The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-24
SMALLPOX SCARE
HAS PASSED AWAY
Only One Patient Now I'm
der Treatment.
THE DETENTION CAMP CLOSED
Quarantine Guards Removed From All
Houses Hitherto Under Surveillance.
Precautions Adopted by the District
Health Officials to Combat the Disease.

Mrs. Nora V. Cave and her little child
were discharged from the smallpox hos
pitaI yesterday. leaving only one patient
under treatment there. This patient,
woman. is expected to be able to leave
within a few days The detention camp
was temporarily closed several days ago,
and it is now nearly two weeks since
the last house was relieved from quar-
antine.
In the handling Of smallpox in the Dis
trict the Health Department proceeds IN
der the law to remove persons suffering
with the disease TO the hospital devoted
exclusively TO that purpose. situated on
the river front on the Government reser-
walton known as the grounds Of the
Washington Asylum. The hospital is a
small brick structure fitted up with all
appliances for the successful treatment OF
this disease. It is remote from other
buildings. and patients there are COM
pletely isolated. The greatest care is
taken in the treatment Of all persons
seat there. Cleanliness Is insisted upon
in all stages OF Tire disease and special
attention IS given 10 diet. Not much
sician is in charge Of the hospital and
remains there while patients are under
treatment Persons who have been ex-
posed 20 the disease are either removed
20 the detention camp OF are guaranteed
in their houses.
The Detention Camp.
The detention camp is situated at the
corner Of Eighteenth and D Streets south
east. II consists Of seven two-storv
frame houses painted grey and enclosed
by a high wire fence. These houses are
remote from buildings inhabited They
are in charge Of man and mis- wife who
look after ard care for persons detained
t"ere " --sf,.eszss.se camp is watched
/ D. 6ecs'-'te1 49, one 10 enter
or go a .Fis VITO allow - ives
Of the ;, except recognized efdpfoAsv
many -a.th Department. Sometimes as
these h,7 -.ty .,rs0ns are detained in
Tn
Some -. w. sntine Rules.
detenti .,vrso, object to going to the
contagicl mp to await the result OF
surye-- these are placed under
stsneDt Al th- their homes. A guard
| ho,as hooked p aL5 IN the rear Of the
/ hoular stock e is allowed to enter Tho
/ c called a Ee ave it. These guards art
s At the = M authority. and are in
e spun Hear ecs-.1der arrest any per
s better than 70 break the regulations
4 q aires, Whli- The time IN which th'
] G amuse and J. 10 incubate, and a
( o BurlesqueTs, o. -ariod unless sign
I q, lesgue comoinat tacse guarantees
Ia .-dtine
is demonsraaehe ast1ine there is an
. outbreak OF the -lsease in the city. OF
the nineteen cases treated recently three
} OF them developed IN the detention camp.
4 At other times 4 larger proportion OF
/ cases come from the same quarter
Number of Vaccinations.
/ The Health Department during the Pc
Rod from January % TO March % vacci-
mated upward Of 1900 people. A part Of
/ these we're required TO be yaccinated by
l Law. being in the houses where persons
/ suffering with the disease were removed
| But the majority submitted voluntarily
as a precaution against possible conta-
I glon. The Health Department is Of the
( opinion that IL the entire population
/ should be vaccinated an outbreak of
( smallpox would not be possible for sew
/ eral years Such a thing. OF course is
/ impossible so long as many persons in
/ the community are opposed 70 il. but the
! department always urges general vacci-
/ nation in the vicinity OF the disease when
/ it appears, and the Health officer thinks
| that in this way much danger from its
| ravages IS avoided.
/ In speaking OF the matter today he said
! that the Unvaccinated persons were the
| real danger 10 the community. He called
! attention 10 the fact that Of the nineteen
! cases under treatment in the hospital
/ only one had been successfully vaccinat-
I ed, and that when he was six years old.