The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-10-10
DIR. GREEN'S REPORT.
ALLOWED $1,000 FOR SPECIAL SERVICES

IL
motion of DR.. John A. Collins, the
Board made an allowance OF 81 ,OOO to
DR.. Green for his extra work in the
smallpox epidemic In the county:
DIR. GREEN'S REPORT.
To the Board of Commissioners OF Hal
flax County:
The undersigned, the Superintendent
OF Health for the county OF HALIFAX,
submits the following report concern
ing the smallpox epidemic in Halifax
county eince Feb. Oath, 1899.
The disease OF smallpox broke out
in the townships OF Weldon and Hall
tax in the month of February, 1899,
and continued until April 18th, 1899.
The county was thereafter free from
the disease until the first week in July,
when it appeared In Littleton township
and continued in said township until
the day of September, OF said year.
It bad broken out in several families
in this township before the attention
of your Superintendent of Health was
called to its presence, and, for that rea-
son, had gained considerable foot-hold.
In August OF the same year, it occurred
in Halifax township again, and In Sep
TENDER in Palmyra township, disappear
ing from Halifax the latter part OF
September, and from Palmyra about
the 10th OF November.
The undersigned was notified that 1t
was prevalent in Scotland Neck town
ship October 3Oth 1t had existed In
this township nearly three months be-
fore the attention Of your superinten.
dent YVES called to it; the disease in
this locality had gained such foot
hold that it took until January Goth,
before the pest house could be closed.
There we're few CAGES in Brinkley-
Vile township in August, 1899. In
Weldon in 1900, and in Butterwood
and Weldon during the present year
there we're % cases OF the disease.
| During the period covered by the
times referred to there we're In the
county 1913 cases. 40 houses were dis
infected and 8 houses were destroyed
with the consent of the owners, the
same not being worth the expense o.
distniecting.
During the epidemic in this count,
about 1000 people were vaccinated
An examination of the expense of the
epidemic to Halifax county will SHOW
that it has been less than So, 900 during
the period commencing February 24th
1899, and ending with the discharge o
the last case during the present year.
While it was not the duty OF tn
County Superintendent under the la,
; to give medical attention to those hav
ing the disease, yet, with few excep
, tons, such attention as they receive
was given by the undersigned, the m.
iority having the disease being unabl
to obtain other medical attention.
From July, 1899, to January. 26tl
1900, the disease existed continuousl
in one or the other of the followin
townships: Littleton, Halifax, Pa
myra, Scotland Neck, and Brinkle.
Vile, and almost the entire time of th
: undersigned was taken up in attendin
{ to the game and preventing its furth'
spread, and as consequence, the unde
signed had hardly time to attend to b
practice in the town of Weldon, ar
was forced to give up during th
period almost the whole of his COUNT
y practice, In addition to which he W
compelled to undergo great expense.
IL The undersigned has never filed al
account for personal expense borne
J him while he was performing the
dutiee, but he submits that he b
paid out more than one hundred al
D. fifty dollars.
e Within the period above mentlon'
a there have been within the coun
= seven cases OF scarlet fever and one
diptheria.
u The undersigned begs leave to fu
D. Their report that whenever notified
u physician or citizen of suspected Gas
= he has promptly gone and made
~ animation, and that there were mo
"a than one hundred suspects believi
that it was less expense to the coun
. to take steps in the beginning rath
y than to wait until the disease had ma
u progress thereby rendering 1t extreu
70 " difficult to confine and eradicate
" Respectfully submitted,
or I. E.GREEN
Supt. oil Health of Halifax
Weldon, N. c., Oct. 7th, 1901.
STRONG LETTER.