New Britain herald., 1924-03-12
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 1924
commissioner of health, is here.

commissioner of health, is here.
 Dr. Pullen said the state health
 commission has followed the work
 here closely and has approved Of everything being done. Dr. Bray
 compared the work being done by l physicians and others in the health department to that of firemen and po- 1 licemen who risk their lives doing ! their duty.
 21 Cases Up To Last Night | ,Dr. Pullen, in response to questions said there now are 21 cases of small poX in the city, 10 houses are under iquarantipe and 5 people in addition to the natients are quarantined. Six will be released within a week, he said. Up to date no quarantines have been lifted and where there has been case in a home, whether it be a one. two or three family house, the entire house has been quarantined, all communicating doors locked and
 the keys placed under lock and key in the health department.
 There was considerable discussion of vaccination. It was reported that in the family where smallpox broke
 out, the father had been vaccinated and never had the smallpox. No one else in the family had ever been vac cinated and everyone else got small poN.
 There were two patients with mild cases of smallpox, he said, who had been Naccinated more than 50 years ago. One eX-serviceman who was yac- cinated four times in the army, but whose vaccination never took" con- tracted the disease.
 Mir. Burr and Mir. Riley both had been vaccinated, he said. and had nursed their wives up to the time of their death, but neither ever contract cd the disease. Another man who took care of patient was vaccinated in the army and never took the disease.
 Several of the physicians present commented upon the fact that the disease seems 10 be confined to the native born, stating that there were no signs of smallpox among those who immigrated to this country. due to the fact that the latter were re- auired to be vNaccinated before being allowed to enter the country.
 Discuss Isolation Hospital
 The question of using the tubercu- losis sanitarium was discussed. Dr. Pullen reported that he had made ar with the state to take care of 10 of the IS patients now at the sanitarinm and if it is found NnrnGSarV fn thnna l,A board will dispose of the other three. pr. Bray, Dr.. Pullen and Mayor Pao- 1essa were appointed a committee on solation hospital with power to act whenever they see fit.
 Dr. Pullen remarked that most of | hose now at the hospital will stay | md that several nurses taking care of | patients throughout the city will, in | Ill probability go to the hospital. He | aid it was difficult to get nurses and | he board would have 10 pay at least 5o a week, for each nurse.
 Asked if any families would object o being removed to the hospital, Dr. julien said he thought most of them would object, Dr, Bray commented: They have nothing to say about it, 'c must look after the health Of the community. At the hospital they will ct better care and supervision and ursing." To enforce quarantine fin ho city now would require 10 police en and the city cannot spare them, h. pullcn informed tho board.
 There was some discussion Of criti. Ism lcvelled at the board by those 'ho are not fully aware Of what the oalth department is doing. which revoked the remark from one mem. !,