The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-03
Season When Smallpox Fourishes
Is at Hand, With Thousands in
st. Louis Unprotected.
DISEASE NOW UNDER CONTROL.
Health officials Declare That il
Public Will Cooperate There
Will BE No Fear of
an Epidemic.

Heath Commissioner Starklon took ad-
vantage Of Mayor Wells presence at yes
terday's meeting OF the Board Of Health
Commissioner and renewed his crusade
against those opposed TO vaccination as a
preventative for small pox.
He said that during the fiscal yesr. which
ended March 81. the physicians o. the
Health Department examined and treated
about LOO cases OF smallpox, which num-
Der more than doubled the total cases for
the previous fifteen years.
This condition. he declared. did not ex-
list here by reason OF any lack OF diligence
on the part OF the Health Department OF
this cty. The public was forewarned. at
tention being called TO the probability OF
such a condition b. him as early as three
years ago.
Every attempt was made to vaecinate all
the unprotected. but unfortunately only =
small percentage would cooperate. and to-
day, In spite OF our best Efforts in the line
OF vaccination. thousands Of persons are
walking our streets. working IN our shops
and mercantile establishments and attend
ing cur schools in an unprotected condition.
almost certain victims to q chance exposure
to smallpox.
CITY FREE FROM DISEASE.
The situation that prevailed during the
last year has been for the time overcome:
vaccination. isolation and fumIgaticn have
been temporarily effective, and the city is
now practically free from the disease.
There is no reason why any one should
be a victim TO this loathsome disease. # IS
entirely p~reventable.
The remedy. and the only effective
remedy. is q vaccination that Is q success
ful take performed within the past ten
years A person who has been successfully
vaccinated within ten years is perfectly
protected from smallpox; such a person can
eat. sleeo n live in the same room with
the most malignant case with perfect i'm
punity.
Il have asked the cooperation OF those in
charge Of interests employing large number
OF men and women. and the heads %
schools. and have no object in making this
appeal, but the good OF the Individual and
the community. There Is nothing in It for
the health officials, but hard work
mo charge Is made for performing g
vaccination. the city thinks veil enough OF
u to buy the vaccine and pay the physicians
and the pay OF the physicians Is the same
II they do q thousand or a hundred thousand
vaccinations"
APPOINTMENTS ARE DEFERRED.
City Chemist Teichmann submitted his
appointments for the MIX Inspection De-
partment. but they were not approved by
the board. 1t being decided to have them
passed upon By the Committee on Appoint
ments first.
Doctor H N. Chapman. one OF the medi-
cal members OF the board, objected TO Doc
tor T~eichmann's selection OF David +. Car
ter n Bernard Held as milk inspectors on
the ground that they were both formerly
IN the dairy business. Doctor Teichmann
stated that that was the reason he had Sc
Jected them. thinking that they would nave
the necessary qualifications for the posi-
ton.
The other selections consist OF Henry
Dettmer. Phi. G.. and Walter Bernays, b.
Sc, as Assistant Chemists. and E A.
Reder as clerk.
Mayor Wells stated that his presence at
the meeting had no especial significance. He
said he was trying 20 devote as much time
IS he could possibly spare TO the Board OF
Health. President Hornsby Of the City
Council. another member. ex-oficio. OF the
board. was also present