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OBITUARY
Mrs. May Stricken
Mrs. John May of Farmers Branch was taken suddenly ill Thursday night and upon
examination by Drs. Burnett & Burnett of Carrollton the illness was pronounced
meningitis this morning, just before we went to press. Dr. Knight Field, county
health officer, was immediately notified. As this item is being written, it had
not
yet been decided whether or not Mrs. May will be taken to Dallas for treatment.
"Carrollton Chronicle;
Vol. VIII Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas, Friday, January 26, 1912 Number 25
[Note from transcriber: The Carrollton Chronicle issues of January 1912 had many
articles about the meningitis epidemic with reports about specific people
stricken
and a school closing. Here is one article from the same page as the notice about
Mrs.
May for historical background.]
Meningitis Situation in Dallas
Meningitis statistics of Dallas for Wednesday recorded three deaths and six new
cases. Dr. H. K. Leak, president of the Dallas board of health, will call a
meeting
of the board today (Friday) at 3 p. m. to decide whether the public schools
shall be
opened next Monday. Dr. R. H. von Ezdorf, who has been assisting the board of
health
and physicians in Dallas during the epidemic, speaks in most complimentary terms
of
the scientific manner in which the later have handled the disease. The above
record
show the situation improving.
[Note: To the best of my ability, this is transcribed as written, including
typographical or grammatical errors.]
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