The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-10
Seven New Ones Are Quarantin-
ed Today.
NOTHING is YET DONE.
dembers of Health Board Talk
Of Action.
Difficulty Experienced in Secur-
ing AntitOxiii.

Seven new cases of diphtheria have
been reported to the city health auth
critics since yesterday afternoon.
A meeting OF the board of health will
be called TO adopt preventive meas
ures to keep the diphtheria from
spreading any further East Topeka
and North Topeka seem to be the two
fields which are fertile with the dis
ease.
Since Monday a total OF II new cases
have been quarantined and though diph-
iberia is always peculiarly prevalent in
the fall the increase is believed alb
normal and steps win be taken to wage
an early fight.
DR.. PlumIner president of the board
of health, expressed great surprise
when he learned of the number OF new
cases for this week I'VE certainly
should do something right away. I am
in favor of calling a meeting of the
board OF health. I shall communicate
with DR.. II. B. Hoge boom, the secres
tary, and see if we can't arrange for a
board meeting, said DR.. PlumTner.
I don't think that the situation is
critical at all but I believe that 1t is
the wisest thing for US to step in now
and stop the spread of the disease be-
fore it gets too far the start OF us, )"
said Dr. c. b. Van Horn who is the
third member Of the board. I am not
in favor Of waiting until Saturday be-
fore fumigating the schools. If it's nee
essary to do the fnmigation it should
be done right away 1 don't know that
1t would be necessary to fumigate any
of the outlying schools but IN ParkdaIe
and North Topeka. where the diph-
iberia cases seem to come from, the
fumigation should be made at once.
The source of the diphtheria also should
be traced down and noted and an ef-
fort made to stamp it cut.
Fifteen cases in town of this size
I &c r4r9
and I don't think that we can class il
as an epidemic" "
If this keeps up another twenty
four or foTty-eight hours we will get
together and ask the mayor and coun-
ell for additional anti toxin. said DR..
H. B. Hogeboom. city physician and
secretary of the board.
we have been having some
trouble in getting anti toxin The only
way to keep this from spreading is ta
immunize the whole family wherever
a case exists. I mean by this, to give
anti toxin to all of the remaining men,
bers OF the family. This is the best
way to handle the trouble. All of these
cases have been. on the east and north
sides--they have been there for four or
five weeks.
THE families. are large and one
member of the family communicates
1t to the other. I have been sick in
bed with pleurisy but l have managed
to keep in pretty close touch with the
situation and I don't believe that con-
ditions will become any worse"
The new cases reported are at 200 Il
Kline street, Robert Sheffield; John
Crawford, 319- Linn street; $50 Law
renee street. c. c. Pigg. 1859 Wayne
street, family by the name of stone;
5O2 Paramore street, family by the
name of Price: 1913 East Sixth ave
nue.: 200 Evelyn street
Copies of the pamphlet on
diphtheria issued by the state board
of health are being distributed by the
local health authorities. The instruc-
tions which should be worthy of OBJ
servation are: No child who has a
sore throat of any kind should be al
lowed to attend school. The slightest
sore throat should not be neglected.
The avenues Of infection in the school
room are many-using the same drink
Ing cup, exchanging pencils, books.
chewing gum, kissing and other prac-
tees.