The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
DR.. STRAIT TON s I
REPLY TO. DR. | D|.R|il| levy. .E|::.||.'|
5Moppiin g QWll 'Phroa 4 Not. ct
Meant k, .E';L But AS s,.'l Means
to End.
SCHEME TO SET WOMAN FREE, 4 R E:
Greatly Surprised 70 Receive {. Gard 7l''1.
!. Saying D.iphtheriaL Bacilli. 3 !c i.Were y
iii His Own Throat.

Dr.. Thomas / E. stratton, the city ply
sician who leaped into the public gaze
week or more ago BY his trick on Dr..
IL. Ci Levy, city bacteriologist ,as reported
by DR.. ". T. OppenhImer, president OF
the Board of Health In his statement TO
the Council. has agreed to make make q s'' seaeo-
ment OF the very interesting anu uhusuai 'ii
matters. DR.. Cppenhimer stated 70 70 tne
(,ounc,l that DR.. Stratton had patiel't
Who had tho diphtherla. From tlhie ~
t,ma he would mop the throat ol i ms
natient and send the bacilll culture Z 70 70
Dr ii 4,fe,vy!sts One day he mopped MS o"n
throat ana Gent the culture to Or. Levy
who returned card saying WIN t'S
s,atament ''unmlstnkablc dlph1her'a
haclli still present" DR.. Oppenhimer 70,
rorted to the Council that Or. Levy naa ''!
said the patient was worse, nut 'his 10 10
erroneous. ,,..,a s,,,, ,r,o
m his part but declaims any aes're "
Native Of poking fun at DR., Levy ana
his denartment, as DR.. Levy seemed 10
think.
Dr.. Stratton Statement.
nr stratton said yesterdays: lt
s,,oh on erroneous Impression has Deen
on;,eved in connection with the case or
dlnhtheria alluded to by Dr. Oppenhlh'er
hafnre the Council that plain statement
- focts will not perhaps be inappro--
rr,ato The main question at Issue is, was
!, r,pht FOR this patient With a MID case case
=, dlnhtheria to be quarantined over three
u,eoks on the reports of DR.. p. c, Levy,
oi,y hacteriologist, and was Jusli4leo
i, the means resorted to IN order 70 as
oertain If those reports were correct "''el,
every apparent circumstance conhectau
with the case dlsproyed them. me tacts
are as follows: U,t-
IN March 2lst, attended Betty VA
on,ored at No. 621 North s'xlli
e,ns. e.,n.. ,vho had mild attack OF
AIM theria. she was promptly 'hJ'cteu
n,ith antitoxin and an alteratlVe p'e-
s,,,,,ad " an the afternoon OF the same
aov + Maid her second visit ana re-
,.aS.ad the case to DR.. r, G, Levy the
~, a,,,, hacteriologist who confirmed my
s., .,n,,s,s The next morning again VISIT
~ her and although there was some eA'
~ ss,,nt,on of the membrane proving tne
~ atsorntion 90 and action or the hh.'toM',l'
+, ,EsTermined to take no chances a''u asa'l'
,niacted her, prescribing iron ter"'''e'
strychnia, etc; visiting !'et ~, ~ 49,,
,t,,o If the same day found that 'hele
n,as beautiful response 10 tne ae.'o''
- ,ha antItoxin. very little or mo ''e,'-
hrone remaining, Al my Vls't on 'Ne
third day, did not deem y necessary
- ,se antitoXln, as ] conld see ~ .'eni-
br,ne !" me- Dr. Leonard, who had visited her
p'"nn, oncosion with me, kindly consent
o., on 9l'0 - visit her on the fourth day, With
~ w rnct, ~ ions to use antitoxin Y he deemed
!, necessary, petectlng a small shred OF
membrane - on one tons'l, he:gaye her an
injection. .,.,,, tto,a.a
IL. ,,r. mo hut could find no membrane,
and nv, none was discovered afterwards:
The The doctor fully agreed with. Dr. Leonard
ana ma nvself that she was getting on spen-
didiy. in perfect health no functional or
organic disorder was apparent ana that
~, " fc.ontinued on Third Pase,l