Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-04
ANEW CASE TODAY
On Beacon Street This Time and
 a Bishop Street Scholar
12 YEAR OLD FLEMING GIRL

Thought To Be yarioloid and the Case
 Is Being Closely Watched-Isolation
 Hospital Is Crowded-Discussing
 Advisability of Erecting d Larger
 Hospital-The Two Families on
 Meadow Street Will Not Be Re-
 moved.
 Health Officer Kilmartin said today that all the patients at the isoiauun hospital are uOlng well With the eA- ceptlon oI Mrs Grenier of Baldwin srreet, who is very sick, her condition being so serious last night that he lad 10 spend the greater part of the nighe with her. She has bad attack U the disease and other troubles which render her condition rather difficult Io handle. All the others are doing well. Nearly all the members of the Brodeur and Cardinal families in the Beach block on Meadow street are sick now and it is likely that all will have to go through a siege of smallpox. They will not be removed to the isolation hospital for the reason that the place is full now and besides they can be cared for as well where they are as they could be elsewhere.
 A suspicious case was reported to- day in the family of Michael Fleming, 21 Beacon street 12-year-old girl, who attended the Bishop street school. While it is thought to be q case of varioloid, still there is nothing certain about it yet The authorities. are watching it closely and has at request of health officer been temporarily quarantined. If the disease continues to spread it is likely that provision will have to be mace to secure more hes pital room. If this should not be done all new cases will have to be treated at their own homes. This might incon- venience the health board. but all things considered. it looks as if if might De as cheap to do it on this plan as to build another wing to the nos pital. Many think that there are ton many in the building on the town hru, already and claim that 1t would not De human to try to crowd any r.orc | lnto it. One of the officers that hal done duty there told reporter that if Is shocking sight, and says that neo- pie who are about their business here III the city and have no opportunity cf seeing what is going on have no idea of what we are up against.
 It is probable that when the ritv is through with this epidemic tbe su. l thorlties will see the wisdom of ,,ut. ing up better building than the ono now used for this purpose. Tho etrl,c. ture should be large. enough to accom- nlodate at least a hundred natieutS and equipped with suitable cookin.. apartments and sleeping places for al- tendants. It should also have g,o.n where physician could establish n temporary office so that he might lie round there at all hours of the day and night. It seems reasonable that where tnere are so many persons sick win such malady the presence of ,,octo,. would De needed there constantly. Be. sides this. it is not unreasonable to suppose that people of means who might be stricken with that sickness would have their own physicians and nurses. provided there was accommo- dation for them at the isolation hos pltal, but this is out the question uu- der the present conditions. Whether We like it or not. if might as well be admitted that smallpox Is gaining On us in this country and it behooves municipalities to be prepared to cone With it in the most successful moonar possible If we had the right kind of hospital and a doctor on the oround all the time, then the health officer would have ample time to devote to lnvestigating places where the disaaSe had broken out, sending those afflicted with it to the hospital. caring for quar- antined parties who might be in need of medical aid from other causes. and let the hospital physician remain with the victims until the scare was over and the malady stamped out