Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-15
THREE NEW CASES
Reported in Waterville. Tuesday Precaution.
ar Measures Being Strengthened.

antine was the report from DIR. l.. q.
Bunker. the secretary of the board of
health, when asked aboat the small
pox situation. last evening. The houses
are all at the Plains, the disease not
having spread to the other sections of
the city.
That is one of the encouraging fea-
lures of the epidemic 1t has been
known from the very first that a great
many people in that section had been
exposed. either by visiting in each
others houses, going to church or be-
ing together while at their work.
| 1t was feared at one time that the
exposure had been general since such
long time had elapsed before the dis
| ease was really discovered. The fact
| that the new cases are confined wholly
| to one section relieves the minds of the
people a great deal.
| The new cases are at ZIG Water
street. II Haide street, and 35 King
| street None of the cases at this period
| seem to be unusually Serious from the
| fact that the people have all been vac
cinated. So thorough has been the
vaccination that there is hardly new
case which has not appeared in some
one who has been vaecinated.
| There was a report on the street.
early yesterday morning. that small
pox had broken out in the family oe
| Lyman Shaw and that his dau Ater.
Miss Nellie Shaw. had been afiiicSDd
Investigation showed that Miss Shaw
was suffering fFops vaccination and
! that eruptions had, appeared as Is very
often the case. The board OF health
does not feel at all alarmed about
this ease. The people in the house,
among whom were DR.. Frew and Prof.
Headman of Colby. were advised to re-
main in the house simply as precau-
| tionary measure. and not because the
| board believes that there is smallpox.
| The board is not letting the slightest
| chance of spreading the disease APP
pear. that being the cause for the
seemingly extreme measures taken.
The storm greatly interfered with
the work OF the board. yesterday. II
| was planned to move gthe inmates of
the city farm. tharfthe farm buildings
might be used for a smallpox hospital.
The storm SO nterfered with the work
that it will not be possible to move the
patients. today. as was planned.
| A telephone was put I'm the house,
| yesterday. No modern conveniences
will he lacking for the safety and con-
venience of the patients. One thing is
in favor Of Che patients and that is
! that there are several who have the
disease in such a mild form that they
will not need as,much care as though
they wer dangerously sick.
| Dr. L.. G. Bunker was busy. yester-
day, arranging for conveyance for
the patients to the hospital. A car
riage was found that will meet the re-
qurements Of the BOARD. An oil stove
| is to be placed in it so that there will
| not be the slightest danger Of the pa
tients taking cold.
At the meeting Of the board. yester-
| day afternoon. at the office Of Dr. f.
c. Thayer. it was voted To request the
| pastors of the difference churches to
refrain from holding services fer tn.
| present. This move has been contem-
plated for some time as it is feared
that the disease may have been spread
in the past by attendance as some If
the churches.
1t was voted. further. not to allow
the millQmen to enter any of the houses
"niIC NeuNcIiuS fIlih W tDeIT CUSTOM
erS. Instead the customers will nut
out receptacies which,the milllmen will
fill. This move was made in part at
the request of some of the milkmen,
who have thought that it was for their
own benefit that the precauNion be
taken.
The rigorous measures that are being
taken by Dr. f. c. Thayer the health
officer. are being warmly commended
by the intelligent people. Some of
them may seem a little severe hut DR..
Thayer is determined that the disease
shall be stamped out of the city. Rev.
FIR. Charland is doing everything in his
power to assist in the work
The work of vaccination has not vet
been completed. Some of the druggists
have already ordered a new lot of vac
cine. This makes the third order in
some cases.
Some of the factories have issued or
ders that no man shall be employed un-
til he has been vaccinated. This order
causes more people to call every day
or evening at the doctors. Offices
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