The Lake County times., 1913-04-08

the homes of every school child in the
parish, is being conducted. and hun
dreds of arms are being subjected to
vaccination. 1t was at first intended TO
quarantine the homes In which the
smallpox cases exist. and to allow the
patients to be cared for there. but the
more DIR. Schlieker and DR. Robinson
thought of this plan. the more its in
efficiency forced itself home, as the un-
limited exposure to which the entire
district had been exposed by reason of
the patients in the school. and FREQ
visiting back and forth among the
neighbors OF the families affected, must
mean an epidemic unless a miracle in
tervenes to prevent. If the cases in
crease in any number, without having
any one place to which they can be con-
fined the epidemic would soon grow to
proportions to unwieldly for the
thorities to combat, and the fear that
this would result led to the realization
that the original plan was inadequate.
1t was proposed to Father Stacho-
WAX, pastor of the Polish Catholic
church that he allow the school in
which the germs were already ram
pant. to be used as a pest house. Father
stachowfak would have acquiesced.
had be been sure that the epidemic
would be confined to the cases that
known now to exist, but he objected
to having the school put out of COM
mission for an unlimited period. which
would be the case. IL the epidemic
gained headway. and all cases from all
over town that might develop, be cared
for in the improvised pest house.
The condition was revealed when DR..
Robinson was called in to attend the nun
now sick with the disease. DR.. Robin
son had attended the patient in the
early stages of the ailment at which
time according to DIR. Schlfeker and
other physicians. it is impossible to dis
tinguish between the disease and an
attack of influenza. The early symp-
| toms of smallpox and those of In
| fuenza are exactly similar and unless
the physician has reason to believe thar
his patient has been exposed to small
pox, he would not be inclined to dag
nose the case as one of smallpox. After
| the first visit of the physician the pa
tient seemed to improve. and DR.. Rob
inson was informed that as she was
doing so well II was unnecessary for
him to repeat his visit. However when
the rash began to develop. which 1t did
! yesterday to an extent that alarmed
the other nuns. DR.. Robinson was asked
to visit the patient again. The moment
1
second visit. the nature of her ailment
was apparent to him. To make doubly
sure however he called DR.. Schlieker
Into consultation on the case and the
East Chicago physician agreed in DR..
J Robinson's diagnosis, and imm mediately
an investigation into the cases of all
children absent from the school and
who had been absent on account of
| sickness was started. Right In the
| school two children were found with
Iunmistakable evidence of smallpox
| eruption. They were from families
! living one at 3714 Deodar street named
Secora. and the other at 1892 Deedar
street, named Stachura. In the latter
there are sick with the ailment boy
and a girl aged respectively ten and
twelve years. In the Secora family
there are three girls and two boys aged
from to IL ye ars old. al lsick with
the smallpox.
In one of the households visitor
was found '.Madame" said Or. Sch
lieker to the visitor. in German. sdo
you know that these children have the
smallpox"
Sure" replied the woman. They
have the smallpox. but they are rot
very sick. They'll be all right in day
or two. That's nothing"
| III Is expected tnat the pest mouse VIII
be I'M readiness to receive the patients
tomorrow. All of the cases are mild.
1.-The nun will probably be allowed to
, remain in the convent, which will be
placed under the strictest quarantine.
however, and the other cases Will be
cared for In the new pest house. DR..
iTownsley OF East Chicago who handled
the smallpox situation in East Chicago.
will be in charge of the cases here.
| The Polish school will be closed for
the time being. until 1T win be regard
ed as safe to open it again.
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