Evening journal., 1922-01-26
find SCARLET
FEVER WORSE
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quarantined.
The negligence Of some parents
is little less than criminal" the doc
tor said, "as in many cases 1 have
found three and four children sleep
ing in the same bed with a scarlet
fever patient. These children are per-
mitted to attend school during the
day"
DR.. Foulk said he had no desire to
alarm anyone but felt that the time
has come for the public to take
hand in stamping out the disease by
the exercise OF every precaution.
Withsno more than one hundred
cases under quarantine 1t is simply
impossible to place a guard over
every quarantined, family, and the
placing of a quarantine card on the
door is really all the quarantine
amounts to as members OF number
of the affected families are going
about as usual and visitors are being
received in the room where the pa
tient is in bed, according to infor-
nation submitted to one city Of
fetal this afternoon.
While many OF the cases unre-
ported have been found among the
foreign element, DR.. Foulk says that
at this time no part OF the city is
free from the disease and only the
immediate quarantine of all patients
can check the disease
The health Authorities hope to re-
ceive a report from Frederick F.
Arm strong. the school physician, by
tonight but as there are thirty pub
lie schools in the city II is by no
means certain that the will be able
to complete his investigation today.
DR.. Foulk is visiting private
schools and all cases where there is
suspicion OF the disease, and will
probably make a report to the
Board OF Health at the same time.
The Health authorities early this
afternoon found an eight-year-old
boy living in South Clayton street,
playing in the streets near his
home He was suffering from scar
let fever. The child had high
temperature. He was removed TO
the contagious disease hospital. An
Investigation made by the .authori-
ties revealed four other children
suffering from. the same disease in
the child's home. Steps were taken
at once to quarantine the house.
All OF the executive officers of the
Board OF Health have been directed
TO Immediately investigate any sus-
picious cases OF illness on their dis
tricts and notify the Office at once
Investigation will be made by the
city physician and where scarlet
fever is found the family will be
/ quarantined.
Some OF the parents OF patients
where DR.. Foulk has called told hin
they believed the disease to be mile
and as they could not afford to en-
ploy a physician they thought thel
would try home remedies until thu
case became SERIOUS" This fact
DR.. Foulk said, is largely responsi
BILE for the rapid spread OF the dis
ease. The disease is contagiou
from the start, he said, although no
so dangerous as in the later stages
with the institution OF the can
vass, which is being carried out a
rapidly as possible, these cases ar
being brought to light and prope
precautions taken. Several OF tn
patients already have been taken &
the contagious unit of the Physi
clans and Surgeons Hospital. 9th
ers have been reported to the Cit.
Board Of Health and quarantined.
The canvass will be continued TO
day. 1t is expected a definite re
port OF all the scarlet fever case
will be made tonight
There now are about 96 cases Il
the city. 21 OF which were reporte
on Tuesday. About half a dozen neN
ones were reported yesterday.
Three new cases were reporte
from the Office OF .he superintendent
Of schools. one case was in the Higl
School. one in School No. 8, and on
in School No. 3. Since all three q
; the pupils suffering from the diseas
have been absent from school for
b number of days, none OF the build
5 ings will be fumigated.
b one OF the most important phase
J of the canvass has been the fact ths
81 the school nurses are getting
; touch with every family where chi
dren are absent from school or wher
the disease is suspected.
3 Health officers will probabl
3 fumigate St. Thomas parochia
school, Fourth street and Grar
b avenue, this afternoon, owing I
the attendance at school yesterda
e OF a child known TO be Athlete
with scarlet fever.
The child was sent to it's hom,
South Lincoln street, and follow
ing visit from DR.. Foulk. cit
physician, was sent to the contal
ious hospital.
Five other children in the sam
. house have been permitted to slee
!, with the one taken away yesterda
and all will likely contract tt
disease.
Mayor Leroy Harvey when aske
T. about the local health situation tt
[, day said he could not discuss II
subject as he had been absent froi
the city for-several days. He r,
ferred those inquiring about II
=, fever outbreak to the Board
Health.
DR.. Handy said that the presei
outbreak was not what might
termed an epidemic and that a
cases reported had been light.
- When asked IL any cases OF Unfit
enza had been reported, DR.. Hant
said he had not heard OF any sue
, cases here.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS MEEl
The annual meeting OF the Dell
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