Telegram-herald., 1886-06-05
AN ALLEGED OUTRAGE
said 70 Have Been Committed
bY the Health Onhcials
The 8lsRl Of HEALTH IGNORED
Dr Bssf FIatls Coatra1.cts o. r0iaen
a 5 roz-r Gains rIs Reuse
~as J0..stif Q4arantneo
The Courts ~iH P-obacf
Settle L

as Board 90 Health z, IS claimed by b
r.zer. CIsrz " Police Colrr that 30 has ez
-e1ei us 5laes ass caused l.s children -9
ls assaulted snd that Cy Physician
Holden llalalt.uel hls house al-ael- auF
.4.e sh4tegrr 81 Iozefs children saa
aa.e been sie 4. we're attended 1s pr BIS
sl4 states ..af che children were suffering
.rou stomach aer4aseaseat an4 aaFe taa
ao gulteus of scarlet fever a= alleged ag
bis Holden aal Maxim The st.rg Is 1e
.oa bg hs parties most Interested as
olovs.
la.lt zn1E anything about lae meris
af Tie .4se said ST. loL-r aara s4e,
al-i bg reporter isr l1- lzLseaAN
HaaALD Dr Haliel n9nle1 u.- fa.s
.u.rulls t5 slt "a -l.l ora tur 4-- f.l b
le. Ined -1 80 s0 Ann nut a u4edlcai exc
aer. 4 am NOT prepared lo ake Dr hol
denis a ord az against that vi Dr. BEST. a lu
E. mss family physician. li cad believed
u Ha.aea Io 1e the best physician
should have employed him instead ui 1r
i-sf Ifmy folks have scarlet fever have
a. a..--l.lu- tl a sIgu oe-ng .t1 ln u}
a.a-- ln iact ! t.d nHt object when ore
als ult up although fhr cni iren were
..at ug % ile yard at the time WulIt
r.r ..r ANYTHING place the ives or health ot
ms urishbar. In jeopardy -lai. u-
.f.lel iu tlls ml rer entirely ov tle aivlcr
20 Dr B--- whom believe to oe an ao e
aal competent physician. aud as long as ne
-i- ms there is no contagious disease 3D.
uy house 1 shall uol put lp slgn. There
q. nothing ll lle ordinance which places
tl- naming of tle disease Iu The hands ol
tl- hetl D officer. and n- between rWo pny-
,lciaus 4 shall certainly accept fhe diagnosis
1f Dr Best. / think the Board % Heai-n
MANAGEMENT entirely destitute OF ali saline
prouerues The health officer went % uiy
house and made am exam nation which li
was bis duty Jo do Dr Best ooIe ed and
The uex- day Carglu and ar Maxim, with
no color 0f authority went there lu tne
4o--uce OF both DR.. Best and myself aud
proceeded % make another exam Iuaiior
SIS NIfe IS uow and was then under the
doctor care and her recovery was greatly
retarded ov tle c0uluc- ot the visiting
medical statesmen. Iuey pr0ceeled 60
examine ms lttle girls and frightened them
almost % death. They both ought to be
arrested for assault and battery They had
uo business m my house and their Conduct
E was au outrage. They knew where ] was
I t1 be found Why didn't they come t0 me
/ and ALLOW me t0 go with them' Or why
I didn't they say % Doctor Best that tley
/ thought bis diagnosis Of the case
was not r-ht and have him 20
I with them If ! had been az home
whea CarGu and Maxim came
\ there I should have ordered them OF he
premises Would any husband and father
/ have done otherwise is mans home 10
I oe invaded u This way2 of course Ca-gil
/ arl Maxim could be- arrested for assault
and battery and be convicted bar / dislike
/ ans such trouble. y es. u any three reputa-
/ ole physicians viii advise me that my chill
/ dren have scarlet fever. Viii put up a
+ gn % the absence of further proof ! shall
/ believe Dr Best
Dr. L. f. Best was seen and in answer 20
/ queries said. II was called In % see Mr..
I lH1er chi. dren at his house. - C0it-ave.
/ about three weeks ago. ] found them sur
feriu-s from stomach difficulty. caused by
/ over eating or bad dieting, with a slight
/ SKIN eruption They were also trfe
+ fever-h prescribed Tor them aud in a day
I 0r rVo tley were ail well and running
I about outdoors. They had no contagious
7 disease aud no one would have been injured
I mad they slept in rhe same bed with either
/ uf them Z have bad two hundred similar
+ cases within the past three months. / attrlD
I ute o. Oh general arrangement Of the stomach
Afer bad ceased attending 20 them
/ happened to be driving past Mr. Iozer's
I house and seeing a card marked scarlet feve-
I on the door g0t ont tO inquire OF Mrs
I Iuyar how long the children had been ck.
i To mv surprise ! found all the children
healthy and WELL / examined them thor
T 0ughiv and there we're no symptoms OF
scarlet fever Mrs T0zer told me that Dr.
Holden bad been there and bad told her
n1t 10 leo the children Out OF the house nor
aar one inside for fifteen days and % keep
tle children in Tor six weeks on leaving
T tae house I pulled down the fever sign ard
[ fn Iar n|
iren p.erfy 0f fresh air and exer-
else. lf ur Holden SAYS that they bad
ans symptoms Of scarlet fever. he does not
7 su1N y bat he is talsiug about If iS not
very long ago thar visited Mrs DOui.
I on Stocking st who bad been informed by
Ur Holden that sne bad only few hour,
T t0 live prescribed for her and today hat
woman is as Vei. as ever. She now resides
an lonia-sf-
Then Z understand you 90 say Doctor
F taat the children were not suffering from
sraref fever
Eyes. SIR T say emphsticaily that Mr.
Iorer children did not have scarlet fever
or any contagious disease. replied the
Doctor
How do sou account Tor the skin peel
iar 1H
~Any apHary fever Vil cause the skin
to leeI
ur Holden he Citg Physician was found
st his nff on Canal st and iu answer 20
queries said -Neizhbors of A r Tozer
complained t0 me that be bad scarlet fever
I1 hfs r0use and fhev wanted 70 snow why
F na carl bad been placed 0u bis front door
tv he Haari gf Health. On Tuesday .as-
.ed ,ne hHuse and examined sN the
children fu1i fhsf r1ev rere gferi0g
. ftrn ssrIe- fever ONE ~ them WAS ir
Thaf snean as tHe skin nee.LnE s'a-e
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