The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-23
LAUNDRY SMALLPOX NOW UNDER
CONTROL; No NEW CASES
ALL CONNECTED WITH TIE PLANT
HAVE BEEN vAccrNATED AND
GUARDS ERE ON DUTY.
Believed Disease Was Brought Into
Place BY Woman-State Health
Official Gives Interview.

The SmrlpnN outbreak at iii" l:iGinG-
and 1t is hniiev~d there is n" danger
whatever cr any spread "t III" disoasa
from :hc laundry. arc1Tc:3- 10 Or. n. 3.
Mood Of the state department o. li"alih
who cam" ~ make an investigation NJ
in. request OF City Manager q. y.
Maggie.
IL can definitely bc stated thai small
pnX waS not carried into the laundry ny
IN" S,.;!"d cinthnE and ii Will not be-
carried out o! IL IN the laundry PACK
au"S." said pr. Wood:
'''rh"rc w"r" - cases known UP TO
Monday night. ihrs" having started 10
break ont last Friday and Saturday.
Twelve more cases developed Monday
'rh-rr were no known "r suspected ";SGS
in ;hr institution previous 10 this pres
. ~; outbreak. Tnrr" have hecN II"
cases Of smallpox hid. covered up ar
s:uurrlcd IN the Home "r laundry
Everybody connected with 'hn instilu-
t,nr had been vacciUa Il by DR.. j. e.
IIuur, county health officer and three
,,hvsICiaus from The Wheeling health
.;,fr..,.. ..Nr"ut :, dozen VIII" ""r" va"c'n-
llnd las night. On" y: IN" drivers q!
IA" delivery wagons has ho"n III large
since hr lrramH frightened upon S""IhS
ibc snalIuux pIacard on the Home
placards are posted ~ warnings tor
,,.nulr 10 do their duty. This man was
being sought las; night h. the st1rit! IN
: order 10 he put iutn quarantine. Inc
sisters Of the Home, nt ;hc Good Shcn-
herd who suprrIntcnd the EdGlnEi"h
laundry have taken every pr"c'hutl"I'
and themselves have all h"fn vaccinate"
~. Dre now on tho track OF woman
who NAV have brought tho Infection
from outside the city. When found she
Will be- given tho necessary quarantine
Tho water. milk or other fo"d Sunpl'fS
2 have not been involved in transmitting
the infection.
There Is Danger.
"Tbis outbreak is Just the result 81
.bo old supposi,iun thar there IL II"
danger, when smallpox exists IN any
. community, as II does now in NhcellhS'
= Nnundsvillc. Bellnlru. Bridgeport MAJ
inns Ferry. Reach Bottom and clsewhere
there is always more or loss ol ua"
yer OF the unvaccinatrd contracting inc
fIsaasc from persons travelling ar'"h"
: while in the early stages or Inc hls""Sf-
Tho danger is now very great AL" 'H'
! irfccIion Is not fatal bul when II comes
IL Is expensive and painful IN" c""
: easily be prevented by Tarc'h'i' "oh'
All Should Be Vaccinated.
: ..-rro nrerautiors necessary 10 prevent
,bo snread Of smallpox In"lud" tho Tac-
cInation Of school children. Al! inSu-
tutions. including homes. converts nor
mal schools. colleges. and other places
where large numbers Of poopio "ro n.y.
;ng should require vaccination. ,Hn"r'-
nn,,on VIII be required OF all children
Hninr In the Homo OF the Good Shep-
herd. No visitors will b. adnil'ro y"
Gee any Of tho children, there before mo
first Of February. or later. Al l"uH1
! who are III are being wei! carei imi .'"
49, L., n, danger Of srrinuS results
The laundry has i"'''i 'hstr''''"u
! ,, ,o dn with The, clothes now mere
and early next week these clothes Will
nrnbahly be delivered I" thu owners ,II,,
/ n.,,n, IcI}yorcd they will tm Thoroughly
s,rr,lized and Will not scrH" TO Sp'e"'
smallpox.