Memories of Ennis - Scarlet Fever Scare

Worry over the spread of Scarlet Fever was gripping Ennis in November 1923. According to the city’s health officer, Dr. W. P. McCall, there were four cases of the sickness and one known death resulting from it. McCall issued a warning, telling parents to “keep their children off the streets and out of schools when they show signs of illness, fearing spread of the disease.”