Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-25
DISEASE FIGHT
WINNING ITS way

There Is less conta aSion in this city
A. the rrcsent time than before the
flood, according to figures compiled
hy the Pueblo health department under
pr. W Y. Buck. city physician. since
. the flood not one case OF typhoid has
appeared to tho notice OF the city
health officers. II Is declared that
this Is due to the utmost caution that
has been exercised hy tho city health
officers IN combating every sign OF a
contagious disease that became cvi-
d,ut.
Thursday before tho flood - cssea
OF diphtheria were under surveillance
Of tho city health offiArs in the Grove
0Htrict alone During the flood tho
homes OF EACH OF these conta Eious
'cascs' was washed out or totally de-
stroycd With the warning of high
raf.t on Friday. June 6, ;hc families
moved their sick TO homes OF friends
n .BcRsc mcr, and other foreign dis
trtrts with the result that diphtheria
was SPREAD over territory three
times ~ large as the ono covered be-
fore the flood
Or Buck and his assistants, aided
by the military. and volunteer pnN-
-iclans from Colorado Springs. immsdi-
atcly ret about tho task Of making
= survey Of IN" city ia determine tho
whereabouts of Persons who were
guaraniinrd for diphthcris before ihc
fltuu. plf1h- 'nAt survey " NSN rum
hat over eighty cases of diphtberia
had developed
AIDED by the strong arm OF military
law. Dr. Buck and his assistants
caused all persons suffering from con-
tasious diseases 30 be soSrcSatcd in
hispiiais and colonies where sthcrc
would he no chance of their spreading
tho disease thru c1rclcssncss and is-
ncrlnec.
Persons with y hom thry had sought
refuge II not suffering from diph.
thcria. wcrc given threat culture. and
N ono bii Of positive germ vas shown
ir tho test a strict quarantine was
placed. cHtorCcd by tho military Of
ficcrs.
on juno ?. hut Il cases OF dlrhthe-
ris were found In the city Of Pueblo.
all of these were either IN hospitals
found seven cf thcs. cases released
a. free from the disease, while ono
additional casc was qunrartincd. This
brought the total down tn H.
~ other Contagious diseases FOUND
, in Pueblo there arc but six csses o'
srn,rpox. four Of which arc In ono
family. 80 that there arc really only
two smallpox guarantees in effect at
tho present time
pr w Z Buck declared yesterday
afternoon that he did not believe tns
rzht against disease IN this ct,y IN
fhAN ftf1fH ~ INV af'NN"N va ~ 80
means completed, hut that steps that
had already been taken we're such mat
.ould prevent snv rayn<inT epidemic
Tho cliy health Department Is no"
established In their ncw Offices In inc
Memorial hail whore antt-iopins arc
icing given for tho prevention of
tvrhoid and diphtheria. Free phy-i-
con examinations arc also given At
iris place.
yertcrday afternoon local ro7roscr-
,ntivcs ~ tho Metropolitan bifc insnT
srre company presented nr. kuck
with s0pN free nv Fwstters that will
~ distributed thruout tho city TO
needy parsons
In tho meantime a careful watch -
h.Inz kept on all health conditions N
this ctty. dirinfcctsrt " being spraNed
., stsEnani water hoics. vet mud and
damp debris Daily Inspections arc
heirr made of ccnEcsted living condi-
,icrr IN R-sscmcr and other foreign
districts where as many ~ four
families arr said 10 have hecn quar-
tered In ono house. pr. Buck mas
issued order. that theso conditions
-,-u-' be remcdied with tho result ina,
m1ry of the foreigners arc moving into
,rn, houses erected hv tho Colorado
I-uel ard Iron company.