White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-30

her case was also very mild. The
father. the last of the family to pre-
sent the disease. had a tremendously
severe case and he was under quar-
lantine for more than six weeks.
These children were in school most
Of the time when the eruption was
present. They played with other
children and the disease appeared n
nine other households.
During April a desultory and in
efficient quarantine was observed,
and even these measures served to
check the spread of the disease SO
that on May 9Th, when an official
quarantine was established, there
were fifteen cases of the disease in
ten households. Most of the mem
hers of the families under quarantine
preferred TO remain in their homes
and but few members of these famil-
les escaped the disease. There is no
evidence, however, that anything but
prolonged exposure has been much
of a factor in communicating the dis
ease. In the cases appearing subse-
quent to May 9Th, we have been
able to demonstrate prolonged ex-
posure. such as living in the same
house with an infected individual.
Since the quarantine has been es-
tablished it seems that the schools
and places of public amusement have
not heen factors in the spread of the
disease. So far. the disease has been
confined strictly to Ely, with the ex-
ception of one family in East Ely.
This family consists now of W in
dividuals, so that the probability OF
the disease spreading there is not so
great.
Not one of the individuals attack
ed has been v~aecinated at any time
in his life, nor has the disease APP
peared in a vaccinated individual.
This cannot be a coincidence, be-
cause there have been yaccinated in
dividuals subjected to as much ex-
posture as the unvaceinated ones.
The disease has been, with the ex-
ception of two or three cases, ex-
ceedinglv mild. sometimes running
its complete course in seven or
eight days. The primary symptoms
have been sufficiently marked to give
us a fair warning, so that suspected
individuals could be isolated and OBJ
served. There have been in all
these individuals a evere ~backaehe.
a headache, some nausea and in a
few cases there have been distinct
vomiting and dizziness.
Wherever these symptoms have APP
peared in an individual, we have
taken steps to isolate and protect the
other individuals who would natur-
ally come in contact with the one
presenting the symptoms. We be-
lieve results show that these mea-
sures have been effective, and there
fore we have not considered until
yesterday the ACCESSIBILITY of closing
the schools and places of public
amusement.
On Friday, May 2Sth. the county
health board held another meeting
and passed a resolution recommend
ing the closing of picture shows in
the district for a period of two weeks
beginning Monday, May 31st. AS a
public health officer |. of course.
must endorse this action of the coun-
ty board of health. As a private in
dividual, however. it seems to me
discriminatory and unnecessary.
1t seems to ME that the pleasure
derived by the public from the en-
tertainment offered by these NOV
les" is Of as much importance as the
likelihood of the disease spreading
in these show houses. These houses
have been thoroughly fumigated ev-
cry week and not n case of the dis
ease can be traced to them. 1t seems
to me that is stopping a gap in a
fence that is down all around.
BY the same token, the churches,
schools, postoffice, hotels saloons
in fact every business place should
be closed. Such methods for the
restriction of a disease which has so
few earmarks of a serious epidemic,
seem to me highly impracticable-
in fact antique, and unworthy OF an
intelligent community.
I do not G to say that h dis
ease cannot be spread in these pic
.ture shows, for it certainly can. but
| believe there is just as much like
lihood of its being spread in saloons
and other public places as in these
places of amusement. ! am sure hat
ytbap tho Officials haooma acuuaint-