The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-10

Il. G Mclean, the Acting Health Off
Ger, today received a reply from DR.. John
c. Fulton, Secretary to the Maryland
State Board of Health, 20 his letter Of
enquiry relative TO the action by the
Maryland authorities in connection with
smallpox cases in HyattsviIle and Col
iege Park, Nd. DR.. Fulton wrote that
there were four cases of smallpox at
College Park His letter was dated No
vember 9, and he said that up to that
time there had been no action, no official
care Of the cases, 10 isolation of sus-
poets. and no. quarantining IF premises
where the disease existed. This is the
only official communication the District
Health Department has had with the
Maryland State Board of Health and the
Health Department does not regard it as
encouraging.
From other sources it has been learned
by the Health Department that DR.. L, A
Griffith. physician TO the Board of Health
Of Prince George county, was in Hyatts-
vile yesterday and took measures 10 look
after the smallpox cases. He visited them
all, eight in number. and ordered strict
patients are i'll, and, it is said. made ar
rangeEaents with local physician to take
care Of the patients While at HyattsviIle
DR.. Griffith stated that in case there were
other attacks he would secure a cottage
at Lakeland and move all the patients
there and have them cared for by skilled
physicians and nurses Dr.. Griffith further
stated that the patients were doing well,
and that he saw no reason why the disease
should not be confined within its present
limits.
Dr. G. A Richardson, of Hyattsville. is
acting in conjunction with the State Board
OF Health and in behalf OF Hyattsville. He
has said that he would take steps inde-
pendently of the State Board. if that body
did not take hold of the matter in earnest
and at once.
The District Health Office learned yester-
day that two men in Washington. one an
insurance broker and one employed in one
OF the departments, were residing on the
farm at College Park where four OF the
smallpox cases are, and were going back
and forth every day. They were visited
yesterday by inspectors Of the Health De-
patrment and told that they must rcmain
at home until the danger from co faSiou
was passed. They were informed hat Z
they were found II the District they wog4d
De taken 10 the detention camp 10 await
the possible development of the disease in
their cases They decided II would be best
to remain out Of the city for q few days
While little anxious over the cut ceas
of the negligence of the Maryland official
relative to the presence Of the disease at
Hyattsville, the Health Department is on
The watch. and everything wiz be done
on this side of the District line TO keep
cut the disease, even f II becomes neces-
sary TO declare q quarantine against tns
infected territory The inspectors Of he
Health Department are or the track of
others who reside in Cole e Park and
vicinity, and they also viii be warned
that they must not visit the city until
the danger Is over. The Health Officer.
while he is authorized by law TO stop
all communication between Washington
and ibe infected territory, hesitetes to
take that step unless il is found 10 be
absolutely necessary. II is thought that
with the vigorous action which has now
been taken the malady Will be circmn-
scribed and finally stamped out without
resort to extreme measures from this end
of the line