The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-30
MUST Be VACCINATED
WINSTON ALDERMEN MAKE 1T
COMPULSORY.
To Prevent the Contagion of Small
Pox-Mayor and Board of Health
Empowered to Establish Quar-

tine If 1t Becomes Advisable.
The Winston Aldermen met in called
session Thursday night. Mayor GorrelI
occupied the chair. Nine members
answered the roll call
The Mayor stated that he had been
very much concerned but not alarmed
over the smallpox situation at States
vile, only 40 miles from Winston.
While the authorities of Statesville
think they have the disease under con-
troll, they admit that some parties who
had been subject to smallpox have
left there. The Mayor added that
Salisbury has quarantined against
Statesville, Cleveland and Moores-
vile Troutman, where there are
cases, and Newton and Hickory
against Statesville. Charlotte has not
taken any action on account, perhaps,
because that city had a scare some
time ago, the result of which was q
large portion of her citizens were vac
cinated.
The Mayor stated further that he
thought it was the duty of the Alder
men to take action at once
Summers, the health officer, who was
sent to Statesville by the Board Of
Health Wednesday evening to make
an investigation of the stu ation there,
to make report.
DIR. SUMMERS REPORT.
DR.. Summers made detailed report
as gathered from the health officer and
physicians of Statesville. He told
how the disease started, the first case
being discovered in camp on the
Mocksville Mooresville road. A
negro named Goodman, who had the
disease, went to Statesville and since
that time the town has had the dis
ease continuously. At present there
are cases in the pest houses and 13
others who are either we'll or on the
road to recovery. There are about 40
suspects under guard. Only the negro
race is SO far involved.
DIR. Summers stated that he had
read letter from Mooresville stating
that the people there are greatly
alarmed over the disease, though every
effort is being made by the physicians
to suppress it. Miss Jane Pharr, the
lady who has it in mild form, is get
ting along very we'll.
There are seven cases at Cleveland.
The health officer of Rowan urges vac
cination in the lower part of that
county and the upper part of Iredell.
Cleveland is the worst place for
Winston-Salem, said DR.. Summers.
The Mayor of Salisbury has ordered
compulsory vaccination. The town
keeps a man on the train from States
vile all the time to keep watch for
suspicious characters.
DR.. Long, of Statesville, thinks he
has got the disease under control
there, but new case was discovered on
Wednesday. He said smallpox is
more fatal with children than adults.
Mayor Gorrell then called upon the
Aldermen for expressions of opinion.
Alderman Dalton thought it was dam
gerous to allow excursions to run in
and out of Winston just at this time.
Mr.. Manly, one of the city attornies,
read an ordinance he had drawn Civ
ing the Mayor and the Board of
Health power to establish a quaran-
tine against any place whenever they
deem it advisable; also to establish
a pest house. The ordinance was
adopted and Mayor Gorrell was re-
quested to confer with the Mayor and
Board of Health of Salem to see if
they would agree to adopt a similar
law.
On motion of Alderman Pollard, the
Mayor appointed a committee of three
Aldermen r. I. Dalton, J. B. Vaughn
and w. N. Reynolds-to assist him in
selecting suitable place for the pest
house. The committee went out at
4:3O Friday afternoon on horseback in
search of a site.
Mayor Gorrell stated that it was a
lamentable fact that a large per cent.
of the citizens have never been vacci
mated, therefore he thought the Board
n1r1A n1 ~,
this end. At the request of the Mayor,
Mr.. Manly and DIR. Summers retired
and drew the following which was
adopted:
VACCINATION ORDINANCE.
No. 1. Be it ordained, That all per-
sons residing in the city of Winston
shall be within 80 days from this date
vaccinated by physician of this city
with virus to prevent the contagion of
smallpox. Any person wilfully re-
aforesaid provision shall be fined $50
or imprisoned 80 days. Provided
that this ordinance shall not apply to
any person to whom a practicing ply
sician of Winston may think
vaccination injurious to his or
her health, or when physi-
clan may on examination say does
not require vaccination by reason OF
recently undergoing the operation.
No. 2. To carry out the provision
of the aforesaid section, the city ply
sician and such other physicians as
| he may select shall procure proper
virus and vaccinate all persons who
are unable to pay for such operation
free of charge, the expense thereof to
be paid by the city under contract
made with the vaccinating physician
the Mayor and the city physician.
DIR. Summers was asked about the
cost of the virus and what the ply
sicians would charge for doing the
work, etc. He replied that the virus
could be bought for about 81 a dozen
or cents person. He felt confden
the physicians would be moderate il
| their CHARGES