Evening star., 1925-05-01
VACCINATION FOES
ARE GIVEN WARNING
Threat of Arrest Made After
NeWsboys Cry Out Against
Practice on Streets.

Having received informa tion that
boys were on the streets downtown
last night crying out, Don't he
raccinated." Health Officer William c.
Fowler today announced that the
police will arrest any one who calls
out similar warnings again.
The information reaching DR..
Fowler was that the boys were selling
copies of the New York Evening
Graphic. The health officer said he
had no authority to interfere with the
sale of any newspa per, but that he
had arranged with the police to arrest
persons who cry out any warning
against vaccination.
Sees Legal Authority.
Before making the announcement
Or. Fowler conferred with Acting
Superintendent of Police Evans. DR..
Fowler called attention TO the follow
Ing section in the contagious disease
regulations:
That no person in said District
shall molest hinder or in any manner
prevent said health officer, or any
person in the service of said Health
Department, from performing any
duty imposed upon him or them by
the PROVISIONS OF tElS dCI.
DIR. Fowler said that in view OF the
present existence of smallpox in the
city. he felt justified il taking steps
To prevent any one from calling out
on the street any warning against
vaccination as a precautionary meas
ure.
Warmer Weather Will Help.
Discussing the inclement weather
that has prevailed during the past
few DAYS DR.. Fowler said that the
advent of warm weather would help
to improve the situation, in so far as
It will cause people TO remain in the
open air md to Yentilate their homes
The Public Health Service carried
forward its program Of vaccinatins
Government employees in Washington
today, with prospects of administering
the preventive vaccine TO 2,o0G per-.
sons before night.
DR.. w. r. Draper assistant sur
geon general of the Public Health
Service, who is in charge of the pro
gram for the City, announced that re-
sponse among Government employees
to the invitation Yesterday to be vac
cinated had been mot only immediate,
but enthusiastic.
DR.. Draper's Office was deluged with
messages and telephone calls, he said.
from persons asking to be vaccinatec
under the new program. A large
number received the vaccine at the
Treasury Department Yesterday. the
first of the departments to be visited
in the drive.
DIR. Collins Directs Work.
Surg. George L. Collins has been del
egated to have immediate charge of
the actual direction of the campaign
under DR.. Draper. From his office in.
the Public Health Service Dispensary
in the Post Office Department Build
ing, Twelfth and PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue.. DR.. Collins today was sending out
medical officers to various parts of the
city as we'll as supervising the vacci-
nation going on in the dispensary
itself.
Three medical officers were on duty
today at the dispensary and seven had
been detailed to 60 out into the de-
pa rtments and bureaus.
A large Eumber of applicants ap-
peared at the dispensary early this
morning. and by O'Clock the en-
tire waiting room and many rows of
chairs placed in the ca pacious lobby
were filled.
Physicians Visit Groups.
Some members of Congress have
been Vaccinated already by the Pub
lie Health Service, and it is expected
that more will apply. Their names
were not revealed.
Wherever 80 or more Government
employees in any one bureau or build
ing make application for vaccination;
DR.. Draper explained, p surgeon will
be sent by the Public Health Service
to that building, so as to save much
time as possible for the workers.
The supply of vaccine is plentiful,
according TO DR.. ORA per. and there is
no prospect that there will be
shortage in Washington.
No Panic Among People.
This is the same type of smallpox.
hemmorhagic, which used to kill off
thousands in older days" said an
Official of the Public Health Service
today, but luckily it is now under
control of vaccination. Were 1t not
checked there would be a possibility
that it might sweep through Wash
ington. But fortunately there has
been no panic. People are getting
vaccinated in an orderly way and
orderly methods are being taken to
prevent its spread"
The campaign for vaccina ton be-
ing carried on by Public Health Off
Ger Fowler of the District was ap-
proved by Public Health Service off,
cials.
Only Government employees are be-
ing vaccinated by the Public Health
Service, but the District Health De-
partment is also vaccinating the