The times., 1899-02-22

S3,O0d of the named in the joint resolution
viii be needed to fit up the male wOrkhOuse and
10 provide for the proper Of prisoners therein
during the period OF danger in that vicinity.
DIR. William C. Woodward District
Health Officer, was radiant with smiles
when he learned yesterday afternoon that
Congress had appropriated $50 600 to enable
him to fight the smallpox. The appropri-
alton is most timely and important one"
he said. Il am glad that Congress realized
its Importance so quickly. Smallpox. al
though very prevalent has not yet OBJ
tanned the foOthold that it might and to
prevent an alarming spread radical action
is needed
The Plan of Campaign.
DR. Woodward has already arranged a
plan of campaign and will soon appoint
extra physicians whose duty it shall be to
assist in the work of vaccination. \ house
toulouse inspection will be made in the
thickly populated alleys in all parts OF the
city. These places are considered the dan
ger points and the disease seems TO be more
deeply rooted among the inhabitants of
these crowded districts than in any other
part OF the city. The physicians will then
visit the sections populated by the poorer
classes. so that vaccination will cost that
portion of the community practically moth
ing During the rounds of the inspectors
il is expected that undiscovered cases and
new smallpox suspects will be found. Every
effort will be made to stamp out the conta-
gion now before it can gain further head
way and get beyond control.
Two new cases were brought to the at
tention OF the Health Department yester-
day afternoon They were George Court
ney. % years old, and his half-sister Mary
Bell, 30 years old. Both are colored and re-
sided at 100 Washington Court northwest.
The Bell woman entered the Eastern
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asked that her brother. whose neck
was covered with eruptions. be given
some medicine. The physicians soon
/ learned that Courtney had a bad case OF
, smallpox. The Health Office was notified
and Courtney not only found to have
. the cOntagion, but il was ascertained that
his half-sister was cOuvalesCent. having
had the smallpox for some weeks without
knowing it. She stated that she had been
moving about the streets all the time not
withstandng the fact that she was covered
with eruptions. and the Health Department
officials are unable 10 learn how many per-
sons she may have come in contact with in
her travels. Both Courtney and the Bell
woman were sent to the isOlating hospital.
and their home quarantined and disinfect-
ed. The woman is believed to be prac-
ticalIy well and after thorough dsinfec-
tion at the smallpox hospital she will prob
ably be released some time today.
Nineteen Gases.
There are now nineteen cases of smallpox
under treatment in the isolating hospital
and with the two cases which were released
/ last week twenty one persons have been
sufferers with the disease, TO the knowledge
of the Health Department, during the past
two weeks. Most OF these were traced di-
rectly TO Alexandria, where there are now
/ about $50 sufferers
( Three suspects were discovered yester-
day and these will be closely guarded by
police during the period OF surveillance.
( The health officers are unable to say at the
I present time whether any of these cases
are genuine.
/ Ike Brown. the colored man who was
/ released from the workhouse on the Goth
/ Of January. and who was suspected of hav-
ing spread the coutagion from the work.
/ house has been located He was found
near the workhouse and after thorough
disinfection was released.
Vaccine has been sent to all the local
I hospitals in large quantities by the Health
: Department and it is important that all
persons not already protected in this way
should be vaccinated either at a hospital
or by a physician as quickly as possible.