Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-21
6U0o1-I & WIS ION, 10. Water St. Augusta Maine.
EIGHT NEW CASES.
The Scarlet Fever May Close Village
District Schools.
Directors Dislike the Developments Of Monda,
Old Cases Improving.

| Inc scarlet ItNtf epidemic developed
to a certain extent, Monday, ard in a
manner that was very unsatisfactory
| to the board Of health and To the direc-
| tors of the schools. 1t was hoped with
| the precautions taken the disease could
| be confined to the section of the city
| known as the CuShnoc Heights. but two
cases We're discovered, Monday.
on Glendon street. one Of them
is a little boy, an attendant at the
| Nash school. Eight new cases were
| found by Health officer Davies. Mon
| day. Two We're on Glendon street, two
in the Isolation hospital and four on
Cushnoc Heights.
DR.. Davies was first called to the Iso-
! lation hospital where the Oldest case
is in existence and here he found two
members of the family contained here
| i'll. This makes all seven Of the mem
bers of the family ILL., 1t was a child
from this same family that died. week
ago. of the disease. Two of them are
now getting better. but the others are
quite i'll. In the cases on Glendon street
it was found that one Of the children. a
baby, had symptoms, but it was not a
perfect case The other boys. the one
that has attended school, was found to
be very strongly marked in the way Of
the disease, but that also is not plain.
The house was quarantined and later
in the day it was almost certain that
he child had a case Of the scarlet
fever.
In the eases on Cushnoc Heights.
the children We're so very evidently i'll
with the disease that there was no
chance of a mistake. Two We're in fam
lilies where the disease already existed.
and the others in new places. one case
was discovered in 4 house where there
We're eight other families ana boarders
lived. Measures We're taken to prevent
any spread from this place as Wen as
The others. In the cases already exist
ing the patients We're found to be doing
We'll, with none bordering on the fatal
line.
With the Laurel hill ana the Webster
schools closed. it was hoped to stop the
disease among the scholars. and the
children attending the Smith school
who lived in the infected district were
sent home All other absences We're
Investigated by Principal Pcttingil Of
the district. who worked fearlessly and
increasingly. all day. making about 1901
calls to ascertain the cause of the alb
sences and assist the health department
if disease existed. He was the means,
of discovering a part Of the new cases.
The directors of the district were un-
decided. Monday afternoon. but Direc-
tor +. w. Plaisted said. Monday even
ing. the schools Of the Village District
would undoubtedly be closed this
morning. until after THANKSGIVING. orr
until such a time as it may be deemed
prudent II reopen them. This action
will he taken unless some other solution
is found. He said Health Officer
Davies thought perhaps it might be the
better plan to allay the fears of the
parents and To guard against possible
cOntagion in thas cource. The doctor
had hoped to keep them open. as by sol
doing he could not only find out the i'll
ness quicker. but he had thought there
would be no danger if the scholars from
the Northern section of the city could
be kept out After the starting of the
case in the Nash school he did not
did not think it necessary to order
them closed as he did not apprehend
enough danger from this source to war
rant it, as it would necessarily involve
the closing Of all places of amusement
and meeting, in order to be consistent.
This he thought might be necessary
under any condition. in case the con-
dition is not improved in a few days.
State Pension Agent f., c. Milliken