Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-19
THE SMALLPOX CASES.

Only One New One Yesterday-The
situation at the Hospital Not Ma
terially Changed-The Quarantine
to be Indefinitely Extended.
Yesterday the situation was little changed |
at the hospital. One of the two cases |
which were isolated on Thursday was pro- |
nounced to be a case Of yarioloid. The |
victim is fve-year-old Lizzie Kane, whose
home is on Cedar street, and she was taken
to Spripgside farm. The other case which
was isolated was that of hospital nurse
named Smith. The doctor was in doubt
as to whether 1t was really a case of small
pox, and as she was feeling much better
last evening 1t is now thought that she has
not got the disease. The little Kane girl
was an inmate of the children's ward when
Pratt was at the hospital. Malvina Gibson,
the child who died with the disease few
days ego, was also in that ward.
The smallpox patients at the hospital for
contagious diseases are doing nicely. The
Kane girl makes the twelfth case that has
broken out at the hospital. There are at
| present about 210 persons in the hospital,
including $50 patients and 40 nurses, and
the officials and help make up the others.
The quarantine which was first ordered
expires this morning. Health Officer
Wright says that he will extend it indef
nitely, however. So the inmates of the
| hospital bid fair to be under the protection
| of the bluecoats for some time yet.
A special meeting of the board of health
was held yesterday morning for the pur-
| pose of taking action in reference to pre-
| pairing accommodations for any more cases
l -
| The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Sargent. All the members of the local
board of health and DR.. G. A. Lindsey,
secretary of the state board of health, be-
ing present.
| After the meeting had been called to
order Health Officer Wright stated that
the meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of providing suitable place for the
treatment of cases of contagious disease
which may break out during the course of
| few weeks. The hospital for contagious
diseases at the almshouse is already over
crowded, he said, and it was necessary to
have a building ready in case the epidemic
continues. He said that 1t would be advis-
able to erect cheap building adjoining the
present hospital for contagious diseases at
Springside where patients could be taken
in the future.
DIR. Winchen president Of the board, agreed
with Health Officer Wright and expressed the
opinion that such a building should be erected to
remain permanently, inasmuch as cholera was
expected in the spring, and that if a suitable
| place was not provided for contingencies which
might occur the public was in danger of taking
the disease.
1t was suggested that large waterproof tent
be erected on the hospital grounds, but this pro-
ticable to use tents at this season Of the year,
| when winter is coming on. Another reason for
suffering from smallpox we're kept in the hospi
| tai grounds 1t would keep the institution under
| quarantine much longer than it is expected that
it will be necessary to do if the afflicted patients
are removed to Springside.
The board finally voted to leave the whole mat
President Winchel, Health officer Wright ane
} George M Grant. The committee will take i'm i'm
t building at once. 1t is the intention of the com
mittee to have the building made out of matched
sheathing and the roof covered with tarred pa
per- The building will be about SO feet long ant
= 25 feet wide which will be large enough to &C
t the necessary heat, and the other furnishing
b will be supplied by the town: 1t was suggested
Q in securing joiners to work on the building, blu
!. the committee think that men can be secure
f who will be willing to do the work. They will no
have to come in contact with any of the patient
and will not run any particular risk. If wors
comes to worse they will get men who have ha
l. The board also voted to recommend genera
Of the pubs and especially opert
10 in numbers in close quarters.
l. sELECTMEN MEET.
d special meeting of the selectmen was bel
| yesterday afternoon to consider the advisabilit
of erecting the building suggested by the boar
of health at the morning session. President VIII
chell and the other members of the commtte
appeared in behalf OF the project and Gener
is Of the hospital. After the matter was expiaine
the board voted to allow the committee to
ss | ahead and erect the building The cost of tt
- building and furnishings was limited to 81 90
- which amount DR.. Winchell considered suffice
CO for the purpose. The building will be put up
once, and one or two new nurses secured as SOC
~ | as possible. The building will be erected und
a. the personal supervision of the committee
es special committee of the board of health.
1t was also voted that all patients in the aim
y house should be vaccinated Immediately, and
- | discharge from the institution all patients wi
- refuse to submit to vaccination.
D. TO BE vACCINATED FREE OF CHARGE.
"a At the adjourned annual meeting of the d
30 pensary managers held yesterday the followil
Z: vote was passed: SIN view of the present aspe
AZ Of the smallpox question, the physicians of Il
I'd medical clinic are authorized for a few weeks
w come to vaccinate free Of charge the childr
~ under school age whose parents are unable to p;
ed for such service The proper time and place
apply is any week day between $50 and II a.
Of at the dispensary, 146 York street.
~ No cases have been discovered outside.
nv Yesterday morning Health officer Wrig
w. found no trace of smallpox.
Principal Thomas of the high school anticipat
|
be ter and sent blanks out upon his own responsb
ity. He has received returns from all the sch
h. ars OF the $50 scholars in the school about OF
ne tenth C65) have not been vacciuated during t
as past ten years. Only about one dozen of t
~ scholars had never been vaccinated. OF t
:, sixty five who will have to be vaccinated t
~ ~ greater portion will have their family physici
VI perform the operation.
~ 1t is estimated conservatively that one-ten
49, of the scholars in the district will have to
~ vaccinated. AS there are about IL 900 schola
in ALL at least 200 vaccine points will be needle
THE SMALLPOX BIRMINGHAM AND SHELTON
10, BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 18.-Another suspected cas-
~, no seven-year-ol old girl, was reported last nigl
nd The case Of Gleason, of Shelton, which {
veloped yesterday, is the worst of any and
~ condition is critical. The other patients rema
about the same A temporary hospital on t
Use New Haven turnpike has been arranged.
ew The Shelton authorities have taken q 81
lily roomed house at Rocky Rest, two miles belt
the village, for hospital, and Gleason will
sent there at once.
&c The people are flocking to the physicians
vaccination, and over 800 in the associated '
lagos have been innoculated in three days. T
led | schools are also being visited by corps of pt
oil, | scians