Arizona republican., 1912-08-14
NOT \ STRICT
 QUARANTINE
Restrictions on Returning Vacationists Are Reason able and Health Board Will Enforce Them Vigor- ously

50 far as I have been able to learn there is not a case of infantile paralysis in this community and we hope there will not be-" said Dr. Sargent the city health officer, last night, 'If the people will cooperate with the authorities it is not likely there will be any" he continued, but if they do not cooperate and on the contrary seek to evade the very reasonable restrictions of the board of health, the latter will find it necessary to establish a strict quarantine against southern CalifOr- mia, and We may also be scourged with the disease besides"
 Such were the sentiments express ed by the doctor after special meet ing of the city council held at o'clock last night The public is aware of regulations promulgated by the board of health few days ago, designed to prevent the introduction of the disease by families returning from their summer outings on the coast. Many have the idea that it is a regular quarantine, which it is not, but which it may be necessary to institute if the liberal regulations are not recognized. All that is ask ed is that the women and children of each family returning from the coast, give their names to the officials of the representatives of the health board who will be on each train ar irving here, and having done so they will be permitted to go to their homes where they will be requested to re- main for perhaps three weeks until there is no longer any reason to fear the development of possible infection. Husbands and fathers may come and go at will
 It has come to the knowledge of the health officers that returning travellers during the last two days, having heard of these restrictions. have been leaving the trains at Glen dale and Tempe and coming to Phoe- nix by private conveyance. thus evad- ing the health officers who meet the trains. Several such cases have been reported and the ruse availed noth- | ing for the persons doing so were listed and notified just the same. i At the meeting of the council last night it was decided to appeal to the l people to help maintain this limited
 
 slight inconvenience to few return | ing families. for the safety of the entire community. The railroads have agreed to do their best to fur nish the health officers lists of all women and children coming in from southern California and health of ficial will board all Santa Fe trains at Six Points and all Southern Pa
 
 cure the lists and interview the peo- pie telling them just what the situ- | ation is. Moreover the car doors will 1 be locked to prevent the escape of passengers until the officer has done his work. in the event he does not | finish by the time the station is reached If it is found that these reasonable requests are not complied with officials will be sent to board
 each incoming train at Glendale and
 at Maricopa.
 If these precautions are not taken
 it is not only possible but quite
 probable that the disease will be in
 troduced in Phoenix and more than
 likely the schools will be closed and
 a definite and strict quarantine will
 be established around all suspects
 One more provision is that those who
 may have recovered from the disease
 but so recently that there is a possi-
 bility of their still harboring nfec-
 tion, will not be permitted to land
 here at all but will be sent back to
 California.
 It is believed the ounce of proven ton will be all that is necessary and every possible effort will be made tc secure the help of the people who in , the last analysis are the real suf- fererS.