The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-20

One Woman Very Low and Elk
pected to Die.
Food and Clothing Distributed
in Infected District.

The city of Topeka has purchased
500 vaccine points to be used in a
wholesale series of vaccination of the
people in the smallpox district on the
East side. Any East side resident who
desires to be yaccinated against the
disease viii inform the city board OF
health, or Commissioner Stotts or Dr.
O. f. Narcotic.
needed the city stands ready to pur-
chase more.
Upon investigation by DR.. Narcotic
it has been found that only one per-
son affected with the smallpox was
very mild attack of the disease and
will be well in a few days. All other
cases were not vaccinated.
With two mattresses tied on the rear
of his motor car and supply OF bed
clothes and food piled in beside him,
Commissioner Stotts visited the small
pox district last night and gave every
aid possible. This city commissioner
has been busy distributing food and
clothing.
DR.. 8. F. Narcotic. the physician
hired by the city to spend all of his
time giving medical aid to the people
in the smallpox territory was with
them all day yesterday and today.
The effects of his first visits to the
people have been felt. The confidence
NAAS
city to curb the spread of the disease,
has returned. The scare has lost its
terror of a few days ago.
One Woman Is Very Low.
Mrs. w. C. Tubbs, 1915 East Eighth
avenue, is expected to die. Since the
loss of her seven-year- daughter.
she has collapsed and her condition
is serious. When first taken down
with the smallpox her expected moth
erhood added danger to the results
of the disease. The usual action took
place-and the physicians do not ex-
pect Mrs. Tubbs to recover.
Commissioner Stotts has arranged
to collect all the garbage from the
neigh borhood. The trash is dumped
into steel air tight wagons and for
maldehyde is used freely. Doctors
state that no danger of a spread of
the disease from this source can be
expected.
The neighborhood was aroused this
morning when it was reported that
the gas company meter readers were
preparing to read the meters in the
neighborhood. The gas company has
taken the numbers of all houses under
quarantine and no visits will be made
these places this month.
Rumors are running wild on the
east side. Several people called up
the State Journal this afternoon say
ing that smallpox had broken out
yards The Santa Fe and the city
rushed doctors and health officers to
the scene-but no smallpox could be
found. Every rumor reported is
traced in an effort to find an item of
truth.
Complaint is made that the two
guards employed are not sufficient to
prevent violations of the quarantine
only two men are on duty.
The city board of health states today
hot E,1 -
for quarantine. One or two are under
suspicion and they are being watched
carefully.
All day the dog catcher and his as,
sistants have been killing stray dogs
and cats. As a result of the warming
family who cared anything for thei:
pets tied them and kept them from
straying over the neigkborhood.
The County Cases.
When a new case of smallpox devel-
oped Wednesday at the home of D. S
Groves, just south of the city, the coun-
ty officials took charge of the patient
and promise to enforce a rigid quaran-
tine. Mrs. C. Parker. 17-year-ol6
bride, was visiting at the Groves home
when she became sick. The Parkers
live on the East side in the smallpox
district.
A general order has also been issued
by DR.. c. M. Hensley, county physi
elan, to kill stray cats and dogs, as
these animals convey the disease germs
into new territory. 1t is stated thai
the Parker case is not a serious onf
and if the quarantine is properly OBJ
served, very little trouble is anticipa-
ted in the Groves district.
May Build Detention Hospital.
Plans for a big city detention hospi.
tai are being worked out by Commits
sioner Stotts today. The building will
be large enough to accommodate al
cases of smallpox and conta gious dis
eases of all kinds. It will be included
in the budget for next year.
In the meantime the commissioner
has erected a big tent on the city hos
pital grounds. Every effort is being