The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-01-24
OHIO SMALL POX.
important Circular Issued to Boards
Of Hea!tl.

The following circular has been is
| su. d by the State Board Of Health
To the Heath Officer and the Local
Boards of Hea!th::
GENTLEMEN We desire to call your
attention to the present danger o
smallpox becoming widely prevalent
| in our state.
At this time there are known to Us
FIVE ceuiers ui infection IN Ohio, and
it is possible other cases exist which
have not been reported. Near New
Washington Crawford county, there
are FIVE cases. and Two have died of the
disra e: there is one case at New
Holland. pickaway co., one at North So
Ion, Cuyahoya county. one at Ober il
Lorain county, and one at Asltabula
Ashtabuln county.
At Oberlin, before The disease was
recognized, over 1900 students i'll the
; theological seminary were a: a lecture
attended 10y the patients, and Mt Ash
tabula, children from the patient
house attended school several days be-
lore tho facts were known to the Board
of Health.
Every precau,ion is being taken to
prevent he disease spreading from
these cases. but, !rem the number Oi
persons exposed, other cases may he
expected. Smallpox is also present in
adjoining states greatly y increasing in
danger. and We call upon you to take
immediate action to enforce proper
measures to protect the public health.
aud III
give almost complete immunity from
smallpox, and you should eLdeaver to
secure vaccinnation OF all unprotected
persons within yonr jurisdiction.
Section 2I35 OF the revised statutes
provides that The Beard of Health
may take measures and supply agents,
and afford inducements and facilities
for graiuitous vaccination" You
should at once secure q supply Of fresh
reliable vaccine virus, and offer free
vaccination to all who are unable 10
pay for 1t. We also call your attention
10 the following laws:
"rhe [Schooll Board Of each district
may make and enforce such rules and
regulations to secure the vaccination
OF, and to prevent the spread Of small
pox amo, the pupils attending or eli
gible to attend the schools o. the dis
tricl, as in its opinion the safety and
the interest OF The public require: and
The Boards of Health aud Counts OF
municipal corporations, and the trus-
tees of townships. shall. on application
q: the Boatd of Education OF the dis
trict, provide at the public expense,
without delay. the means of vnccina-
tion TO such pupils as are not provided
Herewith by their parents or guard :
ians." tSection 1886, r. 81
A conference with your Board o.
Education should be requested. and
they should be asked to adopt rule
requiring all children and teachers in
your public schools to be vaccinated
within as short time rs possible.
A bailding, remote from hers,
should be secured and fitted up as a
pest house, and ali arrangements made
to assume immediate charge of small
pox should i; occur within your COR
porate limits.
Constant watchfulness should be
maintained, and all suspicious cases
carefully isolated until the nature OF
the disease is determined. This office
should be notified by telegram Of the
first appearance of the disease; ch -rges
will be paid here.
We do not furnish vaccine virns. but
We aim TO keep constantly on hand a
small supply OF fresh virus, which will
be sent inmedirtely. if requested. for
the purpose of vaccinatng persons
who have been directly exposed to
small pox. We would suggest, in the
vaccination of school children, that it
would be we'll to make registration Of
the virus used. giyiny. first, kind o.!
virus used (humanized or bovine) 21d,
when the bovine, by whom propagated;
3rd. whether primary or secondary
vaccination: and 4th. the results. This
information would he of great value in
arriving at the comparative value OF
different kinds of virus.
We have prepared a pamphlet on
The Prevention and kestr ction Of
Smallpox, and can send you copies
for distribution ii desired Please in
form: LIS at an early date of the action
yoI have taken in this matter, as we
wish to know how far the public has
been protected by vaccination. Very
respec:fu'ly q. O. PRoBsr, Sec'y.