Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-08

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Fred Pamperin, clerk of the town OF
Mcmillan and also health officer called
at this office Tuesday to get scar
let fever signs and reports the disease
on the increase in his town. In the
past week six new cases have developed
and he views the situation as alarm
| ing. As far as possible strict quaran-
tine regulations are being enforced,
but even at that the disease seems to
find new footing. Thus far Mr.. Pam
perrin says three deaths have occurred.
At the village of Edgar 26 cases are
reported among them being Post
master Wagner who at last accounts
was in precarious conditions.
In Wausau four new cases were re-
ported in one day last week. Many
children in this city have had the dis
ease in SO light a form this winter
that they have been able to be up and
about the house most of the time.
But the numerous deaths which have
occurred from the disease should be a
warning to exercise the greatest care
in handling patients. Even if one
does have it in mild form it may
leave behind it some bad after effects.
One of the students attending the
third grade classes of the high school
was found to have scarlet fever last
week and the room was closed for time
until it was thoroughly fumigated.
Henry Schwister, who visits each
quarantined home each day to see
that the quarantine is being observed,
made complaint against Robt. Split
stosser, a resident of the west side,
charging that the latter had broken
quarantine. 1t was claimed that the
man left home and went out into the
country. A. warrant was issued for
his arrest, but was not served.
E. d. Widmer proprietor of the Wau-
sau Business college, in published
letter, makes certain statements and
charges, which it may be well TO con-
slider The Record Herald said that
Allen Murray, a student of the col
lege, who died of scarlet fever, at
tended the colleges annual ball when
broken out with scarlet fever. Mr..
Widmer states in the strongest lam
guage, that the young man was not
taken sick until three days later.
Then Mr.. Widmer asks the questions:
s'How many doctors wear special
cloak in the sick room TO prevent the
spread of disease? How many physi-
clans go from one contagious disease
to another without changing cloth
ing p He then says: ''OEe OF the
highest medical authorities advances
the idea that scarlet fever is most
likely TO be spread by nurses and doc
tors, because they come in close prox-
Unity to the patient, unless extreme
prophylactic measures are exercised.
This reduces the doctors argument
that he cannot spread disease, TO
worthless gossip. Our doctors should
see that every case is quarantined.
| Do they do so ? Personally
have seen men come from a scarlet
fever home and frequent the streets.
| A person who viii do such thing
should be rated no higher than a
hold-up man who confronts you with
a revolver. In fact the moral rating
is lower. You have some show 70 de-
fend yourself in theone case, while in
the other the stealthy character does
not allow defense l am IN
formed that our board of health IS be-
ginning TO get feeble results in the
way of quarantine, but thus far IL Is
not the strict kind that should be
had. 1t is indeed sad that we should