Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-15
ANOTHER CASE oFTHE DISEASE.

Three Persons Now Ill With the
SmallpOx-The Hospital Authorities
Very INSTRUMENTATION Spread of
the Disease Not Expected.
Another case of smallpox developed at
the hospital yesterday morning. The case
is that of Malvina Gibson, who was
brought to the hospital last August to be |
treated for tuberculosis. She was one of |
the inmates who were exposed at the time
tho disease broke out on Pratt. The Glib
son child makes the third person on whom
the disease has shown itself. She has been
removed to the hospital for contagious
diseases.
The hospital authorities will do their ut
most to prevent the further spread of the
disease. If there are any more affected
through the Pratt case they will show
signs of the disease right away, owing to
the lapse of time already expired. If any
new cases develop they will be Immediately
taken caae of.
There are still others who were also ex-
posed to the first case, and since the de-
velopment of the two later cases extraordi-
nary pecautions have been taken. Whether
any more of them will come down with it
cannot be determined for day or 30
longer. There are in the hospital 100
patients, fifty nurses and about fifty other
| attendants, including the physicians. All
have been vaccinated at least once, and
some have been vaccinated twice, and
others even three times.
The quarantine which was established
| when Pratt's case became known has been
extended until it takes in the whole hospi-
tai. The quarantine was first declared for
twelve days, but since the new cases have
been discovered the quarantine has been
| extended indefinitely, and now it is i'm
possible to tell when it will be removed,
| but it was stated this morning by the
| health officer that it would not be removed
until 1t was an established fact that there
| were no more cases and that it had been
| stamped out.
DR.. G. A. Lindsey, secretary of the
state board of health, made visit to the
hospital yesterday afternoon to inspect it
and ascertain what was being done.
| Health Officer Wright also made visit to
the institution to give such instructions as
he thought proper. 1t is not believed
that any cases will develop outside of the
ward in which Pratt was placed, although
the precaution has been taken to prevent
the nurses or patients from going near
those who were exposed in the first case.
A CONFERENCE HELD OF THE AUTHORITIES.
Last evening Mayor Sargent, Health Off
Ger Wright and Police Captains Hyde and
Wrinn held conference, as a result of
which it was decided to place policeman
on each of the streets which bound the hos
pital, i. e., Congress avenue, Howard ave
nue., Davenport avenue and Cedar street.
Each of the men is to attend to pacing the
block and see that no one either enters or
escapes from the premises.
This is done in order to prevent any OF
the patients, many of whom are very will
ling to be discharged from escaping, and
perhaps carrying the dread disease with
them. This watch went on at
MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT
and will continue until midnight tonight
A special meeting of the board of health
will be held tonight, and the ways and
means for preventing the spread of the
disease will be discussed. Arrangements
will also probably be made with Grace
hospital and Springside home to take
; charge of accident cases which may occul
while this quarantine is on.
The quarantine at the hospital will con
tinue until Saturday and probably longer
Just how long will be decided by the board
of health this evening.
Medical Examiner White and Health Of
, fcer Wright have secured John Thomas
residing on State street, to nurse the pa
TENTS at the hospital for contagious dis
eases. Mr.. Thomas has had the smallpox
himself and does not fear again contract
ing the disease.