Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1916 — Smallpox Taking a Fresh Start—Vaccination Safe Plant [ARTICLE]

Smallpox Taking a Fresh Start —Vaccination Safe Plant

Elsewhere in this paper is a notice by the city health officer about the smallpox situation and urging vaccination. It is the only safe plan and all .should be vaccinated who are not immune because of having previously been vaccinated. The new case that developed at the home of O. H. SJcKay was soon followed by other cases, none severe, but often the least severe are the most dangerous because they can go about unobserved and spread the contagion, so the only safe way to avoid it is to be vaccinated. There are many towns in Indiana where the disease s running about the same course it has in this city, and Dr. Hurty, who was recently appealed to from one community, is reported’ to have said that he had only one suggestion/to make and that was vaccination. In order not to jeopardize the schools it is possible that an order will be issued excluding all from school who have not been vaccinated. The new cases reported are Mrs. Lee Richard?, and children in the following families, Mrs. John McCurtain, Rollie Gates, Louie Muster and Van Wood. In all of these the members of the families who are required to be in other places are excluded from quarantine and not permitted to return to their homes. Free Wood,' who had been under quarantine for some time, is completely well and the quarantine should be raised at his home. He has been confined at his home for about three weeks. His wife and her brother are also under quarantine. Mrs. Wood had had the disease but her brother had never had it and did not take it on this occasion.