Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-22

| The other, not. There are more scar
let fever cases here than anywhere
else in Wisconsin, and death rate
higher than in many other communi-
ties, proving that there is set
screw loose somewhere in our ma
chinery of government. The people do
not fully realize the dangerous char
acter of scarlet fever. 1t is one of the
worst of contagious diseases, for it is
not alone fatal, but many of those
from heart trouble, kidney diseases
and rheumatism as direct result.
A strict quarantine is the only
method of diving this disease out of
this territory, he said. After the pa
tient has recovered, if he does recover,
the house should be thoroughly fumi-
gated with formaldehyde gas. Some
enormously think that sulphur will do
as well. The city officials should see
that quarantine is rigidly enforced.
Arrest and prosecute everyone break
ing it. The head of the family need
not be detained at home. He can be
fumigated and keep on at his work,
though he must not visit the house
until all danger from contagion is past.
If the family is in Strengthened cir
cumstances the city can render tenn
porary aid.
Parents should watch their children,
and if they have any suspicion that
child has contracted the disease, a
physician should be summoned at
once. School children should be eX-
amined regularly by physicians, and
where child has been absent from
school for time an investigation
should be made, to determine whether
that child has been sick with a con-
tagious disease. To stamp out such
disease as scarlet fever means to cut
off the payment of doctors bills, and
to allow diseases to spread means
revenue for the physicians If the
latter willingly allow such diseases to
spread they furnish mercenary
means of earning money. He urged
that quick and active measures be
taken at once to drive scarlet fever
from our midst. The doctor, judging
from his remarks does not believe in
calling spade by any other name.
He said some things which may have
rasped some peoples feelings, but for
the most part his remarks were ap-
proved.
Rev. E. G. Grauer then spoke in
German, and, We learn from those
who understood it, made an address
that was to the point. He urged CO.
operatiba of our people in carrying
out the suggestions which bad been
made by the other speakers. His re-
marks were highly commended.
Rev. w. E. Johnson spoke again and
mildly scored the city council for its
action recently in cutting the salary
of the health officer. The doctors of
our city, he said, have agreed to wear
"a fumigated cloak hereafter when
entering houses where there is con-
tagion, this cloak TO be removed as
soon as they have left the house. The
board of health will hereafter rigidly
enforce quarantine measures. He
gave it as his belief that there have
been many cases of scarlet fever in the
city where no physician has been in
attendance. If any family is so poor
as not to be able TO employ a physician,
he said he and Others would see that
they have medical service, If they will
only report the matter. He favored
the plan of having physicians enter
schools and inspect each child.
C. E. Turner then made few re-
marks and offered the resolution given
below, for adoption.
Another Class of Miss Strouse's con-
clpds5 the evenings program with
slnging and it was late hour when
the people went to their homes
This meeting was highly successful
from every point of view, and it may
be possible that others OF d like nature
viii be arranged.
Mr.. Turner's resolution, which was
adopted unanimously, follows:
We, citizens of svfausau, in mass