The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-04
HOW THE PEST SPREADS.
County Board of Health
Discusses the PreVa-
1enCe of Small
pox.

Smallpox was the principal subject
brought to the notice OF the County
Board of Health yesterday at its meeting.
DIR. Converse reported that during the
past year there had been sixty cases OF
| small pox in the county, a much greater
number than during any other since
1882. OF these six cases, twelve had
proved fatal. DR.. Converse said OF the
cases recently developed In the Emanuel
family that when he saw the fatal case he
refused to order the victim to be sent to
the pest house because of the sufferers
| dangerous condition. The next day the
patient died.
Zone day last week." said DIR. Con-
verse, mine cases at No. 2S9 Railroad
avenue were reported. investigated
them, and found three cases that had
been developed from twelve days to five
weeks. These cases had not been re-
ported by any attending physician"
NO DOCTOR.
'Was there an attending doctorr' In
Quired Counsellor Winfield.
mo. believe not The case reported
on Grand street, and the one on Med
mouth street were both contracted at
No. 2S9 Railroad avenue. Another case
that was reported to the Board, was that
of a Pullman car porter who lived on
Jordan avenue. He had just returned
from Florida, and was there too long 20
permit the belief that he contracted the
disease here. The incubation is seldom
less than five or six days, or more than
fourteen days. The case of the colored
woman on Van Horn street was contract
ed in New York, where the woman be-
longed. She did not come to this city
unIil she had the disease. The case on
Monmouth street was contracted by
curiosity. The victim stood by the ambu-
lance to see a patient removed from
No. 2S9 Railroad avenue. A case was re-
ported on December 81. at No. 45 York
street. This was also traced to No. 289
Railroad avenue. The grand parents of
the child lived at No. 2g1 Railroad ave-
nue., and while visiting there she con-
tracted smallpox from the adjoining
house. This case was fatal. and death
took place the day after the contagion
was reported. There are seven or eight
colored cases in the Hospital. One OF
these was brought here from Brooklyn
by the sufferers mother. One half of
these cases would have been prevented,
had the disease in the city been promptly
reported. There Is no fear of an epidemic,
and have found nothing to warrant
anxiety"
ROUTINE DoINGs.
The report of DR.. Converse was accept
ed without comment. A warrant was
ordered drawn for $1,000 for Mr.. Bren-
nan. This is the fourth payment
DIR. Lasker wrote the Board that he had
an office at Fort Lee and another at Gut
tenberg. He desired to know whether he
should register in this county. Clerk
Rooney was directed to notify him that
he must register in this county If he de-
sired to practice here.
1t was reported to the Board that DR.. R.
B. Gilman had failed to report the birth
of Paul A. Conord, July 5, 1888. Clerk
Rooney said an application for the record
had been made, but the case nor having
been reported. he was not able TO furnish
the record. The matter was referred to
the counsel to the Board.
Counsel reported that he had ascer-
tanned that Undertaken McKenna had
complied with the law in burying Patrick
Glenuon, and that DR.. I. N. Quimby had
abated the nuisances that had been COM
planned of. Next Tuesday the Sussex
street nuisance will be presented to the
Grand Jury.
Inspector Allen recommended that l..
B. Thurston be permitted to slaughter
calves at Third and Provost streets, and
the permit was granted.