The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-18
ONE CASE FATAL
Son of Rev. Mr.. Dahl
StrOmDieS OfDlphtheria.
Disease Prevalent in One
Section of First Ward.
Cases of Scarlet Fever Also Re-
ported in Same Locality.

Joseph Dabls.rom, one of the FIVE child
rem OF Rev. Julius Dahlsirom, who wer
taken To tho Rhode Island Hospital YES
terday afternoon, suffering from dipbthe
ria, died at o'clock this morning. Th,
prospects OF the recovery OF the oths
four are considered GOOD.
AT the present time thsre are A houses
In the city which are recorded on the
chsrt In the office OF the superintendeut
| cf health as sheItering one or more oiph.
theria victims. This chart is divided
according TO the political divisions OF
the city into the % districts, and tho sur.
prislng feature OF II is that I'm one OF
those 22 districts practically haIf OF all
the cases In the city are to be found.
| Ibis IN the first or southern district Of
| the First Ward, aud n line drawn from
| south Main street up John to Hone and
! down TO ludia would include most OF the
| houses where the disease IL known to ex-
1St. Within the district IN question
there are now 20 houses guarded Dy tire
"wbite cards.n and ri ce the first of
August there have been SO.
In all other parts OF the city there are
less than 20 houses where the disease has
been reported.
Scarlet fever Is less prevalent althoug h
CT this misfortune the Fox Point neigh
-, W. siso DAN the monopoly, there
helng SIX houses down thero now where
the cards are still up and IL other cases
have been terminated by death or re-
covery since August l.
There are not many cases Of typhoid at
the present time.
great many OF the "initial cases" IN
the FIRST Wird were traced to st.
Joseph'r Schcol on John street. By int
tlSl case is meant the jrst reported in any
one family and then followed by sickness
OF other mem bers of the same household.
superintendent OF Beslth Chaplin has
recently Inspected tits scnool, examined
large number OF the pupils. but found
item sll free from diphtneria at the
present time.
Ihe officers and teachers Of the
parochiai schools, as well az those
OF the public schools, have always shown
WI nngness to cooperate with the
heaiih partment in locating ana pre-
venting disease.
Or. Cnapin would recommend more
Stringent regu ulations In the CITY to pre-
vent the spread OF diphtheria aud scarlet
fever. In his opinion the isolation of a
paIlsnt suffering rom either of these
diseases should be as com plete as that
REQUIRED for victim of small pox.
All the law in the matter NAV now he
foun IN sections ID, IL and "a Of Cham
te 9i, General Laws of Rhode island.
other contagious or infect ious dlstemper
shall break out in any house and the In
ctcd rerson pe confined To such house.
I ne town shall he at the expense OF guard
ing he sane and the owner at the ex-
pense OF cleansing the same, to be fixed
by the iown Com ii, wtich charges of
cleansing, upon refusal to pay the same.
shall be recovered by the town.
section IL. In case, the small box or I,
ether contagious disease shall break out |
I'm any house or family in ans town. the /
Town Council thereof may removs any /
lnbapi!ant OF SAID town, visited with the /
smallpox or other contagious d sease TO 4
lhe hopstsl in said town, or OF her con-
'enlent plsce IN orur to prevent the
ID eading of the infect or otherwise.
II their di'cretion, place guard around |
me dwelling house OF the infected per-
'on. as to them ii shalt seem necessary,
Section "a. Every person IN any
house where there IL anyone gick with !
he gmsllpox or other contagious or In
'ctious diseases, or who is in any small
)ox hospital. who shsll Voluntarily leave
ne same without a permit from the
'own Council or the physician employed
~ sucn town council, or from the su Ser-
ntendent of health in cities, shall DO
med $50 and be imprisoned not exceed.
ng 80 days.