Two Families Afflicted
November 18, 1905
Summary
A diphtheria disease outbreak infects two families, causing the Board of Health to quarantine them.
Transcription
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carter, No. 700 N. 5th St. has been afflicted in that one of their children, Caroline, has been ill with the diphtheria. Mr. and Mrs. Abram L. Morton, 117 E. Leigh are similarly afflicted in that their daughter, Fanny, is suffering with the same malady.
The Board of Health has placed large cards on the front, with the disease printed in red letters thereon and warning persons not to go in the house as the disease is contagious.
Mr. Morton was out of Moore School one week, but is now teaching again.
The Board of Health has placed large cards on the front, with the disease printed in red letters thereon and warning persons not to go in the house as the disease is contagious.
Mr. Morton was out of Moore School one week, but is now teaching again.
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Lower Left Quadrant
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Ryan Shah
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“Two Families Afflicted,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed October 9, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1290.