Evening star., 1945-07-31
|Lacko Vaccine
Holds Up Dog
|nlmunization
Permission Received
For Use of Six School
Yards for Program

Yards for Program
Although health officials have re-
ceived permission from the Board
of Education for the use of six con-
crete-paved school grounds for the
compulsory dog vaccination pro-
gram, hitch in the program de-
veloped as officials sought sufficient
vaccine to start immunization.
The program received a setback
when it was found that $4,000 Cubic
centimeters of vaccine were below
the standards of the Agriculture
Department and had to be returned.
Saturday 1t was reported $4,000
Co.'S up to the standards had been
received and that an equal amount
was expected early this week. DR..
Daniel L. Seckinger, deputy health
officer, said today he would check
every possible source of the vaccine
to obtain the additional vaccine
needed to start the program. The
100000 cc's will vaccinate an esti-
mated 10000 dogs, or about half of
those which will be immunized.
Approve Request.
The Board of Education said the
school sites had been worked out
in cooperation with the Health De-
partment and the Public Health
Committee Of the District Medical
Society.
When Health Officer George C.
Rutland requested a number of
school grounds earlier this month,
DR.. James A. Cannon, member
of the Board of Education, con-
suited with the committee of the
District Medical Society and agreed
to accept their view.
Or. Cannon has now been ad-
vised by this committee that
meeting was held to discuss the
matter and that the committee
would be agreeable to such an in
oculation of dogs on school
grounds, provided the grounds are
of concrete surface and that these
grounds be thoroughly washed and
cleaned each night during the period
of the program" the board said.
"It was further agreed by DR..
Cannon, on information from First
Assistant Supt. of Schools Jere
Crane, that grounds with asphalt
surfaces should also be used. in as
much as they can be cleaned the
same as concrete surfaces"
Assume Responsibility.
The Board of Education said the
Health Department is cognizant
that it is fully responsible for safe
guarding the health of the chill
dren,' and that it will assume full
responsibility for custodial service
and all cleaning of the grounds.
| 1t was pointed out some of the
grounds previously requested by DR..
Rutland were in use as summer or
nursery schools or by the District
Recreation Department and that it
was evident that the activity pro-
posed by the Health Department
could not be operated on such
grounds where large numbers Of
Gllllui Gil WOdl0 NC piCoCllI.
With the understanding the pro-
gram will be completed week be-
fore the opening of schools, the
board agreed to the following list
submitted to them by Acting Supt.
of Schools Lawson j. Cantrell:
Kramer Junior High School, Sew
enteenth and @ streets Sc. Eliot
Junior High School, Eighteenth and
c streets N. E; Burroughs School,
Eighteenth and Monroe streets NE.
(after August 81; Whittier School,
Fifth and Sheridan streets N. w;
Deal Junior High School, Fort drive
and Nebraska avenue NV, and
Adams School, Nineteenth and Cali
fornia streets NV.
Public Cooperating.
Meanwhile, the poundmaster's
office said police would begin crack
ing down tomorrow on unlicensed
dogs.
Frank B. Marks, poundmaster,
said AZ unleashed dogs were picked
up by three trucks yesterday. Some
of the animals had last years tags
Mr.. Marks said he noticed on his
trips about the city that the public
is cooperating with the leashing
order which went into effect week
ago Monday. 1t requires all dogs
to be leashed in the streets or pub
Lie places.
Twenty-Five calls were received
from persons wishing to surrender
their dogs. Previously, more than
$50 requests had been received at
the pound, prompting Mr.. Marks to
urge dog owners to give proper care
to their pets despite the inconven-
fences of leashing and the higher
dog tag price.
The price of tags went up from So
to SO on July 5, when President
Truman signed the rabies control
bill. The leashing was ordered
under the new bill and the i'm
munization will be ordered when the
Health Department has completed
its plans. The search for vaccine
may take week.