The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-22
VERY FEW NEW CASES
THE SMALLPOX SITUATION IN DIFF
FERENT PARTS OF THE STATE.
DIR. Hurry Says the Disease Is Yet i'm n
Mild FOrm-Cases in the City
AT Clay City.
Iurty. of the state Board of

DR.. ]. n. Hurry, of the State-Board of
Health. in speaking of the smallpox con-
ditions last night said that number of
new cases had been reported TO him from
Putnam, Clay and Miami counties and that
in his opinion the conditions were becoming
serious. You might as well say" said
he, 1T is going to be everywhere. Might
as well locate it everywhere in the State,
for that is what ii is coming to-" He said
all precautions necessary were being taken
to prevent the spread of the disease, but
the people, and especially those living in
Clay county, think OH account of the pres
ent mild form of the disease there is but
little danger and that they are at lib
erty to carry the disease wherever they
see fit to go. with no regard for
the quarantine. A large majority of the
cases reported have been traced to Clay
City. One case at Peru and another from
Putnam county reported yesterday were
in families members of which had recent
ly come from Clay City.
1.-THE death rate" said DR.. Hurry, twill
be greatly increased this year. Possibly
not from deaths by smallpox, which is
now of mild form, but from the after
You know people used, seven or eight
years ago, to laugh at the grip and &C
papers were full of cartoons on the sub
ject. But during the last few years they
have learned that the grip Is no -
In fact, it has been shown 10 be more fatal
than number of other diseases more
dreaded. 1t will be the same with small
pox. think, though, the people will under
stand this after awhile and we will get it
stopped"
Dr. Hurry said he had been advised yes
teriay that doctor in Vanderburg county,
had been fined theGe ia! o NO ago lor
not reporting a case of smallpox to the
Board of Health
In Indianapolis there have been no new
cases reported. a. G.. Burnham and wife,
of $50 North Beville avenue, were re-
moved yesterday from their home TO the
contagious pavilion at the City Hospital,
where they Will De careu Ior OeI,SI ...---
at home. The house was closed and will
be disinfected to-day. 1t will then be dis
infected two or three times and the quar-
antine raised. thus relieving the city of the
expense of keeping up the quarantine.
Burnham and his wife have the disease in
a. very mild form and as IL was found
soon after breaking out 1t is thought few
exposures resulted and there will be no
new cases develop from this source.
City Sanitarian Clark said the matter
of building pesthouse on the City Hos
pital grounds would be presented to the
city authorities this morning, with rough
plans of the building, which will, as now
considered. accommodate thirty to fifty
patients and il is thought the necessary
permission TO use the grounds will be
given. The contagion pavilion at the hos
pital, which is not connected in any way
with other wards at the hospital. will ac-
commodate at least twenty patients.
Drs. Hurry, Clark, Ridpath and Fer
guson, who were called upon to investi-
gate case in the home of man named
Leffingwell, on Linwood avenue. near Mich
igan street, reported yesterday that the af-
fiicted child had chicken pox instead of
smallpox.