The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09
QI,AUSE OF MEASLES.
~ruIJC SCHOOLS May M
~~rn ANOTHER WEEK
..,a Of Health Recommends s.eh
Assiss TO the Board of Esueatio.,
Leaves II 10 the Latter To
..stes-Great increase In the
...x sf the Disease Darfng the
.-sA-eunday schools Prolific
s.srees Of Infection

a. re Epidemic % measles THE
~ health yesterday afternoon
- resolution recommending tne
So So - education "a extend the spring
- IA the public schools one week.
- .~soo,s sre scheduled 10 open NEXT
<~~ arg II now remains with the
80 az the hoard OF education to
- accent the recommendation or as-
- ,se responsibility arising from what
&c, 4 may see AZ 10 take.
l. -, ~ observed taat the conxerva tors
.ss.s ,s.bsie health are diplomatic. They
80 word recommend" instead or
s..ssvr or direct" They say that the
...s.tsan Of affairs II such that II would
: . rood idea 20 keep the children out
: 1891 because since the vacation CON-
$500 there has been a decrease in the
s--a>r ., cases OF measles reported.
~ have done their duty. and request
-. VINO haze the control Of the schools
4 10 hkswise-
rser the board was called 20 order
,~.sxsy Afternoon for its regular month
: s-as,ea. President Holmes. DR.. George
x.x.sn6s. Dr. George M. Horton and
r.ssfs oslcer Robert NJ. Eames were
gsssnt
Infe~sisos Diseases.
80 month OF AHGCG was C11TAFfGF-
s.ss said Health Officer Eames. by a
sx<asrzbie increase In the number of
ss.ss Of measles reported. During Feb
f.sry ssventy-sfx cases came to the no.
- ~ fhe department.. but from various
sxkssons existing the disease was given
rsrkst impetus and has spread to all
sssssas OF ths city. A total OF 81 cases
sgs reported In March. and. except
sxrs more than one case occurred in one
sly, each individual case wa. placsre-
4 making a total OF 20 placards. This
saIIe6 considerable work for the SAM
SRI Inspector. as the cases are In DIFF
t.sat parts Of the city
-Tssrs are various causes which have
y 20 with the spreading OF this disease.
=. climatic conditions may have had
nnsthlns 10 Go with the peculiarly con-
laGgas nature or this epidemic The
Sc, dread OF the Disease and the pre-
saslisg kea that all children must. at
tEs tine, have the disease. has led many
sAvnls 70 purposeiy take their children
= kousss Infected with the measles for
ias purpose OF exposure 10 the disease.
Many cases. and by far the majority.
~ treated BY parents who fail to report
tsn for fear OF having TO keep their
sfssr children out of school. Many par
ssis have permitted children of school
sxs 10 attend school while other children
hare oeea sick a. home. Many eases have
hrpken cut In school subjecting every
stAosar susceptible 20 the disease 20 ex-
pssrs The Sunday schools are prolific
1srsas Of this Infection. One such school
isgorts twenty-eight cases among its at
ssrasnts. shortly after one case had de-
ssloped.
All OF thess various causes serve to
sassad the disease. but as the schools are
having weeks vacation II may tend to
czsck he epidemic.
Three eases OF scarlet fever were re-
pwisd during the month. OF which all are
los eonysleseent. and II r. 10 be presum-
a ihst no more cases viii develop as q
-rsslt OF exposure TO these same cases"
Or. Horton asked the health officer II
tsrs had been a notable decrease in the
eissAse since the schools closed and was
latormsd that there had.
I think I, would be good idea to have
ne hoard OF education extend tho vaca-
iinn a week" said DR.. Horton.
President Holmes referred 20 past
troubles between the two boards and said
h 60 no, know whether the board OF edu-
talon would fight such an idea or not.
he also mentioned that the school year