The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-13
TO STAMP OUT SMALLPOX.
Meeting of City and County Health Officers
Take Action.
They Adopt Remedial Measures and MemoriaIize the
Legislature for Compulsory Vaccination Small
pox i'm Texas-A Permanent Organization.

In obedience to call sent out by Dr.
Masse, city health officer Of Houston
and Or. Williamson, city health officer u
Galveston, fer a meeting On Houston of
CITY health Officers generally, to discuss
tho smallpox s3tuatlcn in Texas. the fol-
lowing city and county health officers
assembled here yesterday: Or. II. II.
Harrieson, Columbus; DR.. L. Faschsl, san
A'naonio; d. K. II. Culler. Corpus
Ohrisri; DR.. C. II. W-ilkinson, Galveston,
Or. g. b. Maxey ADgletou; D7. 5. T.
Beasley, Crockett; Dr. b. f. Calhoun,
Beaumont: Or. ]. IL. Florence. Dallas;
DR.. LoveGt, Llberfy.
Drs. MaSsie aad Bruniby OF Houstch
were also present at the meeting that
was caGlcI % order az the city counsel
=, chamber st 10 a. IN.
On motion Of Dr.. Wilkinson Or. J. b.
SasSlo OF Houston ms made chairman
and DR.. Maxey OF Anrloton was selected
secretary.
On. Massie eaid the meeting had heeu
called to discuss ahe smallpox situation
Tn Texas and such other sanitary eegua-
ttons as mIEht be suggested
Or. Wilkinson said EhN E. appeared
4hst smallpox had gotten beyond he ccu-
tzol Of tho proper authorities and he
thought 1T was time u make protest
against such condition. when 70 Wa
sni5wn 'that IL could be stamped out by
tsaSlng The proper procaHrion ~ d. tt,
end snts meeting had boon called TO de-
termire f7w best TO stamp out TO din
ease in 0he respective localities.
Dr. Harrison ccntended that tho sub
;eot Vas one Of The grea'est gravity 90
She pecple OF Texas lie said .ha ie Ia
MON and vaccination Dcre now the chef
remed;eia and mldus OF preventing its
spread. He raid the Waco coaycat.ru hal
sdopted resolutions calling uIcl t2
ssase no adeP, proper Jaws 10 apply tac
remedy including among alhet =lgse--
lions Uhe recommends ill Tor 40
boasd OF hc1lh, which. IN his opia.1n
was aplcnd.d measure VI ii c'lld b.
peiEsd over rle qTpCsiftou az the gsy-
eTnor and -.e health lCire- He sp fe
OF The an1..lry and aGtDrrHic pc Esg
nr'w vesitci Du rhp S.d-e acatth cfiter,
who had thc power under the law 10 inn
poe an unlimited tax upon the Gi1crclt
counties of rle STATE o CARRYING sad hs
Ttoas W1cn ne deems the sitIa s.M de-
marts g. aud he ai1ue IS 10 he ne jGi @
-'-9 ''' .le CONT. nae" vas
- ~" WV ft''"'' Nh-ll PIoN ~ II
~ 80 1lHi FNPeuSe q! t"'2.cl :
gu h.,l-'' h-'"1s we general qua'la. a
~ az w ol9fred 10y pne governor
a'% 1gahh clncer "nall ne 9aid oIt
- 'HS lunu appropriated l1E qllrdrlnc
o. poses
nr. Paschal 81 SAN Antonio sali thar
N his opinion the heb way % arrive go
e9NI.e W. 70 taHe. .aiA "hf' eItl ctn-
VT N1' Uolhs ID ms respective DIST NJ
@"u 'iH''-lSc IAese hlea suGes ~ nrae3ta y,
~
DIR. Fforenee NJ Dallas wa .hc grs, -
,-t,.. p,t, ,.....
-'' ne S"N 'Ha' ~ me
year bdlIss had aiout 300 cases ~ small
Iox and six deaths They hal noe
house and deirntio, ,,rr T,s ,,,.
, '''''"
VS. N'''''i''i '' "'' rem -''i 10 a
wagon bcpt for Hh1i rlp a, he
pepghouse and all persons o5n,.ag In con-
deyan,.on ,amp. Naerc Uao5 w,rs KIN
for twenty daga The phase asere e
90 IeSe.-i,.l was tlaeea ufsie. st'st
srmerI,nrN n,e' u7i-S ,i' le.o SLY. i'e
ing people to SO to mic postboss bl.
ms dbtedioon WAS being gradually aver
came. All Places where tle sedse VAS
discovered were thoroughly t,lmleated d
ensfytnlng 0ornet except ths furn Ia. g
1ie ussd to'Gnaldenyde as dislnie,talt
puRheh sulphur ana WASHED the placo
iWa"h htenlo-ide. he Also Vacclnated evlry
Que hKeY 10 come IN cantaat with IL
Ime Egeatekt danger 10 be appre en- led
vas from nas mild walking Gaze. Bo
ngN Rad aoou. hfty cases in Dallas at ihc
9e.uAuHse ana 2 lafEer nulrher al .ac