The sun., 1901-09-27
SMALLPOX
IN SUSSEX
State Board Of Health Making an
Investigation.
EPIDEMIC Is NOW FEARED
DIS. Edgemont Negendank, Harrison
w. Howell and James H. Morgan
Talk Oh Preventing the Spread
Of Disease In Wilmington.
EPIDEMIC rs NOW FEARED

Secretary Of the State Board of Health
Alexander ID. Lowber of this city WIZ
20 to Sussex county today to investigate
the report that there are number OF
eases of smallpox there in the vicinity
of Sraford, There are none in that town
but in the country seven or eight miles
distant there are over dozen cases
In talking about the matter last evening
the doctor said. II do not know how
many eases there are" When asked il
there were dozen he said yes and
may he more. 1t is probable, however,
that some of the cases are in Dorchester
county, Md The boundry line is near
the spot where the disease is raging.
intend to make an investigation and see
that the people are quarentined."
The doctor said there We're no other
epidemics in the State. In speaking
about the disease in Philadelphia he said
that the Philadelphia authorities would
probably do all in their power to pre-
vent the disease being carried to other
Towns. 1T would be a hard matter" he
said, "to establish a quarantine against
PHILADELPHIA owing to the number Of rail
road and steamboat lines connecting the
| two cities
| he lutl tnut NihuiipoN - i"r"N -
PHILADELPHIA has had the effect OF max
ling the citizens of this city look seriously
at the matter and make preparations
in case the dreaded disease should h'
brought here. While local physicians
decline to say that they fear an epidemic
of the disease in Wilmington many OF
the doctors are insisting that their pa'
tients bc vaccinated to guard against
any sudden outbreak.
DR.. Edgmont 4. Negendank stated last
night that to guard against smallpox t
considered it the safest plan to be vac
cinatcd whenever the disease was pre-
vnilent. even though that be once &
year. In ease OF an epidemic DIR. Negeh
iank says that he would insist upon his
lpaticnts being vaccinatcd. He alsf
stated that while he does not look fol
any serious epidemic here, he sees no wa!
that people could he stopped going bach
land forth between Philadelphia and vii
mington and the disease could be easily
carried from one city to theother.
DIR. Harrison w. Howell when seer
last night on the subject said that fol
simetime smallpox in a light form ha,
been in the vicinity of Wilmington ani
while he does not expect it he states h.
would not he surprised to see big epi
dcmic here this winter. He stated tina
he believes in vaccination as the safes
prevention from the disease. but if prop
erly done it should be effective for sever
wears. Dr. Howell said that the drain
age in some parts Of the city is bad am
that would probably he drawback t.
fighting the disease should an epidemic
break ont in Wilmington.
Dir. James III. Morgan, member Of tn
! Board Of Health. was also interviewer
on the subject. DIR. Morgan said that tn
Health Department does not anticipat
nm epidemic of the disease but in cas-
there should be the department is read
! to cope with it. He said that Secretar
: Cah.ll and the other health officers hay
: been very energetic in such matters an
= did much towards stopping the spread a
, | the disease last winter. DIR. Morgan ais
: is strongly in favor of vaccination as
: safeguard.