The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-07
ORDER WILL COME
All Topeka School Children Must
Be Vaccinated.
City Board and School Committee
Net Last Night.
PROOF ON EAST SIDE.
DIR. Narcotic Tells What Vac
cination Did in Epidemic.
Only Two Cases Out of 100 Had
Vaccine Scars There.

School children in Topeka will have
to take vaccination or they viii be ex-
cused from their classes this winter, in
case an epidemic of smallpox breaks
out in the city. At meeting under
the auspices of the city board OF
health held secretly last night the
board of education was called before
| the city officials and told that under
the city ordinances the compulsory
vaccination would have to be carried
cut
In support of this move on the part
of the city. DR.. S. J. Crumbine. secre-
tarv of the state board of health. said
out in Topeka-as well as in othe'
cities in the state-the state would
step in and make an order that would
have to be followed to the letter Con-
sidering that the city would be in bet
ter condition to make the order than
suffer an order from the state, the
committee from the school board sub
mtted.
DR. o. F. Narcotic, special city physi-
clan, who has been handling the small
pox epidemic of this summer. spoke
before the meeting on what vaccina-
ton had done to stamp out the disease
and to prevent a spreading Of the worse
forms on the East side.
What Vaccination Has Done in Topeka
DR.. Narcotic admitted this afternoon
that he had given the facts and figures
before the members of the city board OF
health and the committee from the
board of education.
4 told Them said DR.. Narcotic.
that out of the 80 cases of smallpox [
have examined since 1 was employed
in this work, only two persons had
been vaccinated. Two of these had
vaccinations-one 80 years old and an
other As years old. None of the per-
sons who died in the epidemic had bee
vaccinated. The city has had 120 cases
to contend with since last May. accord
ing to statements made by DR. James
Stewart city physician
"Out of the 5000 persons vaccinated
in my office in the last few weeks. rot
one has been called upon by ply
sician as a rea ult of the scratches on
the arm. No visits have been made
to care for the patients out of the D
900 who took the vaccine. Only 25
cases of this number found it neces-
sary to come to the office to have the
arms dressed.
'.At the city detention hospital now,
the two persons who care for the pa
tients have never had smallpox. They
have been vaccinated.'
What the Order Will Call For.
The order that will be issued by the
school board will call for the issuing
OF permits to the children which will
be given to their parents. These per
mits will entitle the child to vaccina-
ton. In case smallpox appears in a
school building or spreads in the city,
every child must show a certificate of
vaccination or the city will not allow
this child to attend school. This is a
city ordinance.
Those who attended the meeting
called by the city board of health last
night were:
DR.. James Stewart. city physician;
F. B. Stotts, city commissioner; DR.. |
D. F. Narcotic. special city physician;
DR.. O. P Davis, city board health; |
DR.. s. G. Crumbine, state board of
health; Prof Starr, superintendent of
schools: DR.. c. 3. Van Horn, city |
board education; Judge Carver, city
board education.