The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-29
THE SMALLPOX SITUATION
Board Of Health Reports Three Cases In
Plymouth.

physician an6 his counsel, as small
pox has appeared at the Vandalia
House in this city, which is duly
quarantined and protected from the
public. A similar case occurs in the
family of Mr.. Harris, residing on the
bank of the river in South Jamestown.
Another case exactly the same, is in
the family, of Jerry Hines, who is a
brother of Mrs. Harris. the mother OF
of the case above referred TO, who lives
in South Plymouth, just across the
street from the cemetery. Two or
three weeks ago, the mother of the
two children OF Jerry Hines now af-
fiicted bad the same disease, as learn
from her own words, hence her chill
dren, and the Harris child, all evil
IDENTIFY took it, as the families, being
relatives intermingie freely.
Mrs. Jerry Hines says, she took her
disease from her grandmother, Mrs.
Canaan, who died about four or five
weeks ago, when the fever was at its
highest, at the bone Of Mrs. Bowles.
her daughter, and also the mother of
Mrs. Hines. visited Mrs. Bowles,
who verified her daughters words,
only she said, the attending physi-
clan of her mother, Mrs. Canaan had
stated her case to be chronic eczema.
The other children of Mrs. Bowles,
besides Mrs, Hines, lave not taken
the disease, evidently because they
were all recently vaccinated for small
pox, but Mrs. Hines was not vaccinat-
ed, because she being tinid refused
it. These cases are all quarantined,
and contagion is being prevented from
them as far as possible, under the re-
quirementS Of the law This is a
plain statement Of the facts, concern
ing these cases upon which the pub
lie are now interested, after thorough
examination and investigation being
made. They are listed as smallpox.
under the instructions or the State
Board of Health and required to be
treated as such by the subordinate
Boards of Health in counties and
towns.
Some physicians of good authority
may diagnose them as something else;
but it matters but little to health Of
ficers what any disease is denominat-
ed. 1t is enough TO. them to know
that it is contagious and menace to
the public health. The above diseases
referred to are Enthusiastically conta-
gious, and although the most of them
may be light and only slightly fatal,
yet they are loathesome and very dis
agreeable for the body is covered with
maturating pocks from head to feet,
and nobody wants to be afflicted with
them. If these cases are not thor
oughly looked after now at the APP
proach of the winter season, we will
have serious time In the cold wealth
er where such diseases, after having
obtained fOotbold are almeSt uncon-
trolable. l earnestly enjoin all people
in this city through their attending
physician or by some responsible meme
Der Of the household. if no physician is
in attendance. to Immediately report
every case Of any sort of eruption
that has been attended in It's initial
stages with fever with any suspicion
of contagion about it, to the localhealth
officers of the CITY, either DR.. Brown,
DR.. Stephens or Mr.. Lucius Tanner,
who am sure will promptly attend
TO their duties.
The above statement OF facts need
be nj cause of alarm to the public, for
when the Health officers are fully
awakened to a sense of their. RESPONSE
bility and are attending to their
duties-promptly the public are safe.
1t is only when they are negligent,
and the matter is kept hidden, that
the public is in danger.
s. MARTIN,
Sec. County Board OF Health.