New Britain herald., 1924-03-17
CITY HAS NO NEW CASE OF SMALLPOX Only One Suspect Is Placed ill
 Quarantine Today THREE GO TO HOSPITAL
Six Patients Now Under Treatment at Isolation Hospital - Vaccination
 Clinic Attends Record Crowd>-Di- rect Wire Installcd.

Clinic Attends Record Crowds-Di- rect Wire Instalicd.
 There were no cases ot smallpox reported today at the office of the health department and there is but one case Undur suspicion today. the patient being ,a Mrs. Swanson, living at lu7 Dwight street. the house next to that in which Councilman Law renee stanley and his family are now uuarantincd ;gs smallpox sufferers.
 The Swanson home was placed in quarantine awaiting developments. nr. Richard W. PulIcn, superintendent or the health department, reports the patient To slow s0lnc symptoms of the lis"as". but thc indications are not sufficiently positive To diagnose as smallpox
 This afternoon tht new ambulance will be put in service to transfer three more patients to tn" hospital By night, six patients will be under treat mcnt at ihr institution.
 Direct Wire 10 Patients.
 Today d direct wire was installed from the institution to the office of the health superintendent so that, should an emergency arise, Dr. Tutles tan get in immediate touch with Dr, Pullen.
 Som" question has arisen regarding the placarding oi houses in which patients are quarantined. Dr. Pnllen explained today that the state law does not require a placard on the out side of the building a sign on the en- trance 10 tho tenement or even at the room in which the patient is housed being sufficient
 The free vaccination clinic did T record business today. All morning and afternoon the place was crowded and several hundred were treated The clinic will he open tonight until io o'clock and will operate on the same schedule for few days at least,
 Yesterday - St. Mary's church, Rr>. Raymond ]. Clabby. principal of the parochial school. called attention to the health boards ruling on small DON, He said that after March 3l, pupils not successfully Naccinat'd within iiNo years and who have not Il certificate from a physician declaring them physically unfit for vaccination, will not bc admitted to classes. Rev, Father Clabbv said :he school was willing to cooperate, but reminded that the ruling Is one of the health board and that complaints should bo made to that body.
 Isolation Hospital stan
 Tlr complete staff Of tho isolation hospital was announced this morning Ly Health Superintendent Richard W. pullon. as follows: Superintendent, Dr. AmeiiH Y. Tutlps. director Of nurs. ing, Mrs. Joune l}asett. assistant nurses, Misses kathryn Pagan, Miss Mary Glynn and Miss Anna Delaney; Janilpr Ambrose Smith; cook, Miss Anna Sonilso.
 The entire staff went into quaran- tin" Saturday evening and will re- main in the hospital until the last casts have been discharged.
 Dr Tutles is a graduate of st. Mary's l'aruchial school, New Britain High school and Connecticut College for Women. She was an interne at N"w Britain general hospital after completing her medical course and has been in the general practice Of medicine and surgery in this city for about year,
 Mrs. liassctt was for many years in tharg" of the Nurses Home of the New Britain general hospital. She has been superintendent Of New Brit ain Sanitaiium. now the isolation hos pitai. for about year.
 Hiss Pagan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pagan Of kensing- ion and is graduate of st. Francis hospital nurses training school in Hart ford.
 Miss Glynn is also q graduate Of tho llart ford hospital and has been prac- tiCtng her profession for several years. Miss Delaney has been connected with thr health department simcc the pres tnt epidemic took on serious aspect.
 Mrs. lI"ury W. Alaicr. the wife Of iIe,. Henry ". Maicr of inc First tongr. gational church, today left a floral git at Tho office Of the health board with request that it bc de- li,crtd to Dr. Tutics as an apprecia- ton of her self sacrifice.
 T. it is possible to do SO. Dr. Puilen Will engage two additional female nurses and q. male nurse for the iso- latiOu hospital.
 Case on IsasSett street
 The only new case reported over the wecl, end was Mrs. Bertha West. aged 20. of 225 Iiassctt street. and she was the first patient taken to the fso- laiion hospital. Shc has been under quarantine sirce Saturday as q sus- pcctcd ease.
 Nicholas 1l0ritellito of lGg Fairyiew street and Leo Sluiiiaciote of 144 I1casInt street were also taken to the hospital. and today three more pa- tirnts are going into the institution.
 It Is the departments plan 10 bring to line hospital Inc most acute eases and tho last ones reported.
 AdtautagcS Of Hospital
 Dr. Pullen does not expect 70 en- counter much difficulty iH convincing patients and their families tiiat 1t is 10 their advantage to go 10 the isola- ton hospital Members of The family who are not iIi are thereby relieved