Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-22
FEARS NO DANGER.
Little Cause to Expect Spread
Of Diphtheria in City.
Recent Case Discussed by Chairman
of the Health Board.
amending Physician Johnson and Health Officer
Sturtevant Also Seen.

| nc" petii considerable discus
'''" about the city. because OF
we report that relatives of the late Ev.
| t'etl ., Soule. who died at his brothers
mouse on Spring street. Thursday nj
'iPhtheria. had broken the quarantine
rules and had mingled with MANY Moo
PIE. tearS We're entertained of 2 snra,d
OF the disease in consequence of sucb
action.
FOR the purpose Of ascertaining the
tlue facts in the case the Journal has
interviewed the chairman of the board
"i healtn. the attending physician and
me health othcer in regard to the mat
teE. ana their statements follow. George
I. Sheldon. chairman of the board. and
r. H. bean, sanitary inspector. agreed
upon the following statement. made by
Mr.. sheldon:
There has been some aunrebansion
on the part of the public as to the case
ot diphtheria at l. Spring street. where
f. J. Soulc recently died from that dis
ease.
An inveStiSa ton OF the case shows
that the attending physician. DIR. Wei
ilnSton Johnson. was called to attend
the case, Nov. 49, and found the disease
not sufficiently developed to reveal its
real nature but he quarantined the
house. and notified the health officer.
Dr. \. ii. Sturtevant.
\. \. Soule. brother to the deceased.
ard daughter We're isolated By the at
tending physician and allowed To go
about. Every precaution was taken
IL the matter both by DR.. Johnson and
ny the health officer The whole fam
liN was Isolated as soon as the disea Sc
WIS sufficiently developed to determine
It's character AS soon as the patient
Cltd the remains We're Immediately
hermetiCalS sealed. disinfected ana
placed in the tomb. The whole family
Wa~ still kept isolated until yesterday.
when f. 4. Bean. sanitary inspector.
thoroughly disinfected the whole prem
s"s
After the case was reported t. The
physician every prtcaution was taken
by him as Well as the health officer.
the board Of health and the sanitary
inspector. To prevent any spread Of the
disease and they are satisfied that it
has been stamped out ana that the
ruhlic need have no alarm.
The case was not as reported on of
black diphtheria. hut only mild ease
Of the disease. Death was caused more
by heart failure than anything else"
In q conversation with Dr. Wellinc-
ton Johnson. who had charge OF The
case. the physician said:
a a S"uie ana "2ught"r Were
taken from tile sick room aS soon a.
VIZ 'dlltd IL. Niter thit ntlth"r was
allowed in the room with the patient
nnti IN" last day hefor" death "c-
'utIro. htn Mf H"uie Was allowed
|" so ~ hut was required I" remain.
nhul alter the nous" mad been dlslh-
lectfd ana The whole family mad pten
gwen the ahtl-I"Alhe tFeatn'eht'
bu}lhS tht time eIHSrih% batWern
M piaclh% oi tht quarantine 'tnd the
'"i' pi''''i' 81 'i'' "'S,'.'e' 'lt9 'S 'A,
sanitary inspector MI. Soulr ana
daughter INed ~ the tenement w
stars rms tenement was SufilriehjIE
isolated IN my opinion To prevent me
spreading "i "" '"hlaSl"h hN iHlS
means Her' "'e '"" "'i' '"'eS I" t'i'
mouse ana IL WAS St"'"u '"'' one was
- .ii..,,
ment and the other as an approach i"
the SICK room.
~ 'o'i'i7"ii 7t,i' =. II ,'..'' n
above precautions win tllt aual'"h '''
the dis'hfec'loh i''"''e pH MI ht'"' II
sanitary .hSf'e'' ~ "'S i'"' II
prevent y" Slre""ii'I VI '''e
Dr- A. H. 7'ur'c'"h'' ne"i',' o','''.''
N"S See'i' IT