Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
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Smallpox in
Seven Families.

It was definitely decided. Thursday
forenoon. that all of the suspicious
case, under surveillance by the local
Board of Health and which have al
ready been placed under quarantine
are cases of smallpox DIR. A. q.
Young, secretary of the State Board
of Health. Immediately upon his ar
rival. Thursday forenoon, in this city.
in company with members of the local
Board Of Health, visited the seven
families. in which these cases have
been found and pronounced all of the
suspects to have well defined cases of
smallpox. The local board. although
there was doubt as to some of the
cases. had previously taken the pre-
caution to quarantine them all and
place smallpox warnings upon the
houses.
A special meeting of the local Board
of Health was held. Thursday after
noon at which 1t was decided to take
strenuous measures to prevent further
spread of the disease The action of
the school hoard in closing the Web
ster school fer school purposes was re-
affirmed and it WAS decided to open
ore room IL the school for free vac
t1lldttbu, pt'SiflulHS 1T y y. VI. TilbdS
ard all who have not been vaccinated
are urged Co present themselves.
1t was voted to close Monroe street
t. travel from oxford to Washington
street. in addition to maintaining the
quarantine of houses on that street,
already established. Officers We're
placed on that street To maintein
patrol similar to that already estah-
lislled or Mt. Vernon avenue and the
strictost sort of a quarantine will be
maintained. an officer being on duty
day and night upon both streets.
Ut vas also voted to close the Opera
house. the Select Roller rink and the
Merry go-round until further notice
The two Paroehial schools have not
vet been closed but they will be Wis
tied each morning by Health officer
Roy. 90 whom the teachers will re-
port all absentees and all symptoms
of eruption that are at all suspicious
The pupils who have not received vac
eination will he vaccinated fortliwith
Thirteen cases in all have been de-
elared to be smallpox and it is feared
that several others may develop. The
patients are as follows; Lillian, 10
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo
seph LeC1air, 81 Mt. Vernon avenue;
Louis. S-year-old son. and Josephine,
vear-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Napoleon Tondreau. % Mt. Vernon
avenue; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Neilleux.
Edoaard and NVallie Neilleux, aged 81
and {, "a Washington street; David
Mathieu 16-year-old boy. in family
menegilde 12-year-old boy, in family
of Johnny Goodchild. &c Monroe street;
baby girl in family of Alexandra Dos
tie, 2S Monroe street. g. year-oid son of
Joseph Lessard 80 oxford street: Jul
Iiette S-year-old daughter. and Henry.
f2-year- son of Jimmie Butler. 50
Washington street.
But one of the sufferers from the
disease. tine little Dostie girl. is seri-
ously sick. The others are all ordinary
but Well-defIned cases. The origin of
the endemic has not yet been deter
mined as on account of some of the
casec not beeing renorted to physi
clan until the patient was nearly well,
it is extremely difficult to discover
the original point of contagion.
The fullest investigation of all re-
ported cases viii be made by the
Board Of Health and the fullest pre-
cautionary measures are being taken
to prevent any further spread of the
disease. Notices in French and Eng
lish We're posted, Thursday night, in
all conspicuous places in the northern
section of the city calling attention to
the imperative necessity of being vac
cinated.
Supt. of Schools Marshall, by the di-
rection of the Board of Health, Thursday
~ ordered from ti1a- cpIncfe all
of the scholars in the city residing be-
tween Bond and Monroe streets inclusive
These scholars viii be excluded until re-
instated by the Board of Health. The
Webster school viii not be reopened for
school purposes, in any event, before
Monday morning.
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