Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-01
AWAY ON RED MOUNTAIN
Have the Two Suspected People
 E Been Taken
AN lMPROvISED PEST HOUSE
Will Be Their Home With Watchful Physician; to Look After Ihem-Dr. E. H. ShoII
 Gives Out a Statement.


 Two persons suspected of being victims
 of smallpox are now located in Red
 Mountain, beyond the. city limits, in an
 improvised pest house, with a strong
 guard around them to prevent any per
 sons save those. authorized to do so from visiting them.
 pr. Macon, the well known colored phy-
 slcian, has charge of the suspects and is
 untiring in nahis attentions to them and
 will give them the full benefit of his
 medical skill, together with that of the board of health.
 The first case, that mentioned in Sun
 days State Herald, was found in Alley G,
 near Twenty second street. The second
 man was found at Avenue R and TWen- ty-second street He recently came into
 the city from near Gate City. He, like the first negro, has a severe skin erup- tlon and it is, as yet, impossible to tell if his case is an unusually severe case of chiclSenpox or smallpox.
 Dr. w. H. Wilder, the well known ana popular city physician informed State Herald reporter yesterday that the two cases were now beyond contamination
 with ether people and all due care would be taken to have persons who had ai- ready come in contact with the two ne l groes vaccinated and put under surVell- lance.
 The health officers, mayor and others in | whose care the health of the city IS placed, are. to be commended for the4r vigilance in looking after suspects and l it is safe to say they will prevent any | contagious disease from getting hold | on the people of Birmingham.
 pr. E. H. Sholl, in reference to the two suspects, has given out the following statement for publications:
 In reference to the two suspected cases of smallpox, thac out of abundant pre- caution have been removed from the cfty as a protection to the community, IL IS 1 we'll to state that five of the six physl- l clans who have examined the case in | Alley G have been in doubt as to the na- | ture of the case, as it is not always pos | eible to diagnose at once ,he difference 1 between the discrete variety of smallpox | and that severe form of chickenpox
 which covers the body as abso- | lutely assconf1uent smallpox, and has also 1 an active fever, with sore throat, but | have given the city the benefit of the | doubt in their removal as promptfy as l circumstances would allow, the city au- | thor:ies promptly cooperating. Chlzens and physicians are requested to promptly report any suspicious cases, as the law 1 requires, wHhin twelve hours after their l recognition, to Dr. w. Fl. Wilder, acting | health officer If they will do so and l avail themselves of the absolute protec- | tior of vaccination we'll done, there will
  l All unvaceinated persons during the pos 1 sibiliy of an epidemic are menacs to ] the health of the community and should l cheerfully comply with securing the only l safeguard. eArrangemen.s are being 1 pushed forward for a permanent pest 1 house, and pr Wilder and Gen. Thomas
 will look after the disinfections of the in- l facted premises. Cooperate promptly 1 win the health authorities and any such ! infectious disease can be handled and linn | ited pr. Mason. the colored city physl- | cian, is in, attendance on these. eases, and l all their vans will be properly provided | for. E. H. SCHOLL M. D., l Chairman, Committee of Health of Jeffer- I son County, Alabama.