The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-02
FIGHTING
SMALLPOX.
OFFICIAL AND MEDICAL
OPINION TO THE EFFECT
THAT 1T Is DANGEROUS
LY PREVALENT.


Vaccination Urged - . Precautionary
Measure. The Disease Declared to he
Prevalent all Over The United states
Aud Said to be on the increase.
1t seems that the smallpox is he
coming to be q matter of much con-
cern In some sections of the state.
If not prevalent, it is at least con-
sidered dangerous in portions of
Wake county. Last week there
was special meeting of the Wake
county board Of commissioners to
consider what steps had best be TAX
en- to fight and suppress this plague.
They were first in session in con-
junction with County Superintend-
ent Of Health McCullers aud rr. r..
H. Lewis as county sanitary COM
mittee and then as a board Of COM
missioners to take action in the
premises. The following resolution
which was adopted shows the result
of the meeting:
Whereas, in the opinion of the
sanitary committee Of Wake county,
on account Of the increasing pre-
valence of smallpox in some sections
Of said county that compulsory vac.
cination is necessary for the safety
of the health Of the public;
'Resolved, That the county sup
erintendent Of health of Wake
county be, and he is hereby author
lied, empowered and Instructed to
vaccinate all persons in Wake county
whom he shall seq fit in any section
Of said county, and to enforce COM
pulsory vaccination in such cases
against the consent Of such person.
"Resolved, further, That the coun-
ty superintendent Of health shs!l
have the power and authority to
delegate and appoint any reputable
physician in Wake county to per-
form said vaccination and enforce
the same compulsorily, said phy-
sician to exercise the proper discre-
ton as to the necessity and proprie' y
of compulsory vaccination in any
case, as is given to the county super
intendent Of health in this resolu
tiOn."
DR.. McCullers, superintendent OF
health, made statement which
showed that there cases Of smallpox
in the vicinity of the Neuse river,
in New Light township, st Mary's
township, in Little River township
and in the vicinity Of Apex. The
county authorities and the prac'icing
physicians are CO operating vigorous.
ly in united effort to stamp out
the disease. 1t is proposed to order
compulsory vaccination only where
the conditions are such as to de.
mand it for the public safety. How
ever, the people generally, where
necessary, are advised to be vacci
mated as precaution. In fact, there
is an effort on the part of the State
Board Of Health to have the peo
pie throughout the state vaccinats
as protection against possible con
tagion. The state has just ha(
printed large quantity of yer!
large posters with heavy black cap
tion: "Smallpox is Prevented b.
Vaccination" and illustrated witt
four halt-tone cuts of horrible case
of smallpox. The poster reads a
follows:
"If you do not want to hav
smallpox get vaccinated! The dir
ease Is again generally prevalent al
over the United States, and particu
larly SO in the states adjoining. A
fast as it is eradicated at one poin
it is re imported. At present
exists in many counties, and
growing more and more seriou.
both as to the number of infecte
, centers and a more malignant an
fatal type Of the disease. Despit
all efforts to check it by iso'alin
, and quarantining every case report
, ed, it il ON the increase becaus
, brought in again and again by som
, of the thousands coming into OF
, state.
"Remember! That you can col
> tract a malignant and fatal case froI
f a very mild one, and vice -vers
that if you contract it you will /
D ouarantined.
q The one precautionary measure
> vaccination.
: estate BOARD OF HEALTH.
"Raleigh, N. c."
Some cases of small pox at Hill
boro seem to have scattered tt
!, disease pretty widely. A few da!
j ago Mrs. Graham, of that town, wei
i to Norwood, Stanly county, to Wis
v her married daughter, and was take
9 with the disease. after her arriv
;. there. Miss Bette Walker, of We
e Durham, who had been visiting
}. Hillsboro, returned home, and sot
+ after her return, was taken with Il
a disease.
. An earnest plea for the preserv