The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-07-21
ONE MORE CHANGE
TO BE VACCINATED
County Health Officer Warns Those
Who Refuse Or Neglect to Obey the
Order of the Board Of Supervisors.
TO the People of Port Gibson:

To the People Of Port Gibson:
Your Board Of Supervisors. Al the
suggestion Of the Board Of Aldermen.
to protect you against the loathsome
disease smallpox which has been
raging among the negroes Of Port
Gibson for the past three or four
months, has passed compulsory vca-
cnations law for the town, and such
other places as may be necessary To-
stamp out the disease. To make the
vaccination effective and protective
to all, the State Board, through DR..
K. W. Hall, has made this ruling.
That everybody in the town Of
Port Gibson, regardless Of ape or
sex, must be vaccinated unless he or
she has been successfully vaccinated
within the past five years or has had
the disease smallpox
Now, allow me to explain this
point: If A. B. was successfully vac
clnated ten years ago, is again vacci-
mated and it takes, it shows that Al.
b would have had smallpox had he
come in contact with it. If A. B.
revaccination does not take this time
1t shows that his old vaccination Is
still protecting him, In ether words,
revaceination will not take unless
you need it.
The doctors Of the town, Drs Re-
dus, May and Bailey, assisted me in
yaccinating last Saturday and Mon
day, and on checking up those vac
clnated and those excused, / find
large number of people whose names
do not appear on either list; and am
setting next Monday, July 25th, as
the last day,
You can go to Drs. Redus, May or
Bailey at their Offices or to me at the
court house on that date and be vac
cinated. EVERYBODY must 60 to one
OF these places, regardless Of whether
you need vaccination or not, SO we
can get your name and check you off
the list. OF cQupse thpss who report
ed last Saturday or Monday do not
have to go.
! cannot believe that anybody in
Port Gibson wants to he d s'slackers
IN this matter, nor be SO far behind
in line OF progress as not to want to
give to your self or family the abso-
Lutte protection against smallpox that
vaccination gives, and attribute your
failure to show up at ane ag these
fom places on last Saturday OF Mon
day for Inspection and vaccination to
or misunderstanding For
that reason, ! am setting next Mon
day, 25th, as the last day we will
vaccinate, and your last chance 10
play the part oe gpQd citizen BY
with The law.
As a warning, ! want to say | shall
make affidavit against everyone who
lives inside the corporate limits Of
Port Gibson whose name does not
appear on one Of the lists and hope
no one will be SO foolish to force me
to do this, for it will be nothing in
my pocket, but viii be Something out
of your pocket and force you to be
yaccinated in the end
am sure no sensible man or wom-
an in the town would want to see the
whole plan for which the eempul-
sorry vaccination was ordered (the
protection ef you and your family
be defeated So il you forgot to
come last Saturday or Monday, don't
fall to ibe on hand next Monday,
July 25th, at nine o'clock, and do your
part TO make Port Gibson smallpox
free town for the next ten OF fifteen
years-So come.
Should there be any colored person
who failed to report. ] give you this
your last chance. You win report TO
me at the court house ON this date.
A. L. CHAPMAN,
County Health Officer.