Evening journal., 1922-02-22
80 new FEVER
CASES; Police
Will LENFORCE
QUARANTINE

lated In some places and almost no
attention has been paid TO the or
ders Of health officers forbidding
people entering or leaving houses
where scarlet fever exists.
lt was thought by the Board of
Education and the Board of Health
that the closing Of the schools would
help In stamping out the disease
but there has been no decrease in
the number of cases OF the disease
since the schools were closed.
DR.. Handy attributed the alarm
ing situation to the utter disregard
Of quarantine regulations. and this
morning held a conference with SUI
perintendent of Police Black, appeal
i ing for help. Following the confer
ence. Or Handy said that Superin-
dent Black had gladly agreed TO c7-
operate. The Board OF iied,;h this
morning furnished the Bureau OF
Police with a list Of all afflicted ones
/ in the city and as fast as new cases
are reported will send the names TO
Superintendent Black
Or Handy said following the con-
ference that he felt confident now
with the aid Of the police, the sltua-
tion will soon show Improvement
and referred TO the valuable aid
given by the police in the scarlet
fever epidemic in the Eleventh ward
two years ago.
Superintendent Black issued orders
this morning that every district po-
liceman keep a special watch on
every house where scarlet fever ex-
lists and TO promptly arrest any one
found violating the Board OF Health
regulations.
"The Bureau OF Police Is pro-
vided for the enforcement Of the
law" said superintendent Black
land no favorltlsm will be shown,
Now that the Board Of Health has
asked for our help / propose seeing
that they get Il. The law Is very
plain on the subject and there are
few unacquainted with II. The viola.
tion OF any quarantine regulations
may be punished by fine or i'm
prlsonment at the discretion Of th'
court. The only safe course is t.
abide by the law"
, superintendent Black has also In
structed his officers to watch NOV
ing picture houses and other place
E where children gather and make ar
rests for a failure TO comply wit
D the orders Of the Board OF Hea!-f
Elwood souder president Of tn
s Board of Education. held a confer
4 ence with DR.. Handy this mornlni
e after which he said that while h
h hoped the situation might improv
d to such an extent that schools coul
be opened on next Monday, n
d Board OF Education win co<opera'
e with the Board Of Health In an
r move to stamp out scarlet fever
It The rules OF the Board Of Healt
e. forbid any person entering or lea'
" ing a house which is under quarar
tine for scarlet fever with the ea
s ception Of the attending physician
e MIX men are also forbidden takin
- from tEe house empty milk bottles
While the ruling may seem drasti
b and possibly never has been rigid
$ enforced tho police are determine
r to make every one obey the spirit o
the law-that no one coming in con
3 tact with scarlet fever patient ex
cept the attending physician, ma
come in contact with any person o
Z the outside OF the building. Tn
, patient must remain indoors unit
the Board of Health removes tn
card and fumigates the house.
, A failure to report to the Boar
. of Health every case OF scarlet feve
o calls for a heavy penalty, and tn
y persistent violation OF this law wi
p be severely punished, as 1t is. fe
q that much OF the disease has bee
G caused by the so-called "home treat
r. ment" cases. where no quarantin
n has been established.
with no returns from tho heali
" officers for today Secretary Frant
n this morning announced new cases
b. scarlet fever this week as follow
e Monday II; Tuesday, 10; Wednesda
n IT, The total number of cases in q
a. city still stands at las, as enoul
> we'll case were reported to balan
ol today's increase. but the reports t
l. morrow are expected to show an /
crease as they will include addiio
he al new cases unreported today. o.
on ing 10 the closing OF the office.
ne The Board OF Health at its me,
Id ing yesterday afternoon failed 10 ]
ce the ban on public assemblages
BRAIN TESTS.
ID Nv San, Invd