The New York herald., 1870-02-13
THE HOSPITAL PATIENTS.
Whole No. O.dCaths 8
No. of cases ......

THE HOSPITAL PATIENTS.
Commercial and shipping streets have been KEEP
free from PATIENTS as well as boarding houses and
other exposed places, by sending the sick from them
TO hospital as soon as discovered Ihe worst cases
In tenement houses have also been sent when cir
cumstances would warrant. But IL will be noticed
that only 231 percentum OF the total number which
came under official care has been transferred to hos
plLal. The rate Of recovery OF patients IN hospital
has Deen nearly fifty perceninm more favorable than
IN city residences, and for such patients as have
been transferred to hospital the act mas been merc
ful and advantageous to them personally, and at
the same time necessary for the public.
RECEPTION OF SMALLPOX PATIENTS FROM COUNTRY
TOWNS.
Several persons have at various times come in
from country towns when sick with smallpox ana
the Commissioners OF Charities. Remonstrance
after an act OF this kind Is Of little avail but the peo-
pie receive 1t somewhat sternly worded, together
with fresh vaccine virus for their benefit
THE SICK AT HOME
The rules for the management OF smallpox IN
dwellings, and elsewhere are as rapidly enforced as
possible. They are kindly received and appreciated
IN the printed card Ia Inherent languages.
THE SICK In THE STREETS.
Occasionally q wAnderer, homeless or arriv-
ing from q country town, makes hla way to
the Boards Headquarters or s arrested and
secluded, but faels warrant the Sanitary
superintendent in asserting tnat Notwithstanding "
the terrible amount OF the contagion which has been
concentrated In the East Houston district there has
been and now Is greater degree OF security against
exposure TO contagion in the commercial and hotel
quarters Of the city and throughout region west
OF Second avenue-that is In nne-tenths or the en-
the great railroad routes westward far as expo
sure IN streets and hotels Is concerned.
SMALLPOX NOW UNUSUALLY PREVALENT ACROSS THE
TWO C0NTINRNTs-AN EPIDEMIC or vARIoLOID, AND
ONE OE ITS CAUSES STATED.
For more than year past this disease has been and
still ID epidemic In several or the more populous
towns the great routes OF travel between the Pa
clo and the Atlantic IN the United States and the
British possessions. the history OF the outbreaks
along these lines OF migration and tralic Is PLAN
one but need not be recited here Is the old story
OF smallpox contagion, gong Wherever emigrants
and travellers 20 whenever there Is an epidemic of
this disease ut the beginning at any stopping place
on their route. During the past fourteen months
and to the present time, this disease has assumed
threatening and epidemic character in Northern
Europe; and through an epidemic Of variolod--nod-
ined sman pox--this oathsome c0ntagon bas conse-
quently been planted widely over both continents.
Smallpox Is a. present very widespread from Mon
tana to New York, ana from Paris to Berlin and ST.
Petersburg 1t IS known to be nearly twice moro
prevalent IN Paris at present than 1t II in New York.
But such prevalence furnishes no apology for the
causes that led 10 an epidemic Of this contaRon Ia
New York or elsewhere. For 1t is shame, without
apology, that any civilized people should stuDidy
neglect TO provide for the perfect and proper vacc
nation OF every person. And l but repeat belief
which IL founded on facts that the great Jonner
taught and that experience Is improving. that 1t 10
public duty to derive the kline pock virus freshly
from the cow. Its original source, at frequent inter-
walls, and to have Its cultivation under sanitary OBJ
servati0n and control at each generation OF its de-
scent from the heifer through Infants arms. Tho
good providence which now enables us 10 vaccinate
win virus that has yet been generated IN less thap
twenty personal generations from the sporadic and
origina! source, adds vaue to tho 09O0 vaccna-
tlons which have, during the past few months,
performed gratutousy BY the sanitary inspectors Of
this Board.
There is ample evidence that the peop,c OF
Northern Europe are not well projected by the yacci
nation which they have received. The present wide
spread prevalence OF smallpox Is now In evidence
against the defective way In which vaccination is
and for many years mas been managed, especially in
all that relates TO the CONTINUOUS gene atOn cul
ture ana preservation OF vaccine virus, and also as
regards the duty Of revaccnaton. The partial
ueeDe degree OF protection which such degenerate
vaccinlA mas Afforded has At last led to disastrous
consequences
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