Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-30
Health Board Will Run No Risks
This Fall,
COMPULSORY VACCINATION
Department will Probably Order This
Measure TO Prevent Any Possible Epi-
de,ntc OF Smallpox. DR.. Greasy,
President. Examining Records.

The health department or the city
OF Newport News will take no chanc, S
This fan Of any possible outbreaking of
the scourge which last winter caused
so much .uneasiness here-smalpox.
|'NO risks Will be run at all, and the
officials in charge Of The department's
AFFAIRS Will take every precaution &c,
see that there is not a case of the dis
ease allowed to exist in the city if
nythilig can be done to prevent it,
There is one way that an epidemic s;f
Che dlsease can be prevented i'm snl,ns st
any city If it is adopted in time, and
that is by a complete and thorough
vaccination OF the entire population OF
the pace This plan has been known
IN IN many cities on any number of occas-
IONS TO almost absolutely Kill out The
MALI dead germs of the scourge and
stop an epidemic
IT, however, as was the case FAST
Year. this action is put off too long the
germs OF the smallpox may, and prob
aby would. get a footkold in any com
inunity and in short time the few
scattered cases would resolve them
serves into full fledged epidemic
lnat IS what happened last year. and
it is exactly What the health offlciaIs
Want to prevent this year,
Dr. William +. Greasy president az
the board of Health. stated Yesterday
10 a reporter that he hadconsidered the
posslbaity of an epidemic in this Sec
tloil o. the State, and that he had care
fully studied the question and hal
come to the conclusion that the bast
pan 10 follow would be to have tic.
entire population of the city yaccina-
ted this fail.
me oIlclals do not anticipate any
trouple from the disease, should :, case
| OF 1T be found in this neishbo,-hood h,t
they think that in View. Of certain facts
II IS best to take every precaution
and make it almost impossible for, III q
sSourSe 70 get fooithod in Newporf
-SeWs: That there arc some cases Of
the disease on the other side OF Ham;l-
ton Roads there can be no doubt a nd Nc
risk of its being imported to this civ
will be taken IL
Gn Monday DR.. Greasy went oven. / +,
Norfolk to examine the records Of that
efty IN cases of past epide111ics and to
ascertain what measures had been TAX
en- 70 prevent the spread of the sclurea
vaccination had, in many Instances
stopped the spreading of the disease A.
| Dr Greasy says that vaccination is
| the only sure way OF keeping slnall,loS
out OF the city and, SO long as there is
the least possibility of its getting here.
! compulsory vaccination should Ia or,
dered. He will take the matter I'm in
| a snort time and have it brought "a
t9le attention of the Common Council
with the idea of having an ordinance
passed ordering a general VAGINA ton
1870 liie Ilaal months nave set in. lt55Es.
me president of the board also said
that ne would visit Richmond and
othe, cities in the State in the near
future to see What they have done 10
prevent smallpox epidenlics. and by the
iall ne Will be in a position to know
how to keep it out of Newport News.
Although he is not What might be CALI
cd smallpox expert himself, there are
probably very few physicians in this
Sectlon OF the country who Know more
! about the disease, its treat ,nent and
the methods of preventing it.
| The sanitary condition of the city
at present is much better than it was
inns time last year, and this fact also
VIII DO much toward improving the
general health OF the community and
toward keeping out smallpox With
the general vaccination and the care
which Will be used by the authorities.
there need be no fear that the scourge
will ever again get a foothold in New
! port News.