The St. Louis Republic., 1902-11-09
Doctor StarklOff Takes Steps to
Prevent Spread of Small
pox in the City.
MANY COMPLY WITH REQUESTS.
Reports From Other Cities Indi-
cate the Disease Is Taking Il
More Serious Form Than
Last Winter.

The Board OF Health is making renewed
efforts to impress upon the people of ST.
Louis the Importance of vaccination. Mem
bers of the board say that this is the only
means by which the prevalence of smallpox
in the city can be checked.
Doctor Max c. Starkloff, president of the
beard. strongly urges everyone who is not
immune from smallpox by being vaccinnted
to have the operation performed without
delay.
So far the efforts of the board have met
with success. Large corporations through
out the city are requiring their employees to
be vaccinated. Several companies employ
ing upward of LOCO men. demand a certifi-
cate of vaccination before they will take a
man into their employ.
Among these are the Transit Compan ny,
the American Car and Foundry Company.
the Worlds Fair Company. the Continental
Tobacco Company and the Graham Paper
Company.
Circular letters have been gotten out by
the Board of Health and directed to the
heads of large mercantile and manufacture
ing concerns stating what is being done TO
prevent smallpox in St. Louis and urging
them to require their employees to be vac
cinated. 1t is the purpose of the board to
take the matter in time as to prevent a
recurrence of the conditions of last winter.
when 1,I1J cases of smallpox were reported
Reports from other citeS-Cleveiano, ",
in particular-indicate that the disease TINS
year is taking more serious form than
was the case last winter. So far there have
been no cases to speak of in st. Louis
Precautions at this, time are especially
needed because of the large influx OK
working classes into the oi,y, due TO the
Worlds Fair.
DISPENSARY PHYSICIANS ARE BUSY.
The Dispensary physicians all over the
city are vaccinating hundreds OF persons
daily. The Board of Education has re
CURED all children attending ,he Pubic
tificate showing that they nave mad the
operation performed within period which
would render them immune The police
department will require all men TO whom
it gives lodging in The police stations dLr-
ing the winter to have certihcate OF vac
cination.
Only in a few individual cases say the
health officers. has there been any oppo-
stion to vaccination Numerous persons
have applied voluntarily to the dispensarles
practice report that many of their pa
tients are being vaccinated. Doctors gener-
ally throughout the city advise vaccina-
tion as a precautionary measure.
A most rigid system of fumiGatlon ana
quarantine Is being enforced by the Heaith
Department wherever case OF smallpox
is reported. The sanitary department mas
fifteen wagons and large force of men
engaged in this work. All persons exposed
to smallpox are placed under observation by
the boards PHYSICIANS.
Doctor Samuel r. Johnson of the Dispen-
sary staff says that, owing to the arrival
in the city of numerous laborers from other
cities. it is necessary to exercise special
precautionary measures. Thousands of dol
year, and in majority of cases reported
the patient had not been vaccinated
With vaccination" said Doctor Johnson.
there is little danger from smallpox. 1t
munity can cope with the disease. All
classes should be vaccinated.'