Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-10
IN
A MILD FORM
Six Cases Thus Diagnosed
by Specialist from N. Y.
and Two Other Doctors.
CITY OFFICIALS MEET
Take Steps to Prevent Epi-
demic-- TO vaccinate The
School Children.

AS result Of six cases, which have
been diagnosed as smallpox in a mild
form, by DR.. Henry L. Lynah, spec
ialist from New York, together with
DR.. Hart Of the Marine Hospital at
stapleton, s. l., and Port Officer DR..
Charles Naulty, Of this city, a meeting
of the Boards Of Aldermen, Health and
Education, Mayor Bollschweiler, City
Attorney Hommann, Superintendent of
Schools Shull and Health Inspector DR..
J. l.. Lund, was held at city hall this
morning to discuss ways and means for
preventing the spread Of the disease.
The committee on public grounds and
buildings of the council was authorized
to act with Health Inspector Lund and
have the so-called isolation hospital,
near the poor farm, put in condition to
receive the patients. This was after
DR.. NJ. s. Meinzer, medical inspector
in the schools, Dr. Lund and Alderman
Calvin; had gone to the pest house to
see what repairs were necessary. Mr..
Calvin said that the building needed
new roof, few panes of glass and other
trifing repairs, which be thought could
be made in a day and half
It was the sense Of the Board of Ed
ucation that all pupils, who have not
been vacciDated within the past four
years, should have it done. 1t will be
compulsory and no children will be al
lowed in school unless they can show a
certificate to that effect.
DR.. Lund Uncertain.
Health Inspector Lund SAYS he is not
satisfied in his own mind that the cases
are smallpox, but he says that, if they
are, they are in a mild form as all of
the patients are apparently well and
able to walk about their houses. The
present movement is more of precau-
tion than anything elese and last night,
after an informal meeting with Alder
man-at-Large Voorhees, and President
Sibley of the health board, Mayor Boil
schweiler appointed the following spec
ial officers, to guard the infected houses:
Frank Conard, Joseph Billott, Emil
Egli, Thomas Braeken. James O'Toole,
Scott Bailey, Henry MeArdle, George
Hartung, Randolph Kish, Steve Bal
'inski and Douglas McFarlane.
Where Gases Are Located.
The houses where placards have been
put up and where the reported cases Of
smallpox are located are at 27 Linden
street; 1913 Washington street; 238 Mad
ison avenue; 210 Elm street; 64 Buck
ingham avenue and 10 Smith street The
names are refused by DR.. Lund.
Patrolman Weitzen did guard duty
at 81 Buckingham avenue last night
and this morning Patrolman Tonnesen
was stationed at 70 Smith street, until
hx- a1 he
smallpox placard at 70 Smith street is
very conspicuous it may be removed,
although the guard will be maintained
until the patient Is removed.
An Infected Port.
Dr. Charles Naulty, the local port Of
vcer, said after the meeting that he had
notified the collector of customs, that
the port was infected and not TO give
clean bill of health and that he has
also notified the surgeon general of the
Bureau of Public Health at Washing
ton, D. c., that there were several cases
of smallpox at this port.
The local physicians do not regard
the situation as serious, but neverthe-
less precautions are being taken to pre-
vent the spreading of the disease and
for the good and welfare of the city.
Thought to be Chickenpox.
The local physicians have been de-
claring that the cases were only chick
enpox, but DR.. J. S. Hay, who was call
ed to attend Mrs. Theodore Antonio,
at 70 Smith street, diagnosed her case
as smallpox and called in DIR. Nsulty
the port officer who diagnosed it like
wise. Not trusting to his own judgment
Dr. Naulty sent for DR.. Hart of the
Marine Hospital at Stapleton, S. l.,
Monday, and after viewing the case in
the afternoon he said 1t was smallpox
in a mild form.
Health Inspector Lund. who had
Henry L. Lynah, specialist on con-
tagion from the Willard Parker Hospit-
al, New York, who yesterday afternoon
after examining the patients, diagnosed
their cases as smallpox in mild form.
While the patients have pustules on
their faces and bodies, their tempera-
ture is normal and they are apparent
ly otherwise in a healthy condition.
As safe guard the health inspector
will have all persons inside and in the
immediate vicinity Of the infected
houses vaccinated While there is con-
siderable discussion about the city in
regard to the cases DR.. Lund says that
there is little cause for alarm as every
precRution is being taken to prevent
the spreading of the disease, if it is
smallpox.
Another reason why DR.. Lund does
not think the cases are smallpox ia be-
cause they are all in different parts of
the city and no new cases have broken
out in the infected houses.
DR.. Naulty is of the opinion that the
Tottenville case may have come from
that of Mrs. Antonio, as it is understood
that she did washing for the Gibbs fam
lily. Martin Dushaek is said to be
the patient i'll at "a Buckingham ave
nue..
DR.. Ramsay, during the meeting this
morning, said that the isolation hospit
al near the aims house would accom-
modate about twenty patients. The re
pairing of it win be started today, 50
that if necessary the cases can be taken
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