New Britain herald., 1924-03-12
Head of Health Department, Faced By Prob lem Offers To Solve It At Personal Sacrifice Until Epidemic Is Stamped Out - Physician Now Handling Cases Balks. m..
Proceed At Once and Spare No Expense" Mayor Pa0- nessa Orders-Heath Board Votes For Compulsory Vaccination of All School Children - More Police Needed to Guard Quarantined Hones

department of health will be request ed to furnish d doctor during the emergency period.
 It would not be possible 10 handle the large crowds that must be treated m the health department offices. The tuberculosis relief rooms in Booths block had been considered, but ii was felt that since the department of health is located in city hail. the ma jority Of people would natuarlly come to that building
 May | >c Hcarsc For Patients.
 The question ot how to bring smallpox patients to the hospital is also being considered. The hospital ambulance or the police patrol can- not be used unless if is to be kept for that use only, otherwise the pub lie might protest, the health depart- mcnt fears, Either car could he safe- ly used for both purposes if properly iumigated after each trip 10 the New Britain sanitarium, but because of the likelihood of protest. this plan will not be adopted, II is believed that some arrangement can be reached with an undertaken to use one or the seN eral combination hearses and am balances now in the city until the epidemic has passed.
 Homes Without Police Guard
 Dr. Pullon conferred this morning with Chief W, C, Hart of the police department relative to policing at homes under the quarantine. Two shirts are now employed and a shack is used to shelter the policeman on duty. There are two homes polieed, four patrolmen being on duty. If this idea Is to be carried out, n more pat rolm"u will bc needed. as there arc now seven homes without d pnlice guard. Chief Hart said an ayailable men arc on duty. The regular force is patrollinE beats while some of the supcrnumcrarles who dc no other kind Of work are filling In on the of days for regulars or when regular patrol- men have sicl, leave. An others are being used in the quarantine work.
 1T h becomrs imperative 10 have police guard at all houses. the chief will call sGuprrnumcrari out of fac- tories and station them at this work, pr. fuli"n does not approve of this method uf quarantine enforcement, He explains that a guard is placed at but or the several doors of the building a1d if the tenants really wanted to F"i out they would experience little difficulty
 Policeman Not Affected
 Supprnuncrary Policeman William McAlurray who had been on quaran- tine detail was taken sick last night and the report spread about the city that hc had contracted smallpox. The thruth of this report was denied at the olitc" ot the health department this morning. The policeman is suf- fering from a severe cold. it was ex- plaincd.
 Dr. Inllcn reported this noon that there are no new eases in the city today, nor arc there any patients quarantined for observation as has been ihr procedure wherever suspi- ctous eases have arisen in the past week.
 At present q patients are under quarantine. or this number. six are to Dc released in day or two and seventh cas" will probably be released before the end Of he week. Dr. Pullrn said this morning.
 Hart Gan Furnish polhc
 Chief William C. Hart Of the police department was in communication With the board of health authorities this morning and he told them that if ti was absolutely necessary. the de- pertinent could furnish enough police officers to put d strict quarantine in force at all the houscs in which there are eases ui smallpox. The health de- pertinent will notify him after inc meeting this afternoon if they will re- quirc the assistance Of the police.