The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-18
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Children in Lafayette. Exposed
to Smallpox.
s. w. Coursney of sol East
Logan Has. the Disease.
DIDN'T QUIT SCHOOL.
His Children Mingled With
other Pupils.
The Building Is Being Fumi-
gated Today.
DIDN'T QUIT SCHOOL.

The 33S pupils at Lafayette school
on Locust street have been exposed to
smallpox for the past week, and if an
epidemic on large scale breaks out
within the next few days it is result
which is already fully anticipated. The
school has been closed.
:. W. COursney of sol East Logan
avenue, has been seriously i'll with
smallpox for the past eight days and
until this morning his two children
have been regular attendants on the
school. Coursney has never called in
a physician in all this time and not
until he seemingly took turn for the
worse this morning and summoned a
physician. Dr. w. T. Taylor, was he
fully aware what was the matter with
him.
DR.. Taylor Immediately informed
DR.. H. B. Hogeboom, city physician,
and apprised him of the situation. DR.
Hogeboom, after a conference with
l. D. Whittemore, superintendent of
the city schools, decided to fumigate
the school house and call for the vac
cinat1on of every child in attendance.
When the students presented them
selves for the opening of school this
morning they were told that the
school was closed and that every one
OF them must be vaccinated.
I'VE shall insist on vaccination"
said DR.. Hogeboom this morning.
1T Is probable that every one of
those children has been exposed This
man has been sending his children to
school all of this time and the two of
them have mingled among the rest
and in the last week there has been
plenty of opportunity to expose every
one of them"
Coursney was removed to the de-
tention hospital and the other mem
bers of the family were placed under
quarantine. None of them show any
evidence yet of having smallpox.
Coursney's case was well along and
he showed plainly enough what he
was suffering from. This makes the
second time within a week that a large
body of school children have been ex-
posed to the dread disease.
Friday of last week the students at
the high school were exposed In this
instance the student had been sick sew
eral days and remained at home one
day returning the next. He was quar-
tined for smallpox later and vaccina-
ton has been recommended as a pre-
cautionary measure. A large proportion
of the students are already vaccinated
and others are being vaccinated today
Il don't know how to account for the
large number Of cases of SMALLPOX
said DR.. Hogeboom. 1T is breaking
out now just like 1T did two years ago
at this time
There are nine cases of smallpox un.
der quarantine at the city detention
hospital. One case was released Sun
day but the new case reported today
makes the number remain the same
All of these cases are of adult male
persons.
over 100 cases of contagious diseases
have been reported and placed under
quarantine this month by the board OF
health. This is the record month for
two years. OF this large number, %
were measles. two diphtheria. two scar
let fever, one chiekenpox and 10 small
pox. A total of los cases. Sixty-two
cases of measles still remain under
quarantine.
New cases of measles reported today
are: A. D. Brooke, 1900 Van Burek
street; ]. z. Irwin, 719 Jefferson street
s n. Lyman 1243 Tyler street; 1. A,
Grubbs, 1919 van Buren, street.