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Show Children With Smallpox Found In School Spread of Disease Very Likely Since Cases Are Well Developed and Many Children Came In Contact With Afflicted Or,e.Vaclnatlon Only Way To Quickly Stamp Out Disease. The discovery of two cases of Small Pox lu two school buildings Tuosday has thrown a scare Into tho public hore and will likely bo follow, ed by numerous outbreaks during tho next week. Tho school nurse, whllo making tho round of Inspection on Tuesday, found that ono of tho llennlon chlldron was broken out. Investigation resulted In tho finding of a second caso at tho New West building. Immediately stops were taken to prevent further spread. School was dismissed and fumigation of rooms commenced. To date two moro cases have developed. In speaking of tho outbreak and general contagious diseases City Physclan F. I). Worlton, said: "I should like to Impress on tho people of Lohl the necessity of a strict quarantine ot contagious diseases. It is obsolutoly necessary to quarantine Whooping Cough, Chicken Pox, Scarlet Fover and Small Pox. Strange as It may soem somo people still think wo do not quarantino fnt nil ft f llitaa illanflana Tit a Ptttt Hoard of Health cannot keep tho city Irec from contagious dlseasos unless tho people he'lp by reporting questionable question-able enses as well as those whero tho particular dlscaso Is known. "Two cases of Small Pox havo boon taken from tho public schools this week. If tho people will forget tho old fear about vaccination and rcallzo that vaccination for Small Pox Is a su and safe means ot preventing tho dlscaso wo can rid tho city ot Small Pox In n very short time." Tho City ordlnanco covorlng tho question says: "It shall bo unlawful for any person per-son or persons suffering from either of tho dlcnscs mentioned In rulo five 'measles, whooping cough or chicken pox) to leave such premises ator tho discovery of such disease, until fully recovored, and until quarantino thereon there-on has been lawfully romoved; and it shall be likewise unlawful for any parents or guardians to nllow children, child-ren, whether actually suffering from either ot said diseases or not, to Icavo tho premises whoro cither of tho said diseases exists from tho tlmo of tho discovery of tho disease until tho removal of tho quarantine thoroon, without first obtaining pormisslon from the city physician." |