The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-10
END is IN SIGHT.
City Expects to Stamp Out
Smallpox in Short Time.
All Cases Are COnvaIescent t.
No More Danger.
ELEVEN DEATHS IN ALL
One-Sixth of Total Cases Have
Been Fatal.
All Cleaned Up Before State
Fair in September.
ELEVEN DEATHS IN ALL

Before the end of August the city
physicians and officials IN charge ex-
poet to have the entire smallpox cpl
deInlc in Topeka stamped out. Be-
tween now and the time when all of
The quarantines will be released the
city looks for no more deaths of the
dread disease that has been raging
throughout the East side district since
the first of May.
The situation was neN er more prom
Using is the verdict of the officials and
doctors. The end of the smallpox raw
age is in sight. With the exception of
a few scattered ciises that always ar
pear in cold weather, the city looks
for no more cases and no more cpl
denies.
Up to date there have been eleN en-
deaths resulting from the disease.
Most of them have been the result
of an attack Of the disease urOn af-
Iiicted persons with chronic troubles.
The smallpox nas FASTENED their death.
In this time probably Go cases of
smallpox have been reported TO the
city board of health. large part of
these were in lighter forms and many
AtChisun TOT eka x Santa F'e railway
where out Of town employees were
cared for until they We're cured.
Some concern has been felt by d
number of people who were planning
to come to Topeka to the State fair
this fall. There is no danger to Wis
itors, the city board of health assures.
In the first place, the epidemic is on
the east side of the city. as far away
from the fair grounds as could be
found in the city. In the second place,
the city does not expect to have any
cases in Topeka by the first of Sep
TENDER.
Meanwhile under Special Physician
DR.. Narcotic and City Physician DR..
James Stewart, the work OF vaccina-
ton will progress. It las been re-
ported that the vaccination will be
abandoned by the city. City Commits
siOner Stotts denied this port this
afternoon.
I'VE will vaccinate free of charge as
long as the people come to the office
said Mr.. Stotts. When the city is
able to vaccinate cheapty and when
the people are willing tc take advan-
tage of it, we are going to continue our
good work 1t is the best means of
preventing the spread Of the disease"
DR.. James Stewart, city PHYSICIAN, is
optimistic over the outlook.
I'VE are conducting a double fumi-
cation of all houses" said DR.. Stewart
this afternoon. "All of the cases now
on record are in a convaJ escent state.
I have discovered no cases that look as
though they will result fatally. I be-
lieve we will have everything cleaned
UP in a short time"
The list of deaths follows:
C. Bronson, 1912 Limo street. July
10, aged 27.
Cora Gerissenger. 1917 Lime street,
July 8, aged so.
Mrs. Mamie Johnson, 91S East
Eleventh street, July 16, aged "a.
Mrs W. c. Tubbs, 1918 East Eighth
street, July 21.
Mrs. Harry French, 1913 East
Tenth street, July 18.
Mrs. ]. E. Bancord. 723 Lake street,
July 20.
Mrs. Shaw, 1907 East Eighth street.
August 8.
H. H. Ander, 1919 East Tenth
street. July %, aged IS.
Nina Tubbs, 1913 Eas- Eighth street,
July IS, aged 9.
]. t. Smith. 7O4 Chandler street.
August 2, aged IS.
Child of c. Bronson. 1912 Lime
street, July 20, aged 5.