The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-21

SURPRISING SMALLPOX.
Hard Work for the Health Author
itics-lnfested Persons Con-
cealed by Relatives.

There was a short session Of the County
Board of Health, yesterday Eafternoop.
All the members of the Board, Inspectors
and Counsel, were present.
DR.. Lasker, of Union Township. who
has as yet failed to register as a regular
practitioner. was given another extension
of time in which 10 file his signature
with the Hudson County authorities.
Inspector S%altenstall reported on behalf
of Hepe, Hoyen 81 Co., manufacturers OF
Hobokeu, tina the West Shore Railroad
Company was continuing to load and I'M
load cars of MANURE during the day ut It's
depot. about 100 feet from complainants'
place of business. The nuisance will be
abated or action against the corporation
will be brought.
A communication from Charles H. Os-
trander requested the Board to have
searched, NJ his expense, the death records
from 1873 to the present time, and ascer-
tain If Victor Henry died in this county
and, IL so. date and cause of death. The
search will be made, u a small remun-
Grafton charged.
County Physician Converse, who has
worked untiriDgly in the hope of stamp
ing out every trace of smallpox in the
county. reported that there were
Twenty-Five, patients at che pest
house, that foul were seriously Ill
and the Others convalesceut. Counsel
Winfield reported for Inspector Saiton-
stall that two aggravated cases of SMALL
pox had been discovered at No. 81 Hudson
street. in the home of a family named
Doyle. He also reported that the people,
who were poor, had failed to call in med
ical attendance, and had done all in their
power to keep the presence OF the con-
- ~ -. 81 caaraf A Nni1nr frtrl ynpG frat
stricken with the dreaded disease
and was at the point of death
when discovered by the police.
Inspector Siltonstall reported tnat1n this
case there had been no medical attend
ance. but County Physician Converse
coutradicted him by stating chat Doctors
Dickinson aud Baker had both attended
the patient aud had subsequently, called
him In for consultation. He caused the
child to be removed to Snake Hill, fumi-
gated the premises and yaccinated u num-
Der of persOns in the Deighborhood, and
also every one who had in any way come
into contact With the patient. Notwith-
lug these precautions another Doyle child
contracted the disease. and was allowed.
it Is said, to suffer without medical at
tendance until discovered and removed
to Snake Hill. Precautions have been
takeu to stamp Il the, c~ontagion In the
neighborhood which IS densely populated.
DR.. Cooney, an assistant at the City
Hospital, was. GU motion OF DR.. Con-
verse permitted to register as a practicing
physician.
A Hidden Case in Hoboken.
A concealed case of smallpox was dis.
covered yesterday after OF the first
noor of the house, No. AZ Hudson street,
the patient being Alice Doyle, aged four
years. She has been i'll with he disease
several days, but the case was not re-
ported, and no physician was called. The
father of the sick girl has continued at
his work daily and the tenants of the
house, not knowing of the danger,
have passed in and out without re-
| strainf. The case was discovered bv two
machipe agents yesterday. They called
oil Health Inspector Benjamin, and re-
| uuested him to vaccinate them. Their
| nervousness caused the Inspector to sus-
| pect they had reason to believe they had
been where the smallpox existed. aud
| they said they believed there was a case
in the house mentioned. Tn Health ln-
| spector Immediately dispatched Sanitary
Officer Flannelly to investigate and
he found the mems suspicious to
| be we'll founded. The sick girl was at
| once removed to the SMALL ox hospital
at Snake Hill, the house thoroughly
| fumigated, the inmates vaccinated, aud
| the father of the girl stopped from going
[ tn his work.