New Britain herald., 1924-03-13
 Patients Live On Fairview And Pleasant Stree .s- Case On Church Street Under Suspicion
Nearly 1000 Vaccination Points Used Since Yes terday and State Sends Order to New York for 10000 More.

Health Superintendent Richard w. Pullen announced at . o'clock this afternoon that two cases quarantined yesterday as smallpox suspects have been found to be suffering from this disease and strict smallpox quarantine was made effective this afternoon with policeman on guard at each house.
 The cases are at IA Pleasant street and l6S Fairview street and the pa tlents in both Instances are school children.
 Miss Rose Modzeska, aged 10, a pupil at the East street school, was uuarantined at her home at 40l church street, this afternoon as q sus- picious case, She is a sister of Miss Helen Mondzcska, a High school stu dent, who died last week after short illness with septic poisoning.
 New Britain sanitariua will be opened tomorrow afternoon as an isolation hospital and work will be undertaken at once to remove small puA patients from the more congested homes and districts. There are now "S cases in the city, four of which will be released today. The hospital will afford accommodations for all these patients and about 15 others, Dr. Pull icn says.
 Four of the 2l cases of smallpox now in quarantine will be released tonight, these cases including the four year old boy who was the first To be seized with the disease in the present epidemic, Dr. Richard N. Pnllen, superintendent Of the health department announced this morning
 The department received from the state department of health yesterday 1000 vaccine points, sufficient to take care or 1,ooo vaccinations and sO numerous were the calls at the health suparintchdcnts office thN one of the inspectors was despatched to Hartford this morning for 1000 ad- ditional points. At noon today there were only Go points left out of the original 1000.
 10000 Vaccine Points Ordered
 The state department of health has placed an order with laboratories at New York city for 10000 points Of vaccine which are to br supplied the local department within a few days. | This consignment will be sufficient to take care Of all school children, Dr. 1 Pullen believes.
 Secretary William c. Dunn Of the city hall commission gave orders to. | day for the clearing and furnishing | ol rooms on the third floor of city | hall for use as free vaccination | clinic. This clinic will be opened to- | morrow. The idea of furnishing vac- cine and treatment free was sug- gested by Mayor 4. VI. Paonessa who | felt that all possible should be done | 10 afford those desiring vaccination a chance to immunize themselves. | this system and submitted 10 the treatment himself today.
 school Children Must Be Treated
 Many school children have beer since the order was is- sued by the health board. All who have not had successful vaccination within five years and who cannot pro- duce a doctors certificate stating they are not in physical condition 10 be yaccinated. will be required to sub init to this treatment before March i s Or remain away from school. The parents of children are charged with for having them vae- einated. They may be taken to the family physician, which is the method suggested hy Dr. Pullen. or 10 the free clinic at city hall nnd attended .o. If .he calls at city hall are so numerous that the attendent cannot ake care Of all. the services Of the ,tatr department will he solicited. Factory office Employes yaccinatcd
 Employes in the office Of the Corbin , Screw Corporation were vaccinated his week and in response 10 a sugges- ion by pr. Puiien, employees Of other ,ficcs will submit to the treatment oday and tomorrow.
 Vaccination affords absolute fim- ' nunity for five years and some im- q nunity for life. it is explained. Coun- f .iiman Lawrence II. Stanley was vac- z .inated 24 years ago and was recently a T with smallpox. His case is very mild ! md one would not know, by looking ' f him that he had the malady, Dr. a Julien says. The Tact be attributes to r lle vaccination of 1aD6.