DR. SMITH ON TUt WAY TO VISIT SMALLPOX 

 PATIENTS 



When in contact with smallpox patients the 

 doctor always wore a cotton shirt covering his 

 clothing, which was thoroughly disinfected after 

 each visit. 



FUMIGATING 



After being among the smallpox Indians, all 

 hands would be fumigated. This was done by 

 getting in an air-tight tent, all except the head. 

 About eight ounces of formaldehyde were then 

 evaporated inside the tent. After about lo min- 

 utes the germs were all considered dead. 



Photos by Thomas Riggs, Jr. 

 SMALLPOX CAMP ON EDMONDS ISLAND 



With the exception of the nurses' tents, which are shown in the center of the picture, every 

 tent shown contained one or more cases of smallpox when the photograph was taken 



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