Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-19
T IS SURELY SMALLPOX
pr Lindsley Stated So in City
 Hall This Afternoon

And Local Officials Was Largely At
 tended-The Disease is With You,
 Said Dr Lindsley, in His Address
 He Advised All to Get yaccinated-
 A Number of Anti-yaccinationist
 Were Present.
 Upon invitation of Health Officer Kilmartin, Dr Lindsley, Dr Townsend and Dr Root of the state board of health came to Waterbury this after noon and heard parties who claim that we have no smallpox ill Waterbury. Several local physicians and about 50 or 40 French people were present, some of the latter having been at the isolation hospital, but were discharged short time ago.
 The meeting was held in the alder manic chamber, Mayor Kilduff, Health Officer Kilmartin and Dr Frost escort ing the board into the chambeE. pr Kilmartin introduced the officials and explained why the state board had been requested to come here on this question.
 Dr LindsIy addressed the meeting at some length and stated that there could be no doubt as to the existence of smallpox in Waterbury. The same doubts existed in many of the western states, but the medical profession be. came convinced that it was smallpox and he knew it would be so here. We are having mild epidemics of smallpox all over the country and there is nc reason why Waterbury should be the exception. He did not consider 1t necessary to diagnose any of the cases ''The disease is with you" he said ''and it will continue to visit you until you take proper precautions to ward il off by vaccination and isolation." He gave many excellent arguments in sup port of vaccination. and while so doing Dr Mum almost rolled over in his chair. s.The history of smallpox" Dl Lindsly said, the world over goes tC show the wonderful preventative pow CT of vaccination. Years ago smallpox was prevalent in Ireland. Since tha1 time decades have elapsed without |; death from smallpox. This was due tC vaccination
 Dr Lodge spoke in the support of the
 
 He had the names and residences oi six persons whose cases had beer diagnosed as smallpox together with l statements from the patients setting | forth that no thermometers were useC l when they were examined. l Dr Lindsey did not agree with Dl Lodge that fever is always noticeable at all stages of smallpox. In answer to q question from Dr Lodge as tc how he knew there is smallpox il Waterbury so long as he had not seer any of the patients, Dr Lindsley re piled that he knew it because he be lieved Waterbury has competent phy sicians who had diagnosed severa l cases as such.
 | Dr David and Dr Mum also talked The latter wanted to prove the folly of vaccination, and that there is nt smallpox in Waterbury. The meetin: applauded the challenge and this ere ated such an uproar the mayor called l for order.
 | Dr Hinckley wanted to know wha about the homeopathic method of vac cination. to which Dr Lindsley replied that if he had q fire to eXtinguish ant someone desired to eXperimen il putting it out with something be | sides water he shouldn't wan | to try the experiment. H. should apply the water right away without waiting to see how the othe would work.
 l At this juncture Dr David left th meeting. apparently in a huff. | Dr Mum exhibited two patient whom he claimed had been at the pes house. Dr Kilmartin denied this, an, pointed to one of the parties statin. | that she never was there. | Dr Lodge cited the case of Ros ] Veayette, who claimed that she ha, worked sixteen days at the hospi!a and wanted pay for it.
 | What has that got to do with th, easel? asked Dr Lindsley. s'Becaus she was able to work is no argumen | in favor of the assertion that she hat no smallpox.
 l One of the features of the session was tilt between Health Officer Xii martin and Dr Mum. While exhibit | ing pictures of the smallpox patients | Dr Mum held one i'll his hand and ask. l ed Dr Mum if he had any colored men up there. No sir, replied Dr Xii martin, thatNis a picture of con I fluent smallpox patient I shoula judge you haven't seen many sucl cases. "Oh," said Dr Mum and sat down amid roar of laughter | Mayor Kilduff asked Dr Lindsley i | it was proper to take the same precau tions in a mild case of smallpox as ir a severe one. The reply was that th, form should not be considered. Al precautions should be taken to stamI out mild cases as well as severe cases l The meeting was on at press hour TIN PLATE PLANT BURNED.