Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-16
THE SMALLPOX CASES.

THE SMALLPOX CASES.
Death of Child one of the victims-
Four other Cases at the Pest House
-EnerRetic Efforts to Prevent
Spread of the Disease-Action of tho
Board of Health-SchoOl Children
and Vaccination.
Malvina Gibson, the little colored girl
who has been at the pest house for treat
ment, died at that place at twenty minutes
to seven last evening. Everything was
done that was possible for the little suf-
ferer, but without avail. She was taken |
to the hospital suffering with tuberculosis,
and being much weakened fell an easy VIC
tim to the disease. Her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gibson, live at 1876 Carlisle
street. Her father drives for Smedley
Brothers. There are several brothers and
sisters, as well as the bereaved parents, to
mourn her loss. She was six years of age.
The authorities at Springside Immediately
notified Cox & Henze, the town undertaken,
who will take charge of the body this
morning. Health Officer Wright will prob
ably direct the handling of the body.
John Slime of Ansonia and Frank E. Hub
bard of 16 Warren street, all inmates of
the hospital, are the LAST to be affected
with the disease. which is exciting the hos
pital and local health authorities. These
patients happily are suffering with only
Slight attacks of varioloid, mild form of
the disease. DR.. Flagg attended both
Pratt and Callahan while they were in the
hospital and thereby contracted the dis
ease.
Slime and Hubbard were both inmates of
the same ward as Pratt, and no doubt con-
tracted the disease from him. Slime was
Just recovering from an attack of typhoid
fever, and Hubbard from pleurisy. Both
men are suffering from a very mild attack
of variQlsid,, gpecisl PROVISIONS will be
made for caring for DR.. Flagg and he may
| not be sent to the pest house, as his attack
| is very mild.
The other two patients were taken to the
pest house yesterday afternoon making the
total number being cared for there now
| being three, one having died as above
| recorded.
| Superintendent Starkweather said last
evening that they hoped that the worst
was over and that he thought there would
be no more cases there. One or two pa
tients are being watched carefully, but as
| yet they have shown no symptoms of the
disease The three last patients were vac
cinated, but it failed to prevent them from
being stricken with the disease, as it was
not done until after they had been serious
| ly exposed.
Up to this time there have been no cases
of the disease reported outside of the hos
pital, and the health authorities are quite
hopeful that none will be. There are
chances of there being one or two casei
about the city as there were several per
sons exposed before the nature of Pratt'i
trouble was discovered. They were visi
tors and some of them were admitted tt
the ward where Pratt was just before i
was discovered that he was suffering will
smallpox. Health Officer Wright learned
who they were, as far as possible, and ad
vised them to be vaccinated.
None of the physicians or attendants a
the hospital are permitted to leave tn
building and they are all practically isolated
is exercised to prevent the further spread
of the disease. AS to the obtaining of sup
plies, such as provisions, any additions
medicines, etc., it may be stated that al
such supplies are delivered at the baol
gate of the hospital and left there, ant
after due time has elapsed are sent for ant
brought into the hospital. The building
l pAGrOlloQ Dy CQ6 ponce ana 1QRreSS O.
egress is not allowed.
Telephone connection with the hospits
for contagious diseases is to DO made to
day.
Superintendent Sanford at the aims
house received word from DR.. Loomis O
Birmingham yesterday, that he had tire
cases of the disease on his hands whicl
had just broken out, and asking if b
| could not get accom- modations for them il
the pest house. Superintendent Sanfor,
WAS obliged to decline, as all of the avail
able room in the house was needed in cas-
of emergency in this city.
VACCINATION FOR TIE SCHOOL CHILDREN
The board of health held meeting tw
and half hours in length last evening
Matters pertaining to precautionary meas
ures against the smallpox were the princi
pal topics under discussion. The meetin
was called to order at S:15 O'Clock, Mayo
Sargent presiding. After the transactio
of some minor business Captain Wrin
arose and said that he appeared in behal
of the department of police in order
get some instructions as to what should b
done with the accidents which were dali
happening in the streets of the city. TIL
! hospital being quarantined at present O.
account of the smallpox there, and the az
thorities there refusing to receive any ne'
cases at all, it would be possible for som
laid the matter on the table for the tim
being.
: Health Officer Wright then made O brie
report on the smallpox cases at the hosp
tai, saying that one case had been fata
3 which is above reported.
He also reported that he was convince
, that there were great many children a
tending the public school who had nc
q been vaccinated and recommended that th
board take some action in the matter. D.
E | Winchell then made the motion that "Ph1
!. the school districts and report to th
4 board at the next meeting those who d
not give evidence of having been success
!, | fully vaccinated and vaccinated at all
4 The motion was later altered to read 6
T follows:
e Voted, That Doctors DeForest an
Winchell and Mr.. Grant be appointed
g committee to confer with thefboard of edr
Q cation and board of seleotmen with vie
s of ascertaining what children there a,
4 who have not been vaccinated or who hav
been unsuccessfully vaccinated and to tax
] proper steps to have all such vaccinated
= This motion was carried.
Health Officer Wright then reporte
f that the water conveniences at the hospit,
o for contagious diseases were very il
efficient, as 1t had to be brought an eight
of mile in milk cans. Mr.. Grant mad
the motion that the town authorities b
) requested to bring the water within a COL
). | ventent distance of the house. Th
= motion was carried.
, In respect to Captain Wrinn's request
was voted to make arrangements with til
t Bridgeport hospital for receiving all case
t that might come from out of town. A
t cases of people living in town, who wis
. to enter the hospital, it was voted to tres
: at their own homes as a temporary al
! rangement.
Page Guyton appeared before the boar
1 in behalf of the Simonin system of the dii
: position of garbage and refuse. Crud
Q garbage has in it 80 per cent. of water
r This is given nine baths of naphtha in til
' course of twenty four hours, leaving onl
J, per cent. of moisture. It is then groun
up and used as fertilizer. This systel
: is in use at Providence, R. l., where II
f practical workings have been thorough
, demonstrated. The city government g
f Hartford is also said to be strongly
r favor of putting plant in that city. Tn
a propositions offered to the city were n
served by the board for their future COZ
sideration. The meeting then adjourned
q PANIC AT THE HOSPITAL.
q Last evening a number of the help 6
the hospital became panic-stricken and q
tempted to make break for freedom
They were driven back by the police, how