Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-13 | Page 5 | Increase Seen in Smallpox

INCREASE SEEN IN SMALLPOX Many Pupils in Same Class Affected by Disease Serum En Route RouteS S Spools Special lal to The Telegram OGDEN Dec 13 Ten 13 Ten cases of smallpox have been officially reported report report- ed cd in Ogden during the last week Dr N. N H. H Savage city physician announced an an- flounced today All of ot those affected thus far tar are pupils in one grade of the Mound Fort school said Dr Sav Say age Serum which Is reported en route to Ogden probably is consigned to wholesale drug companies here which are said to carry carryon on a large portion portion por pore tion of ot the independent wholesale drug business of the state One wholesaler wholesaler wholesaler whole whole- saler said that a n consignment coming to him would take care of ot a major outbreak throughout the state Purchase of smallpox serum is seen merely as 33 a precautionary measure mea men sure the present status of at the smallpox small smallpox pox outbreak here being such as to not demand any more supplies than are arc arcon on hand Since publication of ot the news concerning the outbreak in the Mound Fort school several suspicious suspicious cious cases have been reported and these ore are being watched closely for developments I