,
RHEIMS having engaged to work tobacco
for William Smith, near that place. He,
however, became dissatisfied and went to
Lancaster county, and is at present at
Petersburg. About six weeks ago Mrs.
Rheims went TO Lancaster on visi: with
her three small children, where she I'd.
NAMED until last Monday, when she re.
turned 70 Hayesvills in the afternoon in
the Parkesburg stage. 1t soon became
rumored abroad that the woman was suf-
tsrine with varioloid Or smallpox. This
of course, alarmed the people, as the
house occupied by Mrs. Rhems is in the
village, and part Of it occupied by another
Iamily. Inquiry soon revealed the fact
hat this was the case. The citizens
II Hayesvil and vicinity are taking pre-.
,autionary measures to prevent the dis
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