New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-05-31

arethen placed on file for future refer
encc.
In addition to this, the pupils are in
structed to report Immediately to the Su-
perintendent every case, of which they
arc informed, that has been exposed to
or is suspicious OF having the disease.
The Superintendent. in turn, notifies the
health officer of these cases, and house
visitation of the suspicious cases is ac-
cordingly made. This method proved to
be of some value to us in detecting the
offending parties, but not for many cum
nlng ones.
New cases continued to be reported
every three or four days, so that from
October 1st to November 18th, fourteen
families in addition to the above men,
toned six, were attacked. Theepidemic
had not yet assumed such serious aspect,
and the public still doubted the nature
of the disease as SO far only two deaths
had occurred. However, these doubts
were soon to be removed.
During the following two weeks, from
November 18th to the Both, it began to
ASSUME a graver character, as twenty one
families were reported. The Board Of
Health still thought that with the ordi-
nary measures, isolation Of cases and
strict quarantine of the infected houses,
the epidemic could be controlled. From
November goth to December I'd, twenty
one more names were added to the file,
beng twice as many as during the pre-
ceding week, and making in all sixty
two families since the beginning of the
epidemic.
The Board of Health now saw that
with the usual way Of quarantining they
were unable to cope with the epidemic,
and that more stringent measures had to
be adopted. The first step taken was
the closing Of all schools on December
2d. On December Sd, the Board held a
meeting, and the following regulations,
in accordance with Chapter 1872, General
Laws of 1898 and amendments thereto,
were d, ,clareu to he enforced in the city
OF New Tim until revoked:
/. No persons except the medical at
tcndants, nurses, and spiritual advisers,
shall be permitted to enter or leave any
dwelling in which there is case of in
fictitious or contagious disease, without a
permit signed ly the health officer or the
secretary of the Boar<! Of Health.
2. Parents or guardians are respon-
sible for any violation Of Regulation CD
by their children or wards.
3. In each and every case of infec-
tious or contagios disease, it shall be the
duty Of the attending physician to en-
force, SO far as practicable, the cbser-
vance of the precautions and directions
for disinfec,ion given in the blanks for
certificates Of disinfection adopted by
the Board of Health and furnished such
physician by said body.
Section 80, Chapter 1872, General Laws
Of 1888, reads as follows: ''Any person
who shall wiIlfully violate any of the
provisions Of this act, or of any regula-
tions duly made and published by any of
the Boards of Health herein mentioned,
the penalty for which is not herein spe-
cially provided for, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed one hundred (100) dol
lars or imprisonment not to exceed thir-
ty (30) days or both such fine and impri-
sonment'
This notice was published in the Eng
lish and German papers, and also prin-
ted on posters which were distributed
around the city.
The Board of Health decided further
more and gave notice that all schools,
churches, and theatres in the City of New
Ulm should be closed and that all balls,
concerts, public festivals, public funer-
ais, and other public gatherings in said
city be prohibited until further notice
by the board.
By the adoption Of this last measure I
wish to emphasize that the main object
kept in view was to prevent large mum.
Der of cases, which had escaped the at
tention of the Board of Health, from at
tending all public assemblies; and this
was the only way in which it could be ac-
complished. f..
AS an explanation for the benefit OF the
laity, will say that where there is con-
gregation of people in building the
same atmos phere is breathed over and
over again and becomes unwholesome.
From the clothing of parties that have