, 1864-03-05
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING.
Export Of the Committee On Small 49L Eoa
-trapcr by Ey, ElckeFrhn nm-aflsto-
n ofVacxiI,n1ipn-xtAn advantages
lnvcxtigation@ and St1tistiGs-
How tho .IknraEcH of SmnAl
Pox u1nY be H.reFenteds

lnvcxttsation. and Stntistles-
How the .IknraEcH of SmnA
Pox mny be FreFenseo'
| Tb. rcon1ar weekly meeting OF the Chicago Med
,.s, AsaocJstiou 1ae hold In d.. Hatch's Office on
rsa,1 rt1ect 1sst crcning Dr. Hydoek, in the chair
| and DR.. Wickershsm az secretary.
nr, Addison was elected member OF the 30
cicty.
reported Room Nor In the Court uouee had bccn
engaged for the future meetings Of the Society. The
report was adopted .
Dr. Wickornha1n, from Committee appointed
several weeks ago 10 investigate Inc subject read
the following paper on vaccination:
Mr. FYxssdeat and Geanenau:- Your Committee
to whom Was referred the subject Of vaccination,
leg leave TO Rpbm,t the following rcpo9t:'
fn order to duly appreciate the great boon con-
fe5rrd nron The human fsmay 6y tne inmoaocn9a ,21
great raragcs Of snail POI pEcfors TO the discoT-
ery OF The preventive.
I r. = peod s II
Known. Know II il may hsvc bccn eoaneidcnt With ths
pntii long aflcr The origin Of Tic human race THAI
ancc Of historical Testimony. helIeye tho.c Il no
recorded history which warrants ne In Rsying lint
world llsn in 1ndia and China, whcrc, their histo-
Hes aim, IT mas rfeEalen rom nfne 1mmemof1A.
time OF the birth OF Matommed, and TO have sub
sequentiy invaded ssrtas Egypt, and Southern Eur
Il aay q ss ss y
known to either the ancient Greeks or Romans.
The mortality from the dircssc, always great, was
Nothing SO positively demonstrates the pro-
g1css Of medical science, as to compare
the mcane at our disposal to check Its
royaEcs With thosc 1t the command Of physicians
DreTION8 10 the 01rEQVHrF Nf vaccination bT the
tmmortsl ~ 1enn 80 lae psopo.rtitppn Of the
in modified form, {, occurring @ & ID 4 PERSONS er Who 6sve
1t former periods been vacclnated, thai the AZ
| erage morality has been greatly reduced. We
@ haSe Seen @ ] or n ess maqsed
results. WV V ''''.''| '@' ~ '~''' ''''''-~>'
70 Fneh an extent haye the horrors of yaraola
nsaieetes ii % 70 s1s;l All he@se1vss q taess @ssns
alone mane hs otV sttsnsa 81 Sss +
TO 10 'iag esate the nasnyi ss hsto
&C sons M IN % whom i las not been modded OF intu
Prot: Hewitt, oi Iondqn, associated ytth thg
st.. Mars Hospital ,4 Medie4 school, !s5ys says
aeeut thiry.ave aIe;
II he sase Of nasr ~ q
's exe 70 e o. 10
teeu twenty three will die: from fifteen to twenty
M on 9 tsq " 20 %
- oy II + 5fy si1y sS a9asi9 M dis s9dSs
ui1ide it iii he observed thst liz mnrtal}tv il
The Unrest among The very Young and old OF
he 0n M We 19
e1 In Sweden II tie TWENTY eIght g
sSs iua, tn ~ a11tnnT wnre n ~ nnnum IN
a i1iar i1Hu ~ ~ nonnation Fd1 yesrs atc1
sssss t @ y, ~ - sr,,nn, vii
Wnrs thS! weTe n cnt 11S sna'ia Ps ctsen
a 7 ~ anu AVA Saw, S4e mr.
ann ~ creze 1iion t1iS inatan hnt
aInua aoL csc3s ~, Mo .1,!t5 = @ ~ 49, ~
for the e, @ y1s Of ~ me 1szs @
ion 5at Is ri az e tas current ssata5y 1t +
gare n1t s6 per ann1n Tor tue game number OF 'n'
pennaon s sn9e no,.s7,,x IL a1ost ,nconce,abe yet
fsae Inc n 1ae o. 1Ie a d.e nc
stsso deI,on 1,non fhe cacIrnrr ~ the van
efnsiss nsieo Re aboee m @ ' L
q De nsls5y; Aver lug nonSes .t 8 ihsss xh'
s 5e.p!y edfi I'D issnss 5ssih So! oa5y dess "a!
POI Gn as ef Gq n o. ,eosT nv WgW II a,
,ae 6e1 iHe esqfep se ass ~ u diseas
. 29eae!sya aasseIeens M.ay MAIDEN te1assi
noaSd fo1 ne5 1ans,x ana ;sen9 nere
e o. innse sn heh la aase ron
aEr1I a1 q
oeo o. smaa po1 % t * M fntne ~
~. mGT reen1snten,ncea a. i4e IN MANY
moeous AM har. ~ fnr
I'd aEiclde L. So9s1des9aon .n or iae a9oe So
ae II nv ~ n1sSd hsra pa!src3sea H.
lie fneeuu:lr IN ear to t obtstn some meaas s5 whis M
would he enabled to naf aptGae t;a he
gds e +h.t ~ Iiecrtian ,.,fii ti,e fi,snoE.v nf i;
y a1nistion ~ eAs Nhe1 Tshere and nv yshom fnnoc
IN a}f,, soa -ss II invoiysd in ach
or sestaiaed.
,s nsam means Of rendering small uox ,ujlder Il
"a more tracfabe, the innocaation Of Tie disease =
az 81 ASH 1esore liz benstits were kuuHn to Eur
er neana. It was pfac1iced in ConstantinopIe abo
NJ loo. It VIZ Introduced into England early
e Lne sta1 ontaa1e ; - '1s vhose hnshand he3 he
an English Ambassador at c01sta1dn
), PIE In June, 1T21, it was tntsodue
70 into America By Rev. Cotton Mather nnd
lis peSteT@sd + dias1sat Ssys, ID mostly In NJ
~ rs yaeeiostion. i xas unor-stsonabls, ate, M
tr IaS1 II snxeeSed ~ T. sfarasa VIZ much taE
,ur its .eat14as ~ oAssase sI5 on sfh3v sIe
,f,,sha eet 81. 'entE, eott.1stT Tut it's benefits Y.
1" ' moi unadnlte4sted, 1T % aofss ss:6standing mt
~ aasantaEes 5.os5s MoW1as nom 1ts u-4
A Eelsuca me o1saasanIages. There wers serio
~, .uns ., ,,s use: :. womb probably do goe
fa poselois nAtm ,eaananrep fendencv to ncrDetns
email pax and eauee u 70 .5r4s - -
'uo cpaosdca sad arrinT ita aheanne Occasiouay, te
:4s death resaHed. .,,naoaS tnoasn rot G,oye fh.
ew eaat d,.th 11o,1,3 o,cnr IN ;1e hundred cases
Ehe beese thas &C.; ssare n "a 100 snd n ii, 'nPa'sle
to somes 70 oat gu tto1 ~ .,S, neSc.as he f1rt
ise II he ncat;on. Subseaaent to Je