The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1917-04-02
STEPS TO PREVENT
SMALLPOX SPREAD
-FOUR CASES IN CONWAY
Strict Quarantines Being Maintained
and Vaccination Orders are
Promulgated.

Following the discovery Saturday
poX in Conway, in addition to single
case which had been under quarantine
| for two weeks, municipal and health
officials this morning took vigorous
action to prevent a spread of the con-
tagion. Strict quarantine orders were
issued at a meeting of the city board
| of health, not only against all infect
| ed persons but also against all per
sons who were exposed before the
character of the disease was discov-
cred.
| The mild form which the malady
has taken among the persons affected
here is partially responsible for a de-
lay in establishing quarantine and
other regulations The patients were
so slightly i'll that they were not con-
| fined to bed and no physicians were
summoned in the first two cases until
a third developed.
AT this mornings meeting Mayor j.
c. Dawson, DR.. J.. S. Westerfeld,
county health officer, and DR.. C. H.
| Dickerson, DR.. G. D. Huddleston and
| j. c. Clark, members of the city board
| of health, conferred over the matter
and Mayor Dawson and Doctors Hud-
dleston and Dickerson, together with
City Marshal j. R. Piercey, were ap-
pointed a committee in charge of
quarantine regulations. Until all dan
ger of a spread of the disease is past
no one will be allowed to go to or
from any house where there is an in
fected person or person who has
been exposed
The school board of the Conway
district held a special meeting this af-
ternoon, and issued an order forbid
ding the attendance of any pupil who
has not been Vaccinated against small
pox. This order, it is stated, will be
rigidly enforced, although there is no
case or suspected case among any of
the pupils Of the public school or in
any of the colleges.
The first case in the city was that
of Mr.. Davis, who rooms at the home
of M. c. Canada, Locust avenue and
Main street. This patient was only
slightly i'll and the house has been
under quarantine two weeks. The
next case occurred at the home of
Jake Becht on Fourth street, one of
his children becoming infected with
the disease, and on yesterday it was
discovered that two children of John
Courtney on Second street, had small
pox in a mild form.
The health officials desire to urge
that everyone shall strictly comply
with the quarantine and vaccination
orders. Everyone who has been sue
cessfully vaccinated within the past
five years is safe from the disease,
take this precaution. 1t is possible
that a few more cases may develop
from exposures before the character
of the disease was ascertained, but
the doctors do not fear an epidemic
| if the people will take the proper and
necessary precautions.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the boar dof directors of the
school district of Conway, at a meet
ing held this afternoon:
"Be it resolved, that the superin-
tendent and all teachers of the pub
lie schools of Conway be and they
are hereby ordered and required to
strictly enforce and carry out all or
ders and directions of the board of
health of the city of Conway relative
to quarantine and control of small
pox and all other infectious or conta-
gious diseases.
Cd o. Harton, President.
"R. w. Robins, Secretary"