Arizona republican., 1899-06-10

1 greater share of credit for suppression Of the disease, and for it's limitation to Q relatively small number of our Mexican population
 Then follows Dr. Clymer's report which is history of every case. Under the head Of County Pest House" the report continues:
 Tt is important that you should i have the information which has come to Us concerning the management of the pest house. The following affidav it's have been furnished voluntarily for this report. and are here given as a matter in which you have vital in terest:
 Territory of Arizona. County of Maricopa, ss.
 'Onirino Serrano of Maricopa cCun- ty, territory of Arizona, being first duly sworn, says that on or about the 9th day of February, 1899, his family consisted of himself, wife and three children; that he was then living on 5cuth Second street. Phoenix, Ari- zOna; that two of his children were taken sick with smallpox; that on the day aforesaid he was compelled by the officers of the city of Phoenix and county of Maricopa to leave his home and was taken by said officers to the county pest house, where he and his whole family were detained under guard. That no member of his fam fly was vaccinated at this time nor for twenty days thereafter.
 That on or about the 26th day of February, 1S99 the same being about seventeen days after being taken to said pest house, one of his children broke out with the eruption of small pcx; that he repeatedly requested and urged the guard who had charge of said pest house to have the doctor come and treat his child; that the doctor did not see his child until three days after it was broken out, the guard told him that the doctor was nCt in town and could not ibe got.
 That at this time, tO-wit, twenty i days after being confined in the pest i house with smallpox patients, and ! three days after the child was broken l cut with smallpox. they were all vac l cinated except said child, even those | who had the disease in town.
 " But the child was taken with ! smallpox on or about the 26th day of | February, 1899, died Of said disease | on or about the 14th day of March, 1 1899, this being about the sixteenth | day of it's sickness; that the doctor | saw said sick child but twice during the whole course of it's disease
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 |ONIRINO X SERRANO
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 Witness to mark:
 P. lB. SALAZAR
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of May, A. D., 1899, and was translated into Spanish and interpreted by P. B. Salazar in my presence. GILBERT D. GRAY,
 
 Commission expires December 9, 19O1.'
 '' Territory of Arizona, County of Maricopa, ss.
 Jesus Valcnzuela being first du.y sworn, says that on or about the 10th day Of February, 1899, he was living near the corner of Second and Blu chanan streets with his family, con- sisting of his wife and three children; that one of his children was supposed to be suffering from smallpox; that he was compelled to leave his home and was taken by the authorities to the pest house where there were others sick with this disease; that no mem Der of his family was vaccinated on }eing taken to the pest house; that af- -er being confined in said rest house for twenty days all of his family Were Vaccinated except his wife, who ob- ected and was not vaccinated at all; hat Cn the twenty-first day after be- ng confined in said pest house his child, one year and nine months of tge, was taken sick with smallpox and lied Of said disease nine days there liter; that the physician in charge of 'aid pest house called first to see this ,hild on the second day of, it's sick less; that the doctor did not go into he said pest house at this time but hat he looked at the said child ! through the window, the dotor look ] ng through the window glass to see he sick child. At this said visit the { lOctOr left enc kind of pills for said hil T. that no physician saw his sick ,hild from the second day of it's sick less until one day before it's death. Ire child was sick nine days; thus his ! mild was sick with smallpox, con ined in the pest house by the author ties for six days without being seen y any physician: that one Of his hildren cid not have smallpox, hay ng been vaccinated four years be- ore. JESUS VALENZUELA. Subscribed and sworn to before { He this Sth day of June. A. D.. 1899.
 JAMES K DCOLITTLE.
 '' Notary Public. :" Commission exIires July 29, , S99. k The following remedies are sUg- 3 ested for the evils complained of: | We have learned from this experi- nee that some different system should T. e adopted in the management of ep- denies. There should be a territorial Il Oard of health having the most arbi- V rary powers, and in each county there Il h0uld be local board of health with q qually great power. Prompt and wig rOus measures should be taken with Il cases, be the first cost what it may. ; pest house, far, away from the cen s CTS of pCDulation<should be cstab- !. shed, and doctor should be con fl tantIy in attendance. and not allowed -