The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-19
10 RESUME VdCCfNAIION.
Uouse 10 House Visitation VIII Hegin To-
Day, But There VIII BE No Compu.sion.

4 called meeting Of the Committee on
Health was held in room NO II OF the
city Hall last evening at o'clock. fhefe
were present Messrs. Reeve chairman,
Davis Don Leavy, Snead Woody ana
Moore. It was stated that the meeuhB
had been called to take some acton on
the resolution adopted by the Clty Couh-
ell and approved by the Mayor appfo-
prating $500 for vaccination purposes
DR.. W. T. Oppenhimer. president OF
the Board of Health stated that former
meeting the committee had decided 10
onen two vaccine stations. and that he
had done So one Of the stations "hlCh
did not require any rent, had been estao-
Ushed al DR.. Judson Cunningham drug
store. corner Twenty-second ana Nam
streets, with DR.. Curd In charge WINE
the other was located at 3Ol west Sroad
street. For the latter rent OF 80 per
month had to be paid.
Or Oppenhimer stated that the Board
OF Health had agreed on the following
physicians who are TO carry out me
vaccination: Drs. Curd and Beazley. OF
jefferson ward; DR.. Reams, OF Marshail
ward; Drs. Stratton, Lumpkin ana hugh
Mcclure, of Madison ward; Drs Brock
and Woodward, Monroe ward; Drs. Levy
and Badk.ns, of Clay ward,
DR. Oppenhimer also reported that the
Board OF Health was Of the opinion that
a sair compensation " )uld be TO pay
So TCr month 10 '3Cl. one OF the ten
~ yscians for six hours work IN a d'y.
The question of districtIng the city Tor
vaccination purposes was, on motion leIL
entirely to the Board or Health. Tn Ter
IN decision of the latter body one dis
;-irt will comprise Fulton from the 1ltj
limits eastward TO Twenty-sixth street.
Another district Is 20 cover the territory
from Twenty-sixth 10 seventeenth street
and from the river north 70 clay street
That part Of the city lying north OF cray
street is 10 be visited by two physicians.
Another district is 10 so from Seventeenth
10 sixth street, and from the river no. n
:, Clay street. The dividing lines of the
remaining districts are TO be Belyidere
and Main streets.
on motion Of Mr. Davis, Or. Open
hiner was requested 10 formulate an open
communication 10 the residents or KEN
mond, appealing to them to assist the
physicians just appointed In carrying out
their work.
The work OF general vaccination VIII
be taken up again this morning, when
the physicians appointed will start on
their hOuse-to-hOuse visitauons. Inc
methods TO be pursued Will be the same
as those contemplated In the first plan.
WITH the exception that there viii be no
con:pulsion In this arrangement The
physicians are to 20 from house TO house,
and all who are willing 10 submit 10 H.
will be vaccnated free Of charge, hut no
attempt will be made 10 compel any one
to undergo lnocculat!on.
No smallpox has as yet maze IS ap
pearance in this city. and iherc seems
to be no likelihood OF its reaching here,
but many people are lxI0 IS to take all
pI ecautions in their reach.
While there are no cases Of smallpox
In the city, yet several :ises OF sea- ct
fever. scarletina and dlph.heria caIe b. en-
reported. At No. 706 nor.h s'ev e1:eeith
ST. eet there are two cases, one at No. .
west Marshall, one at 5Ol west Franklin,
ana another at 5000 east Marshall. All
OF the parties are white.
Al No. 1910 Taylor street there are four
cases of scarletna. Ii IS said thac the
family at this number are in wait Il
the necessaries OF life. some CT the reigh-
bors have agreed 10 pay for their medi-
cine, and the attending physician makes
no charge, but other things are said to
be imperatively needed.
one case of diphtheria has been reported
TO the Board of Health. II is located at
oil east Grace street There are said TO
be several cases yet unreported, and
some of the physicians have made efforts
TO secure supply OF anti-toxine None
of the above cases are OF a violent type.
and statistics show that the percentage
OF deaths In Richmond from scarlet fever
Is very small.
A letter has been received by DR.. Crox-
ton, OF this city from a friend living
near the Indian reservation In King Will
liam county, stating that IL is rumored
there that the teacher of a school To-
Gated just outside the Indian town has
been taken with a case of smallpox
OF violent type. The letter stated this
rumor and gave no particulars.