The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-24
SMALLPOX AT ANACONDA.
Four 0eaulne Cases fave Dosn Developed
In the SlnSlter City.

Four Genuine Cases Have Boen Developed
In the Slnslter CITY.
Tho local health board, will do oil that
they osn TO keep the city free from disease.
but they must have the Intelligent cooper
alton OF the e,tizena Yesterday the board
sent teleerams 10 Health Ofhcer +. ]. Spell.
man. Of Anaconda. and Dr. I. ]. Murray.
Of Butte. regarding the reported sssss Of
smallpox at Anaconda. Replies wore re-
oeivsd from them saying there were four
genuine casss Of smallpox At Anaconda.
and that they had been properly quasaA-
tined and every pfscaution taken to pre-
vent the spread Of tho c0nts9ion. Last
night . meeting OF the Helena health board
was held nt which Drs. Ballard and Bald.
win: W. g. Prsuiss and asalsh Omses
were discussed. The board instructed
Health Officer Hall to thoroughly inspect
the city for contagious diseases and
report them to the board. II was
also decided TO rigidly enforce the city OF.
dinancs which requires physicians TO report
their observation. DIRE. Baldwin and Bull.
lard speaking Of the matter last night said
the board were greatly hanpslsd In sach .
cass as the present one whore Is 10 desired
to disinfsct all places In town whore consa-
gion might arise. Ths board have NO money
with which to buy disinfeetants and other
things which are nssdsd. There are . mum
Der OF people WIS cannot afford the money
for vaccination and these the physicians on
the board have to attend to without any
compensation. They are perfectly willing
to vaccinats any of the needy Door who
may 90 to them but they believe the county
Or city should properly bsaf the e1Dsnae o.
this.
Mayor Curtin has instructed City Marshal
| MCCAIN to cooperate with the board and
rsvors all places needing disinfscston and
oil contagious dissassA. but this 10 not
all that " necessary" say Drs. Baldwin
and Ballard. 1--WE must have the aid Of the
should assist the board in the preservation
Of good health. This can be done By. z
general clean up and getting. v%accinated.'
In the absence Of . state board the Helena
beard has endeavored to look ont for tha
interests Of Montana In this respect. They
have been in cores ondence with she
health officers throughout the country ano
| were ,~ecently informed Of several Gases .oi
small pox on the Weimari from Bremen
! which arrived at New York on June 3. Iht
: Helena board notified the health boards o.
Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls snd
other towns in the state. The nane'
Of the afflicted persons were ass
names are Of persons who have gone
through quarantine at New York. Ther'
was a report on the west side Of the range
that the cases at Anaconda were caused b!
contact with q patient who escaped from
quarantine At New York. The Helen'
board do not believe there II any truth i,
the report.
Dr.. Bullard says he has . few vacoin'
points which he will furnish to physioianI
who are not supplied.
A special to HE INDEPENDENT from Ana
conda last night said: "Drs. Murray an
Shultz, of Butte. oame here to-day at tn
request Of the local board of health. The.
pronounced four Of tbs eight cases A. th'
pest house smallpox, and rs to the ethe
four patients. who have about recovered
said they were unable to determine whsths
they had the c~hioken-pox or q mild form c
varioloid. There are two othof cases 9
hndoubted smallpox under quarantine i
the city. making q total of six known casel
No new cases nave been reported With
the last two days, and the physicians thin
they have the disease under CONTROL"