The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-26
SMALLPOX IN
SALT LAKE CITY

Salt Lake. oct 26.-"If there are
any physicians who are afraid to take
the responsibility for quarantining
people they can easily shift 1t upon
our shoulders and we are always ready
and willing to assume 1t.
This statement was made yester-
day afternoon by DR.. S. G. Paul, city
health commissioner. in reference TO
smallpox discovered in the Grant
school district, in which half dozen
cases, diagnosed as chickenpox, were
found, upon examination 10 be small.
poX
While the situation Is not such as
TO occasion alarm. IL was OF suffclen;
Importance that all OF the cases found
thus far have been ordered in quar-
antine. and yesterday afternoon, un-
der the direction Of Dr. Paul, Drs.
Sprague and Ashley. Clerk Foster. and
Inspector Evans visited the Grant
school. examined all OF the pupils and
ordered the school building thorough
ly fumigated.
Within less than two weeks no less
than slX cases OF smallpox We're called
TO the attention Of the health depart
ment. all within the Grant school dis
irict and in three cases. after mistakes
had been made in diagnosis. chicken.
pox being mistaken for smallpox. and
the error not recognized until adults
contracted the disease.
a week ago last Sunday. Dr. Paul
was notified there was a case OF small
poN AZ the home OF J. u. Bowers. 652
Sonth West Temple where Mrs. Mar
tha PiNton was m with the disease
Upon investigation IL was learned tlat
several days previous a child Of the
family developed an eruption. A physl-
clan was called and he pronounced the
case chiCkcnpoX Later the flther and
mother contracted the disease. but no
report was made 20 the health au-
thoriues untll Mrs. PiXton. the grand
mother. developed the mnlady. Then
the physician notified Dr. Paul and
it was learned that the disease was
smallpox in a light form
Following this case was that OF An
na Johnson. daughter OF Mr and Mrs
J. l.. Johnson. Dps West Fifth South
street. and the case OF Florence Avery
No. Rustic court To the latter casc
the disease had run "a course OF ten
days the father. IN the meantime at
tending 20 his daily work. 4 child
| contracted the disease. but II was not
pronounced smallpox until the mother
became afflicted.
The next cast was an the home OF
+ H. Eardlel. ~ South First West
4 child was taken ill With supposed
| chlckcupov which WIS found to be
smallpox when thc mother showed re-
suits OF the exposure
| Other Cases
other cases came 20 light az the
home Of Lizzie and Archie Livingston.
| 2c3 West Fifth South street. both hav-
Ing smallpox At this place there
were four rcomers They became sus-
plclous and left the place. and an cf-
( forts on tho part ~ the health de-
pariment 90 locate them have been I'm.
| tile One more case was found al tho
homo of Mrs J. 81. John. Gii South
| Second West strect
| In an the cases according 10 D.
| Paul tho children werc kept out OF
| school after the eruption was discoy-
| cred In only three cases were phyFl.
| clans called. and lu each pronounced
| tho disease chickenpoN and notified
he health authorities only when
adults contracted the disease. the doc.
\ tor saws.
Health Commlssioner Paul decllu.
I'd TO give the uamcs OF The physleians
| who were summoned
4 would not charge them with L..
no-ancc or carelcssness. and yet II Isl
|, bosh sHid Dr Paul THAT fs n
' phrsfcisn NAV bc in doubi as to Tho
ra,nre ~ fha disease and take "a