The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-06
SMALLPOX CASE MADE PUBLIC AS
 MAN GOES FREE
Victim of Dread scourge Has Been Tn Isolation
 Hospital for Month
SECRET TO CALM
 FEARS OF CITIZENS
Every Precaution Taken By Health Board to Pro
 tect Bridgeport

Small pox, that much dreaded scourge, has existed in the city cf Bridgeport for one month past, a case having been successfully isolated at the contagious disease hospital. and such care has been taken on the part of the authorities that not only has it not been allowed to spread, but every one coming in contact with the Gf- flicted man has been under con8taHt scrutiny of the authorities and are pronounced today as immune from tae disease.
 Not only has the greatest secrecy been maintained, but the efficient dI- rection Of the health department has prevented any danger of an epidemic, as we'll as keeping the peace Of mind of the community. Though such eases are seldom successful maintained O secret and the disease usually spreG-cE. once it has entered a city, Bridgeport has been particularly fortunate in tllis instance as the man. who was traced here from the vicinity Of 1Eeriden, Conn, had hardly been in the city @ day before his case came to the attcm- ton of the health department and ha was rushed to the isolation hospital under strict quarantine.
 Physicians expert in the diagnoGis of small pox were called into consulta- ton and declared that the uuan--cf Italian abstraction-ha a clearly de- fined case of the dread diGeage. Ade- quate treatment was given him at thl Isolation hospital and he was dis charged as cured during the lalt week The name of the individual iz withheld today at the request Of the Board of Health, that those who have come in contact with him or friends may not become scared, as he has again been given his freedom
 In speaking of the case today, a well 1Err ITr ton of small s,g in thi1 city as the authorities te is commenda De. The fact that they did not Inform the Uuh- lie of it's existence may be criticised. but, as they had only one case, it seems that this procedure was most judiclous and probably saved many nervous cifi- gems from the grave apprehensiQug which disclosure would have melted.
 ssIt is a well known fact that psychol- -ogy of thought enters greatly into epi- denies, and I am firmly of the opinion that the board exercised good judge ment in their actions. consider the stamping of this disease from the city an act which merits the highest conn mendation-"
 President Fred Ives, when seen at his office this morning after all ond- cia1s had denied the presence of snaa.li- pox in the city( was forced to ad- init that the information obtained by the Farmer was correct While de- precating the publication of the facts at all, he admitted that the case had been here, but denied reports that as- sistance had been rendered by health authorities of the city of New York
 To insure the full truth of Statements made by the president of the board. q. reporter for the Farmer was permit ted to go through the isolation ho1- pitaI to assure himself that such e case was not still in that institution.
 The reasons why the electric light wiring in the Isolation hospital has not previously been completed is now apparent.