The Washington times., 1917-10-30

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by investigdtIon by the Health De
pirtment.
Two Mad Dogs Reported.
Recently request was made of the
Police Department that the Health
Department be notinsd OF every case
brought to its attention. The num-
bsr Investigated between July 1 and
October IS was 10s, but no cases Of
rabies were discovered in the Dis
trlet. Evidences OF rabies. it is
stated, were discovered in two cases
OF dogs brought into the District
from Prince Georges county, Nd.
when notice 1s received by the
Health Department of q dog bite the
owner II asked to surrender the
animal, which 10 taken to the dog
pound for observation. II evidences
OF rabies are discovered the dog is
killed. and IL not II Is returned to
the owner within six or seven days.
A dog with rabies, according to the
health authorities, does not live
I longer than that after showing evil
dences of the disease.
Persons bitten by dogs, IL they de-
sire, are given treatment at the Pas
teur Institute. During the calendar
year seven District residents took
the treatment and twenty-eight out
side the District. Reports in all cases
were negative.
The greatest difficulty in the way
of the enforcement of the dog muz-
zling regulations, health officials say,
is the impossibiIity OF recognizing
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unuzzles, this being the time when
unmuEzled dogs are practically free
to run at large.
The only way to prevent this source
of danger. the health officer states, is
to forbid absolutely the running at
large Of any dog after sunset and be-
fore sunrise. Legislation which is
necessary to carry this into effect
has been recommended by Health OF.
ficer woodward, but not acted upon
by ConGresS.
PulImaA'S Men Alert.
My rigid enforcement OF laws as
TO muzzlInr all dogs preventing those
OF a fierce or dangerous pature from
going at large in the District, and
impeunding vicious or unlicensed
animals, the police department is do
ing everything in its power to wipe
out such menace" said Major Pull
man today.
During the last few weeks, Major
Pullman several times has given ex-
plicit orders that policemen be on
close lookout for vicious dogs and
for billings.
MANY Of these cases." he said, "are
caused by children's playing with and
annoying animals and are attribut-
able to irritation rather than to vici-
BUSINESS in the dogs.
This Is borne out by q perusal OF
police records where the majority of
biting cases involve children. None
of the recent cases has been of n
serious nature, most Of those bitten
not even having received treatment
or else treatment merely of a pre-
cautionary nature"
Major Pullman regards the present
laws as to muzzlinG and restraint OF
d0Gs as entirely adequate.
Yesterday's Attack.
The most recently reported case of
an attack was the one made ySster-
day on Anne Grogan, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson V. Grogan,
1920 Thirty-fourth street northwest
AZ she was going to school, stray
dogs set upon her and she was bit
ten on the wrist and back.
Three soldiers rescued the girl, one
of them firing several shots at the
dee6; but none OF the shots took ef-
feet.
Two other children were also at
tackled by dogs yesterday. Five-ysar-
old Jane ButE, of 701 East Capitol
street, was bitten by a neighbor's
dog while playing in front of her
home. She was treated by her faith
er, DR.. 4. H. Butz.
Alice Day, eight years old. of 1856
North Carolina avenue, was bitten on
the hand by a deg. She was given
treatment at Casualty Hospital.
Gardiner For Rigid Rule.
Commissioner Gardiner expressed
himself today as being earnestly in
favor OF a more rigid enforcement
Of the police regulations regarding
stray dogs.
Simultaneous with the effort of
District authorities to relieve the
Capital OF the danger OF unmuzzled
CANNES, Maryland State authorities
are closing the lines in also on dogs
idal ONGI
Prince Georges county was believed
by officials today to have already
brought the danger OF rabies from
dogs under control. With one case
already reported to States Attorney
Peach county and Ctate Officers are
busy today founding up every stray
and unmuZzled dog in the county.
Districts QuarantIned.
The dog quarantine covers the fol |
lowing election districts, according to
announcement by States Attorney
Peach today:
Laurel, Nansville, Riverdale, Hy-
AttsVills, Bladensburg, MeIIwood. |
Kent, Marlboro and Seat Pleasant.
Hunters who take their doEs on the |
property OF persons fearful of rabies |
run the risk of having them shot IL |
they refuse to obey the land owners |
to remove the dogs, of 1
hcials explained.
The quarantine in Prince Georges |
will last ninety days. State |
and county officers have received ex-
Diieit instructions covering the pro-
visions of the Quarantine and any
of the decree will be re
ported to the States attorneys Of |
fee.