Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-08
QUARANTINE IN BISBEE IS
 REPLACED ID
 CURB DISEASE
County and City Health Au- thorities Decide That City Should Undergo Part Quar- antine to Safeguard Public.
The quarantine is On again.

The quarantine Is on again ! At a meeting yesterday afternoon, attended by Mayor Erickson and oth- CT members cf the city health board, :! Dr. C. A Hunt. county superintendent [ of health. Sheriff Harry Wheeler and ! City Marshal Allison. II was decided to close all thesters. billiard parlOrs, schools. lodges. card games, dances and churches. as a precautionary mea- sure to prevent the smallpox epidemic spreading. The order does not apply to cigar stores and soft drink parlors but the public is asked to cooperate in every way with the city and coun- ty health officials by not cOnsregat- ing in the post office or any other place or remain in any place or store or office longer than is necessary to transact business People on the streets are also asked 10 keep mOv- ing
 Dr. Hunt made a very frank and open statement explaining his stand in the matter and the necessity fos taking this action He told of his long experience with smallpox both in Mexico and in this country and eN- plained the serious results which might easily come about unless prompt and efficient action was taken to curb the disease
 At the completion of the meeting Mayor Erickson. members of the city health board and DT. Brown unanim- ously agreed that it was for the best interests of all concerned that the quarantinS. be pat into effect again. Sheriff, klseeler explained that he was here al the instance of the State Health Officer and that unless prompt measures were taken here to prevent the spread of the disease that the city would be placed under strict quaran- tine and isolated from the rest of the county and that troops would be sent here to enforce the order if neces- sary.
 Dr. Hunt said that there were now 15 cases here and~ that of this mum Der a majority were variOlOid. or mild cases. but that at least two of the cases were very severe Two of the cases were contracted at Tucson and two found at Hereford were infected at HOlbrOOk. AriZ.
 SchoolS Closed.
 The city schools were ordered clos ed and Dr. Hunt stated that he had ad- vised this action more because of public sentiment in the matter than because there was any great neces- sity of such action He said that be- cause of the strict vaccination rule in effect in the schools and because the children were under strict sur veillance and where they would at once be cared for upon the slightest signs of infection that he believed the children were in less danger in school than when playing at home and on the streets He warned all parents to be careful and keep their children off of the streets.
 Dr. Hunt told how most of the cases now being cared for had become in- fected here and said that investiga- tion disclosed that most of these men had visited local picture shows, pool rooms and other places affected by the quarantine order.
 He also told how people going into stores usually remain but a few min utes and pass on whereas in shows and pool rooms people are more like ly to become infected because of the inability to ventilate thoroughly at this time of the year. He explained that despite Immigration and spraying in such places that if these remained l open there was a strong possibility of the epidemic spreading.
 Most of these now infected are young fellows who live in roOming houses and board and who have no other place to spend their time when not working except al picture shows and in billiard parlors.
 Seriousness Explained. pr. Hunt further explained the seri- ousneSs of a real epidemic such as was cOmbatted at Douglas last year when some 70 cases were cared for and he told how the situation was handled there by even more drastic quarantine measures than had been proposed here. He said that forty per cent of the white people who were infected at Douglas died whereas of I the Mexicans who contracted the dis ease the percentage was less. pr. Leonard of Douglas took prompt action today according to Dr. Hunt. tO find out if there were any cases there and said that if he discovered | there were any cases there he would take strict precautions tO prevent the | spread Os the disease.
 Dr. Hunt said that experience in dealing with the disease had proved that it was absolutely necessary to take stringent action to curb its spread because in the event Of its