The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-04
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An Alarming Rumor in Relation
to Smallpox.
FIGHTING THE DISEASE
DR.. Alexander's Order Will Be Rightly
Enforcsd-Dr. Monroe Will Look
After Cases Outside of
the City.

Yesterday passed without any new
cases Of smallpox being reported, but
the air was filled with rumors which,
till run down and proven ITO be with
out foundation, had an alarming cf-
feet The rumors started with re-
port that a new case had developed in
lodging house in Granite street.
When an investigation was made there
was found to be nothing in the report.
After that every hour or two came a
similar report concerning some lodg-
ing house, but they all proved to be
false rumors and it is hoped that the
stringent measures being adopted will
check any further spread.
: DR.. Alexander, the city health off.
Ger. yesterday issued his order for all
enforcement of compulsory vaccination
in the schools of the city. The order
includes private as well as public
schools, and the provisions of the or
der require that all school children
must by next Wednesday morning pre-
sent a certificate of vaccination before
they will be longer allowed to attend
school. Parents who are able are ex-
pected to have their children vacci.
mated, but those who do not feel able
to stand the expense can have their
children vaccinated free Of charge Ivy
going to the Office of the city clerk and
making affidavit that they are finan-
cially unable to pay. DR.. Alexander's
order also includes the requirement
that seven days after being vaccinated
children must present at school a GER
tif1cate that the vaccination has taken.
The school board met soon after the
issuance of the order by DR.. Alexander
and took steps to cooperate with the
authorities in enforcing the order. Dur
ing the meeting Dr. Sheeran was called
before the board and Informed as 10
what had been done and later. at his
suggestion, the county commissioners
decided to enforce the same regulations
in all schools in the county outside or
the city. except that the children are
given till next Thursday to present
their certificates.
During the day the county commits
sioners engaged DR.. Monroe to look
after the cases at Rocker and any 9TH
ers that may develop outside of the
city, and DR.. Alexander also engaged
DR.. Monroe to diagnose any cases re-
ported within his jurisdiction and order
them sent to the pest house. This is
, regarded as a wise move for the rsa-
son that both DR.. Alexander and Dr.
Sheeran are obliged to see many per-
sons in the discharge of their official
duties, to whom they might carry the
disease If they were required to sec
smallpox patients. The action was
made especially necessary in the case
of DR.. Alexander as he is one of the
staff at st. James hospital, and Sister
Superior Louisa notified him that it
would be necessary for him to either
desist from attending patients at the
hospital till the trouble is over, or pro-
cure substitute to look after The
smallpox cases. The selection of Dr.
Monroe for the work is regarded as IN
especially good one, as he has had wide
experience in smallpox and is better
qualified to diagnose a suspicious case
than almost any physician who could
have been secured.
One report was circulated during the
day which, if true, reveals a grave
state Of affairs. 1t was said on what
appeared to be good authority that a
man who has been living at the Beli-
YOU house at Rocker has been selling
milk in the city all the time the disease
has been running in the Bellivou fam
lily. The health office was notified, but
up to the present it has been impossi-
Bile either to confirm the report or
prove it false. The controversy be-
tween the city and county officials
over the action of the council in de-
handing the discharge of DR.. Sullivan
appears to have been dropped, at least
nothing was heard about it yesterday
and it Is believed the city will do moth
ing further about it, provided DR.. Sui
Ivan receives the patients sent out to
the pest house by the city.
A telephone message came in from
the pest house last evening stating that
all the patients there were doing as
we'll as could be expected.
For the benefit of people who are not
familiar@with the city ordinance max
ing regulations for epidemics such as
smallpox. the pertinent portions of the
ordinance are here given:
~ Section 10. Every householder in the
city of Butte in which death shall oc
cur from cholera, or in which a case of
cholera, typhoid fever scarlet fever,
diphtheria or smallpox shall occur.
shall Immediately notify the board of
health or sanitary inspector thereof.
and without a permit so to do, no
clothing or other property which has
been exposed to the infection or con-
tagion shall be removed from the house,
nor shall occupants thereof leave the