New Britain herald., 1924-03-14
Aaron Pierson Of 5ll Church Street Was Host To Sick Visiting Com mittee Of His Lodge
Free Clinic Opens at City
 Hall With Many Children :. for Treatment "AvOid
 Crowds" Pullen Warns.

One new case of smallpox, Aaron Pierson living at 511 Church street, was reported this morning to the de- partment of health and the house was placed under quarantine at once.
 The patient had not been under quarantine previously as a suspicious case. The department learned from the patient that he had been in New Haven three days last week and visit ed his wife at St. Raphael's hospital, and the state department of health was notified at once so that precau- tons might be taken to prevent an outbreak at the hospital.
 Vaccination Clinic Opens
 This afternoon at o'clock the free vaccination clinic was opened in city hall with pr. Robert M Clark in charge, assisted by trained nurse. More than 50 boys and girls were waiting fortthe opening Of tho clinic and it is expected that several hun 1red will be yecoinated before the close of the day, and that before the end of the week the 1000 mark will bo reached.
 New Britain sanitarium is now cleared of tuberculosis patients and inc first smallpox sufferers will be taken to that institution today.
 Selecting Hospital Stan
 Dr. Richard w. Pullen, superin- tendent of the health department, is in communication with several doc- tors and will select one as superin- tendent of the isolation hospital. The physician will isolate himself as win Mrs. Jennie Bassett, maid and the Il lanitor now employed at the place and tho staff of nurses which will be selected today. All attendants at the hospital were vaccinated today by pr. John T. nonnelly.
 In several of the local manufactur- | Ing plants vaccination is going on this afternoon during tho working hours. | Tho treatment is offered employees in l tho shop hospitals.
 Monday morning thore will be cir | rulated in all the schools of the city, | copies of the Connecticut vaccination laws a duestionnaire to furnish the department with information as to previous vaccinations, and a slip to be signed by parents consenting to rhis treatment for their children. All who have not been vaccinated or who have not been successfully vaccinated within five years or who have certi- fcates showing they are physically unfit for the treatment will be reuuir- ed to remain away from school after one week from Tuesday.
 pr. Pulien this afternoon issued a statement advising the public to re- main away from crowded meetings, places of amusement, etc, until the epidemic has subsided.
 Cannot Trace Early Cases
 The health board has been unable 10 trece the source of SC ne of the early cases and has reached the con- cluson that there has been a walking case of smallpox in the eastern section Of the city, the district from which ] the greater number Of cases has been { reported. Someone not sufficiently i'll I to be confined to his home, contracted 2 Inc disease and has been mingling with the general public spreading the germ. it is reasoned. This would be l possible in the case of anyone vac z finated many years ago who still held [ some immunity and would therefore have a very mild case The superin- ' icndent's warning against crowded 2 places is issued to avoid a repetition c of carrying in this way.
 Mrs. Jennie Bassett, superintendent Df the isolation hospital, today notified
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