The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-24

Mcclure, where | found conditions
IN ? VERY DEPLORABLE SHAPE
and the 10 lowing facts were nera
developed:
Since December 31st, 1912, there
have been ~ cases ci Cerebro SDi
ma Meningitis developed within a
radios ct fear miles, Gale, being the
center Sept 3. CT these cases de Ell,
oped in or could be traced TO the Chi
sim family, tthe home first above
mentioned There have been 3
i deaths, i'll at the presen. time and
one recovery.
The cases developed in the follow
ms order:
7 b. M. Niece. developed December
81. died Jan LIST, age 10 years; Sam
IIcGee, developed Dec 81, died
Ian. 3, age % years; RODGERS (babyl
developed Dec. 81, died Jan. l. age
6 months; c eaver. developed Dee.
81, died Jan l, age lG years: James.
developed Dec. 81. sti living, age 6
months; Adams, developed Dec. 81,
/ still living, age 6 years; James, Roo
crit Developed Dec. 81 died Jan. | o,
age u years: Charles Bolland. de-
yeloped Jan. 3, died Jan. 8. age 20
! Yeas; Bertha MCGEE. develooed
Jan. 8, recovered, age Is; John
Chisim, developed Jan 3, died Jan.
8, age 40 years; Albert Ghisim, de-
yeloped Jan. 3, died Jan. age 70
years; Ton Jackson, developed Jan.
g, ati!l living, age SIS years; Hale,
developed Jan. g. still living, age
seten years.
! There were ter Peep 9 in the Chi
sim family OF which The following
are the ones that contracted the dis
ease: B. NJ McGee, Sam McGee,
Fohn Chisim, Albert ~hisim Bertha
J IcGec Charles Bolland, taken ill
viii G at the Chisims and sent home
Ton Jackson, brother in law OF Mr.
Chisim, assisted in WORK there. =
hcarder at the Hale family also as
sisted at work at Chisims In The
Rodgers, CleaEer, Adams and two ca
ses in the James family were caused
probab Y by carriers.
/ All of these cases are within two
(2) miles Of Gale
| The nurse was left at the Chisim
| home and we drove to all the differ
ent homes where the disease pre-,
val ed finding at the James home
that Robert James had just died and
lurea our return to Gale coffin and
| utft was ordered from Cairo and
arrangements made to effect burial
that night
| The sanitary conditions at all pla-
| es visited are deplorab and the
| disease is among very poor people
| except in the case o. Tom jackson,
who is fairly well off.
| | found that DR. Westeryelts OF the
| Illinois State Board OF Health had
preceded me 10 Gale on Jan. Sth.
lut | found that he on y visited the
| Chisim home and did not enter the
home but observed conditions from
| he outside
| His orders were given DR.. Dun
an to establish a quarantine on the
Effected district which order | did
lot interfere with as l preferred to
have the order originate and order
| tand as given by the representative
Of the State Board. although we
| hould see to it that strict and not
imaginary quarantine is enforced in
his district Tor the protection OF the
| surrounding country.
gave orders that D. {. E. Dun
m. OF Mcclure, would remain in
charge and eft the nurse under his
| riders, and would also state thai Dr.
| Duncan has given very efficient SER
ice and HAT the patients were being
AIRED for in ye'y satisfactory way.
Returned to Mcclure al five D. m.
IF the tenth where the doctor and /
we're fully fumtgated and after
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