New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
SMALLPOX RUMORS HURT TRADE.
EPIDEMIC REPORTED HERE IN OTHER CIR
IEs-orHER PLACES. PRoPoRTIoNArELY.
HAVE AS MANY. ANItMoRE. CASES

The attention OF the Board OF Health has re-
Gently been called to the reports current In Bos-
ton and other cities to the effect that there were
thousands of cases of smallpox In this city. These
reports. the Board learned were affecting busl-
ness in this city, and Commissioner Cosby yester-
day took steps 70 refute at least one OF these
rumors. He sent message TO a newspaper In
Boston stating that only a few more than one
hundred cases of smallpox had been found I'm the
city since November
It was learned at the Department Of Health yes
terday that smallpox is epidemic in some parts OF
the country
In speaking about The reports Of the cases here
DR.. Frederick Il. Dillingham;. Assistant Sanitary
Superintendent said to a Tribune reporter yester-
day afternoon
have always told people there is no cause for
alarm The Board Of Health has not tried 70 scare
disease by urging the necessity of vaccination The
persons VINO are vaccinated are absolutely pro-
tected. no matter how much they may be exposed
Urging persons 20 get vaccnated has not hurt
other places in the Gnited States about thoussnds Is
OF cases Of smallpox in tbs city may have hurt bust
on the surface TO be due 10 business jealousy.
There are few more cases OF smallpox in this
city than last year That is ALL But In some parts
OF the country there are an unusually large num-
Nsw-york Tor its Size has yar f osr S,ties,
is usually an increase Of smallpox about every six
spread than it has been for some time.
pr. Dillingham; presented medical records one Of
which showed that December / 1900 the cases
of smallpox IN Duluth Mimi. were "a: in Winona
Mnn.. so; in ST. Louis. g. and in Cleveland s4 I'm
that week there We're "a cases I'm this city In the
week OF December s. 20 were reported in this
city; in Topeka. Kan. 9: in Cleveland 49, and In
Salt Lake City. S. In the week of December 15
Is cases were reported In this city % in Manches
ter. n. H.: 81 in Cleveland; 40 in Salt Lake City
and IS in Houston Tex.
AT the meeting OF the Board of Health ves,ersa,r
morning the case OF Dr. Montague r. Leverson os
Undergraduates. and Shore Road BROOKLYN wa !.
taken
President Murphy said:
II it should be proved that Dr. Leverson aid har.
Dor smallpox cases or any eases of conta sioTs
of Health. he has violated Section s or fba Ssri
tary Code and he will be prosecuted. '
CASE OF SMALLPOX FOUR DAYS OLD
There some CONSERVATION in the susarhor,a
district in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon when n
was learned that employe of of the reonsria.
had been taken to North Brother Island sufrertns >
from SMALLPOX The case is that of Michael or
schaddaek Pole. thirty-hve year. DID, of No ,2e
Kent-ave. DR.. Peter Hughes. the diagnostician or
the Health Department. learned that the man had
been suffering with the disease for four days The
department is making investigation and NAV
decide 10 vacoinate the employees of the refinery
where Ofschaddack worked
Acting upon orders from Colonel Michael c. Muir
ply president OF the Health Board DR.. Frederick
A Jewett. chief of the Brooklyn Bureau OF Con-