The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-03-23
MoRGANTowN, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY,
DISREGARD QUARANTINE.
People take long Chances on
Spreading Diphtheria.
Case on Peasants Street may spread
II over the Whole Town. Doctors
Qmbbie over Whose Fanlt IL is that
Quarantine is not Enforced--Time
fer Action.

Qmbbie over Whose fault IL is that
Quarantine is not Euiorced--Time
fer Action.
There is a case of diphtheria on
Peasants street across from the New
DOMINION Office. This has been quar-
tined by posting up card with
"diphtberla" on the front door. The
patient Is little girl who Is believed
TO be out OF danger. DIR. J. w. Hart
igan is the physician in charge.
People In several instances have
come in contact With people living in
the house and delivery boy for one
Of the High street grocery stores was
inside OF the hallway while delivering
groceries.
When the milk man came be set his
can down in the door way with its
mouth open Then he leisurly pour
ed out two measures OF milk while
collecting a million or so germs In the
milk which makes the bess OF cultures
for the germs, held a brief talk with
the one who came for milk and then
went his way. These and other vio-
lations OF quarantine have been noted
by people in this Office who have seen
them.
DR.. Edmondson was called up. He
is agent OF the county health board,
having Jurisdiction 10 the city. lie
stated that the case was one OF DIR.
HartiEans and his had nothing what
ever 10 do with IL. He said further
that Dr.. Hartigan has failed " report
single case OF contagious disease To
him since he has been In office. DIR.
Haftigan said that he, had done the
best he could to enforce quarantine
but that he was not aided In this by
the county health officers, An at
tempt To reach DR.. Taught OF Gran
vile, who is county health officer, fail
ed % success although every other
phone helder in that end OF the coun-
~ took down his receivera and prepared
TO rubber None Of them knew where
DR.. Taught was or at least they gave
40 Information.
Somebody Is TO blame In the manner
10 which this quarantine is being DISC
beyed. This paper cannot sit 10 Judge
ment and decide who Is to blame. But
1t believes that professional jealousy
on the one side Or the other is respon-
sible. IL does not know on which side
this exists nor does 1t care What II
wants to see is the health of the COM
munity protected as far as possible.
The proper authorities may find out
10 few minutes just what is being
done aud they can locate the one who
Is 10 be blamed. They should then
take some action. There nas been en-
tifely too much OF fussing and backing
up on the part OF the doctors OF town
and IL Is time that some one should be
called strictly to account for II.
Since writing the above, DR.. Harti-
gan was seen aud stated that he had
not reported the case to DIR. Edmond
son and would DOT report any cases to
him. He says that he reports to the
county physician Dr. Taught OF Gran
Vile, in all cases, not to his assistant.
DR.. Hartigan says thath did report
case Of spall pox which was not quar-
antined ami an effort was made to
prove that the case was not small pox
but something else.
He says that the patient in this case
has been confined TO one room and the
members OF the family are not allowed
access TO the room. The patient and
the room have been thoroughly cleaned
with formaldahyde and that there Is
little or no danger of infection TO OUT
siders FROM them. However he says
that there is danger II any one shall
come 10 direct contact with any MEM
Der of the family. The delivery boy is
said to have gone into the stairway
and half way upit but there seems
to he no other way TO deliver supplies
TO the family than Ia this way.