The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-20
NO EPIDEMIC.
County Physicians Say There
Need Be No Fear For
Smallpox.
VIGOROUS MEASURES TAKEN
All Patients Are Doing Well
at the Snake Hill Pest
House.

The county and different local health
boards, despite the five cases recently
|reported, profess to belive there is no
danger of an epidemic of small pox in this
county this winter. Their preparations
to combat the disease continue with un-
abated and reassuring vigilance.
That there would be small pox in this
county this winter was predicted by
County Physician Charles B. Converse
over six months ago. He based his
representation on the belief that the
dreaded disease would be carried here
from New York or from some of the
places in this State where cases have been
reported.
At Snake Hill preparations for the re-
ception of possible future cases continue,
although Medical Superintendent DR.. Geo.
w. King, of the County Insane Asylum.
says he does not believe that smallpox
| can become epidemic with the present
stringent health regulations of the differ
ent municipalities.
The five small pox victims at present in
the pest house have been attended to by
DR.. King and Dr. Richard Sehlemm. This
morning it is reported that the only one
| whose condition was any way serious was
a,
| moved to Snake Hill on Tuesday evening.
Cuno Werner the twelve-year old boy,
| of No 535 Newark avenue, Jersey City,
who was brought there with Mansfield, is
improving, and David Ferris. of No. IS
Larch street, as well as the two patients
| from Hoboken, are convalescing.
1t has practically been decided that
should any more smallpox victims be
! brought to Snake Hill they would be
cared for in the Contagious Disease Hos
pital.
AS comparatively few of the pauper
children afflicted with sore eyes remain
at the hospital they will be cared for
elsewhere.
DR.. Converse said yesterday that he had
little fear of the disease spreading
further. He said that sporadic cases
| might be reported but that there was no
danger of an epidemic of small pox BY
! the way of precaution the County Ply
sician says he innoculate himself with
vaccine every two years and believes 1t
would be well for all persons to do the
same thing. He added that it took from
| II to "A days from the time of contagion
| for small pox to show itself.
| A report published in Jersey City pa
per to the effect that May Oakder, child
who lived in the house, No. SIS Pavonia
| avenue, from which Constable Mansfield
was removed, had contracted the disease,
is denied by Inspector DR.. c. c. Hen
| drick and Nevin of the County Health
Board. The little one lived in the house
and attended public school at Central
and St. Paurs avenue, until Thursday
last, since which time she has been at the
home of her aunt at Summit and Pavonia
| avenues. She exhibits no symptoms of the
disease.
Several persons were vaccnated by DR..
Converse at the office of the County
Health Board yesterday.
The closing of Public School No. yes
terday increased the alarm felt by many
parents of the scholars who have been
in attendance there. That the step was
| advisedly taken is conceded by all who
| realized the condition of the public mind
in that section of Jersey City.