The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-29
LITTLE SMALLPOX IN SUMTER.
REPORT THAT THERE ARE NOW
MANY CASES OF DISEASE IN
CITY ERRONEOUS.
Only Two Cases Have Been i'm City
Since Last December, One OF Which
Has Been Dismissed and the Other
n now Under Quarantine.

IL has come to the ears of the
members of the City Board OF Health
that a report Is now current through.
out the State that there is an epi-
demic OF smallpox In Sumter and the
Board OF Health wish to correct this
report as II is entirely untrue and
Injurious to Sumter.
Since the first of last December
there have been only two cases of
smallpox I'm the city. one OF these
cases was put under quarantine as
soon as II was discovered and was
kept In quarantine until the patient
was entirely recovered from the dis
ease. which was more than a month
ago now. when he was dismissed.
The other case was discovered about
three weeks ago and was also imme-
dlately quaraptineo. The patient Is
still In quarantine. although he has
fully recovered from the disease and
IL Is probable that he will be released
either Saturday or next week some
time. All other cases In the county
have been outside OF the city l!mits
and have been cared for by the coun-
u.
The Board OF Health further wish
II understood that neither OF tn. me-
groes who had the disease contracted
IL here or were from Sumter. One
OF them was a railroad section nand
and the disease broke out on him a
few days after he came here from
another county. The other case is
that OF negro who also came here
from another county. 1t is imros-
sible TO quarantine all negroes who
come to Sumter from other places so
the few cases that come I'm. by negroes
coming here from elsewhere. can not
be prevented. However. everything
possible Is done when a case is found
10 keep the disease from spreading.
and Sc far the efforts of the Health
Oficer have been successful.
II Is hoped moreover that now thai
the warm weather will soon come
that no more cases OF the disease will
break out in the town as summer
usually lessons the number OF small
pox patients and the danger OF car
rying or catching the disease.
Sumter county has used the same
up-to-date methods 20 prevent the
spread Of the disease as has the city
and In no case has the disease spread
after II was reported TO the County
Board. The eases at HagocC and
Rembert were Immediately treated
and everybody in that vicinity vac
cinated and consequently the disease
died out with the recovery OF those
who had been afflicted with II. At
Wedgefield only three cases were
found and these were put In quar-
antine and are still kept so, until
the entire recovery OF the patients.
AT Mayesville the same precautionary
methods were used attended by the
same results. Two cases that were
brought to the immediate vicinity OF
Sumter by negroes coming from other
counties were quarantined and the
cases have been recently dismissed.
There Is one cast just outside OF the
city limits now which was traced up
"Wednesday by the City Health on
Ger and Immediately quarantined. The
Case IL now under treatment and the
patient will be kept under guard un-
tii he Is we'll enough to be freed
without danger to the public at large.
In every case In the county. as well
as In the city. the cases were brought
to Sumter county by negroes coming
from other counties.
The Health Officer has the health
record for the city Of Sumter in his
Office at all times and the Board OF
Health desires that any person who
has heard the report of there being
an epidemic Of smallpox I'm the city
look up this record and sec that the
report IL false.