Evening journal., 1902-07-25
WILL STAMP OUT
THE SMALLPOX
Board Of Health Of Chester
Is Working
WILL HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY
Bethel Court Will Be Cleaned and
Thoroughly DiSiniected by
City EnplOVcs
WILL HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY

Chester has awakened TO the fact that
strenuous efforts are necessary TO check
the ravages OF smallpox and the city
fathers are assisting the Board Of Health
in trying TO stamp out the disease. IL
has been announced that the Finance
Committee Of Council has given assurance
that the Board Of Health would be sup
piled with all the money it needed TO
ahate smallpox, provided the plans de-
cided upon were scientific and plausible.
The meeting of that body took on de-
cided and hopeful mien, and every one of
the members expressed himself as greatly
pleased with this good news.
Dr. Hoopman submitted a set of rules
which were adopted after considerable de-
bate. They were as follows:
Rule No. AL physicians are ordered
10 notify the Board Of Health of all cases
of smallpox which they do not care to at
tend and the city will see that such pa
tents are properly cared for
Rule No. 2-All smallpox patients, eX-
cepting those having their own physician
and maintaining themselves, Will at once
be removed to the hospital
Rule No. 3-An remaining inmates will
be vaccinated and refusal TO be vacci-
mated viii be followed by rigid quaran-
tine without maintenance until this rule
is complied with.
Rule No. All persons being treated by
their own physician shall be isolated in
one part Of the house and strictly quar-
antined.
Rule No. 5-That all remaining inmates
shall be kept under strict quarantine for a
period of ten days.
DR.. Isaac Crowther was OF the opinion
that more drastic rules should be adopted
lie said that the time had come when de-
cisive measures should be taken
I'm the first place" he said. 'clean ur
Bethel court. use disinfectants by ale bar
rel; spread 1t everywhere and put il on
thick. Remove ar patients to the hos
pital as long as there Is accommodation
there for them, excepting those which tn,
board may see fit TO be kept isolated il
their own homes. After a patient is re-
moved, the whole house should be disin-
fected, and the inmates detained for tel
days. he city physician should still visi
them, and see that more cases do not de
velop in the same house.
Dr. lioopman reported that the meet
ings OF the Salvation Army in Marke
square and the cOlored camp meeting il
Lamoxin woods would be stopped, an,
that the officers of these organization
would be notified that meetings could M
longer be reld at these places.
Mr.. Innis moved that colorcd people b,
prohibited from congregating on Marke
street wharf during the time that excur
slons are leaving ana returning, and tina
the mayor be asked to sec that this rul
is enforced.
On motion of Or. Hoopman, the healtl
officer was instructed TO notify all 10
owners TO cut the weeds from their prop
critics and to see that private parties keol
their sidewalks clean.
On motion of Mr.. Mills. it was decide,
TO thoroughly disinfect the territory in TIN
neighborhood of Bethel court. The direc
tor OF pubnc works is to be notified &
clean the streets and sewers in that sec
/ ton and cesspOols are to be disinfecte,
with chloral naptholenc and chloride O
( lime. For this purpose the Purchasin,
Committee was authorized to buy a barre
Of chloral naptholene and a hogshead O
chloride of lime
Health officer Farnan reported tina
there are now fifteen cases OF smallpo,
| in Chester. the remainder being in IN
/ hospital In all thirty-two houses ar
I quarantined.