Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-01
Smallpox Causes Eight Mexi- can Families Near Lowell
 to Be Isolated.
NUISANCE. IN BlSBEE
 IS ORDERED STOPPED.
Those Dumping Garbage and Refuse on South Side of Railroad Track Told by Health Officer to Quit It.

Here t1ctSldS Oil d htdiAh mission to look into conditions gen eralIy in this section, Dr. Greene, county health officer, yesterday put strict quarantine on eight families of Mexicans, who live fin a little set tlement near Lowell.
 Conditions among the Mexicans. who live on the southside Of Ever green cemetery and across the gulch from Brophy's blacksmith shop. were found deplorable, and unless drastic measures are employed 1t is feared that several of them will contract the smallpox.
 On Thursday a Mexican child died in the same settlement, and another has contracted the disease. While perhaps twenty Mexicans have been exposed to the danger none of the others have as yet shown symptoms of the disease, though it is feared that before the malady is stamped out several of them will be afflicted.
 After posting notices. pr. Greene arranged for a guard, which will see to it that none of the MeXicans get out and that only those whose duty calls them are permitted to enter tn, infected area. Disenfectants and other measures to prevent a spread will be employed at once.
 For the past two months smallpox has existed more or less among the Mexicans living around Lowell. Sev- rh1 hA- lieved that they had 1t checked or stamped out. only to learn later that it had broken cut in a new place. pr. Greene states that it is now his intention to devote as much of his time as is necessary to get rid of the disease That existing among the Mexicans is the only case known in the county at the present time. Dr. Greene believes that the orig inal case came to Lowell from across the Mexican border, some Mexican crossing over in the night time and injecting those of his kind with whom he associated. For some peculiar reason the Mexicans render the of ficers little assistance. preferring to keep secret all eases of. smallpox. rather than notify the authorities at once and stamp the disease out with as little delay as possible.
 In, Bisbee pr. Greene found con- ditions in the rear of the business houses on the south side of Main street in a condition that must have immediate attention. Saloon keepers and others have made a practice of dumping refuse on the south side of the railroad track until the sanitary conditions are dangerous.
 Dr. Greene found that the refuse being dumped along the track was but being positively dangerous to the health of those residing in that part of the city.
 That this nuisance comes under the direction of Dr. Greene is due to the fact that the ground on which the dumping has been done is outside of the city limits. the railroad track be- ing the diviIing line between the city and county property.
 Because of its being just outside the city the local health authorities have been powerless to act, though the matter was several times called to their attention. Being unable to act they referred the matter to coun- ty officials.
 Yesterday Dr. Greene notified the business houses responsible for the nuisance that they must stop the practice and must clean up what + already there. Without demurrer they promised him that greater care will be taken in future. -
 Dr. Greene states that health con- ditfons through Cochise county, with the exception of the Lowell small pox cases. was never better at this dime of the year. Douglas. Benson, N&co, Tombstone. Wilcox and other places are now without infectious diseases of any kind, at least any that have come to the attention of the county authorities. |
 IL is Dr. Greene's intention to be back in this section again shortly in order to see that the health rules are strictly enforced at Lowell. It is believed that the quarantine which went in force yesterday will make possible the ridding of that section of smallpox at least for the time be ing.