New Britain herald., 1924-04-05
FAVOR VACCINATION
 OF BRISTOL PUPILS
Teachers Also Should Be InoCu- lated, Health Officer Believes
ORDER MAY BE ISSUED SOON
Committee Appointed 10 Locate Site for Isolation Hospital Which Is Needed IIere-Ncw Departure Re-
 sumes Five and Onc-haif Day Week

Ordering of vaccination for al
 school children and school teachers
 is being contemplated by Health off
 ccr Joseph I. Woisard. The health board went on record last night as
 faroriug such move, but a confer.
 cnce will be held at once with tho
 board of education in regard 10 the
 matter. The nearness of the rnall.
 poN epidemic in surrounding cities | has caused the board ot consider all
 preventive means and the adyisabir- ity Of putting into effect the compu- sorry vaccination was thoroughly talked over last night.
 Br. Woisard has received several letters from County Health Officer Daniel A. Markham Of Hartford, ad- vising and practically demanding that vaccination be ordered but so far has not seen anything to indicate alarm for the city. He has advised strongly the adrisability of a general vaccination by the public at large because of the chances of the disease srtting into the city. The health officer said last night that tho small pox in New Britain had been found in three distinctly separate sections and a linking up of the sections to discover whether the cases followed in sequence was impossible. That indicated, he said. there were car riers, who had. not been located by the New Britain health officials and through carriers. the disease might come here. That is the manner in which the disease went to Hartford and also 10 Soul thlngton, according 10 the opinion held by local physicians,
 If the board of education and the health board decide that vaccination should be ordered for the school children and teachers, the work will be started after the beginning of the summer term on April lf. In the meantime. Dr. Woisard is urging that all school teachers he vaccinated while at home on the spring vaca- tiou now taking place and that the school children also have the vaccine treatment now. Vaccination at tho present time will not interfere with the school sessions as might be inc case if the vaccination ia left 10 inc lime when schools are running.
 Seek Isolation Hospital
 The situation that this city is fac ing due to the lack Of an Isolation hospital, was brought to the attention Of the health board last night by lIry1th tltfiaar i I NFnfoanI sx.h n asked that immediate steps be taken to flll that need. ns in case of an epi- demic. no place to care for the III will be available. Tho health board members realized at once the serious ness of the situation and voted 10 se- cure an option nt once on suitable for an isolation hospital 4 committee consisting of Health Ofri- TOT Woisard and Commissioners Dr. A. W. Sutherland and John J. Mur- phy was appointed 10 look up place, Jscure an option and report back 10 he eity council for the meeting of April iS.
 Dr. Woisard reported that patients from this city had been refused at- rntion at Inc Vine street hospital in Hartford as tine hospital facilities are akcn up in handling the Capitol City ,ases. During the influenza epidemic ,everal years ago. the parish house of he First Congre eGational church was turned into a temporary hospital 10 akc care Of cases which could rot be i handled in the New Britain, Water. { ,ury and liertford hospitals. However .t that time. there was no local hos / ,ial. When the nearby cities found i [ impossible 10 receive the local pa !