The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-07
Several Hundred More Citizens
of Richmond Exposed To
Dreaded Disease
VACCINATION URGED
BY DR.. E. E. LEVY
City Health Officer Warns
People To Take Precautions.
Origin of Disease Believed
To Have Been City Point

In the same section OF the city
that city health department officials
discovered two new cases of small
covered yesterday II was also
learned by city health authorities
that several hundred more citizens
Of Richmond were exposed to the
dread disease yesterday, and in a gen.
eral appeal isssled laet night Csy
Health Ofiicer Levy urges INN ediate
vaccination to~preyent a threatened
epidemic.
DR.. b. E. Summers, an assistant IN
Or. Levy's ONCE. learned yesterday
hat Arthur Milton. a six-year-otd boy
ivangswithshis parents at 201o yenahle
Street. had contracted the disease. The
health officer also learned. while ai
the Milton home. that the young boy
had visited yesterday afternoon i33
West Clay Street. Passengers on an
lakewood and Broad car which he
used In making his visit were exposed
TO the disease. as were number OF
siis playmates who reside IN his neigh
borhood
Employed at steel Works.
Following the Development of the
Brumweli case at 500 Moshy street,
lAc Eases "a 3tc. &N4NhOicoAs-
1898 Nenx BILE Street, and that OF
Everitt Grant. 500 Mosby Street. were
reported Saturday. Before these two
cases were discovered a number of
people had been exposed. as Grant
was employed at the plant of the
Richmond Structural Steel Works and
there came in contact with a large
number of other employees.
The city health department COM
naenced a preventive campaign sat
urdey DR. Summers was sent into
the section of the city where the cases
developed 10 make house 10. house
examination. for the purpose Of
learning II other cases existed and
also to vaccinate those who desired
TO become immune to the disease
In thus taking the situation In hand
the health department learned of the
other cases.
Charles Holt, 3o12 venabie Street.
was one OF the cases yesterday. Holt
sr twenty-e!ght years old. He first
complained of being sick on April
90, and eruption followed on april
cs. He had fully recovered from the
disease when the city health depart
mert first learned of his ever having
had the disease yesterday. DR.. sum-
mers found that Holt shortly before
breaking out with the diease had been
employed al City Point. He evidently
contracted the disease while there.
DR.. Summers expressed the opinion
after disco, ering Hollis case that II
was from him that the total of seven
now known 10 have the disease caught
It. Holt told DIR. Summers that he
had also recently been. in Roanoke
Ranids. H. C. He stated that the
-sffsease WAS broken OUT in both or
these places
Mrs. NJ. G. Goode. forty-six years
old. and her daughter. Sadie Goode.
both of 20l2 venable Street, with
whom Holt lived. contracted the
disease from him. and these two cases
were two of the four new ones learned
of yesterday Mrs Goode was first
taken sick on May 4. and eruption
fuliowod ON MAY 7. Her daughter
was taken sick on May s. Eruption
in her case followed on May 10.
Miss Goode was working up until
saturday at the Old Dominion Pickle
company's plant. A large number OF
the employees of that concern were
exposed to the disease.
Arthur Milton. the six-year-oid boy.
was the last case discovered yester-
day. He frst shove dsymptoms of the
last Thursday. Since Thursday the boy
has been playing with several of his
young friends residing in his neigh
borhood.
Besides these four cases the city
health department fears that several
Others may develop. As people in all
sections Of. the city have been 'ex-
oosed TO the disease, the health depart
ment urges immediate vaccination as a
preventive.
The health department office. on the
fcvrth floor of the City Hall, will ss
onen each day from o civcA IA t..s,
morning until o'clock in the after
noon for the purpose of vaccinating
free any who may Apply.