Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1915 — The Smallpox Situation. [ARTICLE]

The Smallpox Situation.

City Health Officer Gwin says that no new cases of smallpox have been reported for a week now and he thinks the situation is under absolute control. Morris Hammond, little son of County' Auditor Hammond, who had been kept in the house all last week, did not break out with the disease until about Saturday, and the house has been placarded, same as all the others, but the family, except- those coming in actual contact with the patient, and who have agreed to keep out of his room, are allowed to come and go. This is the case at Cal Cain’s and George Healey's also, where there is one case in each family.

Lou Watkins, in “Rabbit Town,” is quarantined, and this with the Hammond boy, the Cain boy and Vera Healey are the only cases in Rensselaer. The other Healey children are not permitted to go to school, but Mr. Healey, on promise to keep out of the room of the patient at his house and use other precautions ordered in the Hammond and Cain homes, is permitted to come and go. Out at Vic Yeoman's in Barkley tp., the family have beeri directed to stay on the»farm until notified otherwise. Dr. Gwin states that he has used his best judgment in the matter and thinks the regulations adopted have been sufficient to prevent further spread of the disease without placing unreasonable restrictions upon the people in whpse homes the disease has occurred. An arm load of old papers for 5 cents.