El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-27
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria

There appeared an item in one of the
daily papers of Ell Paso few days ago
in regard to the numerous cases of
scarlet fever and diphtheria, and in con-
sequence many mothers of the city are
greatly worried, unnecessarily it seems
from the report of physicians.
From the one or two reported cases,
which are really in the city, the num-
Der has grown until gossip says the
town is full OF the disease.
This morning, after having heard
that two different families stayed away
from the band concert last night and
kept the youngsters away on account
of being afraid of coming in contact
with either one of the diseases,
the reporter called on a number
of physicians and asked each one how
many cases of each disease he was
treating or had treated.
The first one talked to was the city
health officer, DIR. Race. The doctor
said: "No, there are no cases to speak
of. L think there have only been two
cases of each disease in town, and each
case has been carefully looked after by
| the attending physician. OF the two
patients at present under treatment
| both are about we'll, but are still being
kept isolated, so L don't there is any
danger.
DR.. Irwin was called on and said tn at
he had no patients, though he had heard
that there were some. Still, he knew
of none officially.
DR.. Baird was seen next and about
the same answer was received. He
said: mo, l have no cases of either.
have heard of one but don't know
who it is, nor exactly where.'
TO- DR.. Gallagher, on being asked the
same question, said he had had an adult
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corner of Missouri aud Florence, but
that he was about we'll and there WAS nc
danger from him now. Still the house
was being kept under watch to see that
| no one went there.
| DR.. Schugt, in answer to the above
question, said that he had no patient
in either disease, and didn't know OF
any officially. He said he had heard
of one or two cases, but merely in the
way of q rumor.
| DIR. Rawlins reported that he had
one case of diphtheria at HOS San
Antonio street. The family in which
the case is has recently come to Ell
Paso from Missouri, and no doubt the
case was brought here. The patient
however was about we'll and the house
had been isolated.
DR.. Grant said that he had no patients
with either disease. DR.. Ramser and
DR.. Higgins made the same reply.
DR.. Justice was asked if he mad treat
ed any cases in either and the answer
was the same as the above. DR.. Wright
was not in, but DIR. Jusctice, his part.
ner, said that he had no such cases.
In all eleven doctors were seen by
the reporter. In all only two cases OF
diphtheria and one of scarlet fever were
found, and all three ofthese cases were
of a mild disposition.
In the course of the interviews one
physician said: 81 think that this is a
good time to caution mothers who
have too much curiosity to see the sick
children of their neighbors l was
called the other day by lady down in
the eastern part of town and on ar
irving at the place she said to me,
Doctor, what shall 1 do? we have all
been exposed to q case of diphtheria
The doctor asked her how and she said
! "A child was taken sick and the moth
er.didn't know what was the matter. |
went to see the child, and my children
had been with the child up to the time
it was put to bed, and we didn't know
it was diphtheria until q doctor came.
N such cases the first person sent for
should be thesdoctor, not your neigh Dor
who has two or three little children
who are liable to catch the disease
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