The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
VACCINATION IS
STRONGLY URGED
Another Smallpox Case Is Re
moved to Contagious
Hospital.
CANNOT TRACE INFECTION
Health Officials Believe There
Are Unrcportcd Gases in
Richmond.
CANNOT TRACE INFECTION

Confirming tho fear OF the Health
Department that there arc unrccog-
nized cases of smallpox In Richmond,
which are ever present sources Of con-
tagion, another patient was removed
10 the smallpox hospital In Henrico
county yesterday morning. This one
Is Monroe II. Carter. colored. of 63s
North Seventh Street. who created
some excitement by calling at the Of
ice OF well known Grace Street ply
stefan for treatment. The doctor
readily recognized the disease, mott
fled the Health Department and
bought 4 supply of disinfcctants
Every precaution is being taken at
the City JAN, where there is believed
TO have been widespread opportunities
for contaG!on The time is too short
as yet to tell whether any of tho
inmates have taken the disease from
william Howard, colored, who was re-
moved from the Jail to the smallpox
hospital on Friday. All prisoners con-
| voted IN the Police Court yesterday
or sent OH TO the grand jury for trial
were sent to the Henrico iall out OF
precaution. Magistrate Cheatham, OF
oak Grove, Chesterfield county, had to
continue several cases yesterday OF
Chesterfield SUSPECTS arrested and con-
fined in the City JAIL who are yet un-
der quarantine, and Police Justice
Crutchteld continued all of his pris-
oner cases from the jail TO March 1e.
me case set for trial in the Hastings
Court also went over as the jail is as
yet strictly quarantinSd.
Vaccination mt Jail.
Under direction OF Jail Physician w,
| ;. Gordon rigid system OF vaccina-
ton s in progress among the 200
prisoners and no one will be released
unit the danger of contagion has pass
ed.
Warning was sent to the Petersburg
Health Department and to the state
Board of Health yesterday on the dis
covery OF the Carter case. as it was
round that Carter had been in Peters
burg n the past day or two a:.l the
is grave reason TO fear that there will
bH a further spread.
Chief Health Onicer E. c. Levy said
yesterday that the smallpox situation
waa more dangerous in his estimation
| than at any time since he had been In
charge Of the Health Department. as
both OF the recent cases have been OF
richmond negroes. and the depart-
ment has been unable to trace the
source OF infection, thus apparently
confirming the suspicion that there are
or have been unreportei cases, pos
sioly the outgrowth of the Infection
spread by the Vinsen family at SOC
/ West Clay Street. last month. when q
large number of PEOPLE were undoubt-
eoly exposed to the disease.
When DR.. Levy took charge OF the
Health Department in 1906, the annual
report OF that year showed 1S3 cases
OF smallpoN he officials before that
. time having suppressed all news OF
the disease through the fear OF in
luring the standing OF the city. at
the same time allowing cases 20 spread
/ indiscriminately. The present policy
Q! the Health Board is to put the
public on notice OF each case, SO that
proper precautions can be taken, and
as result there have been but three
! cases AT the smallpox hospital this
year.
Sources of contagion.
In regard TO the situation at tho
jail, DIR. Levy said that he was con-
vinced that every prisoner admitted
should be vaccinated as matter OF
preeaution. The case IS also an Illus
tration of the danger of the con-
slomerate herding OF all sorts of neo
PIE In the crowded quarters of the
Police Court. against which the health
authorities have protested again and
again.
Police Justice Crutchheld has con
sistently ignored an ordinance of the
/ city requiring all persons admitted to
the Police Court 10 have a card show
ing the nature OF their business, and
until yesterday when the smallpox
scare kept many away. the usual crowd
OF curiosity seekers has coneregatcd
ABOUT the place to enjoy the show.
In view of the fact that there are
evidently unrecogn'zed sources of
smallpox within the city, which have
not been reported TO the Health Board,
DIR. Levy asks all physicians 10 watch
carefully in their practice for svmp-
toms OF the malady, and urges all
citizens to protect themselves by tho
simple precaution OF Vaccination.
! Especially IS this regarded as i'm
portant in the case of large mercantile
or manufacturing plants The Whit
| lock branch Of the tobacco company
I was seriously hampered in its opera
tions some weeks ago when the Vinsen
case showed contaslon among those
+ employed there, and It is evident that
unless all employees are fully protected
by vaccination, there Is danger that a
sudden spread of tho plague might
cause the closing down OF n plant or
seriously curtail the demand for its
products We're it TO become known
| that smallpox had broken out among