New-York tribune., 1870-05-11
TIE EASTERN DISPENSIRY.

MEETING OF TIE MEDICAL BOARD-VACCINATI0N.
The Medical Board of the Eastern Dispen-
sary met yesterday IN their Essex
Market There many medical men present, all in
dcatng by the attention shown the essayis their great
interest in the subject Of vaccination.
Dr. Il. j. Sullivan in the chair, and DR.. r. B. Pres
cott Secretary After the minutes disposed Of, Dr.
j. T. LOines house ply yscan to the Dispensary and
Of the authOytes on the subject read paper on
VACCINATION.
time s % to a the pRiH and The people ON account Of
which have we the G h p ssm.r Tn s1m ass the pubic
fGng children yaeenste saying people tA them
Ss 1 'GaSo em So E the Ta n Il SS s doSs
not 90 quSsts slso The
Of public 70, self Interested motives d. Jnnes a. the close Of s
proes. affecting sln hary worthy Of the
s s S % BE- % Il. s % ncs S% a
relate protected t bsoue for sIe Of time against the
poel lie proved The above by experiments
PSa pSS l@s "a every The Hsds
shovel e., m Ia,s SoSg or nj % ,1 s true an
Ss%s@as,:; I i. e he. and 1ai
that the eence Of the above has constantly accumulated even eu
ssp has u S s it s ee u sou bis for past
ya the v1cno % and 5 T'on e D BY O D S with As and % %
hn O0Ol charges Of the virus to about 5000
According to tie most reliable sta.s oGsnaI
sess s e m s 5 Snsa naa. ss 3 he 5 hs' IN ~ Of On @ S9 %
from al about in 20 in round number not lees than
deaths %. The eiisaee q than TO-
vao all Of which can be wholly prevented BY eheena vaccination
Early progress epemi which prevailed Europe
early in the present century important fact became evident namely
classes: The vacena,e varoae
clas, been previously 1acense ofsrsry attacked
only died OF the second class. those who hal previously bad small
her been vaociied had smallpox Of died
year from the mos, terrible scoupe to which mankind was ever able
an evidence Of TIE protection Afforded y vaccination 50
uon the Temporary wehe Of In gugind alone for nearly
CENTURY before the Introduction Of vaccination fewer than 1ooo
annually OF By smsl PoI; which in the
,sG re- 2@ 2@ 2s0nf f TO The pe', pSpon 5 sSu & ,. $ equivalent @
to g" III, srS TsTs BY H'os % M oI n, 1890 to so there
there OF every OOc deaths for the former period by small po
CO.. from the sir 1 In ~ sTs5 eden for ae lat a 70 years before the
215o deaths by smallpox Por subsequently,
pS pS. per Of ss. a '' wSS from %. M
@ 49, from @ TTTe s to a' 5 i s'ss ss rate m per IL S q S'1' @ wa
g 100 the .nnu. per iOOO was slsi from to
a and 10 The aio shOsp BY statistic. from ali countries
so w 1s f l
against epidemic disease. gneral and maPo. particular
almost prsi .ny person. who have bad un
n s s 1 S sS s9 % yI Ts sss rG s 'ess' ',
L 'G%S form or Gaer That 90, q any ne% q .e.
While s per oeot are "spto TO yarood to neh
dee, protection .sor Sy previous aSosei por from
popoou small 70 s re !. an, evidence of rss
ssls :. pO ISs. .n D1'ssSg attributable to spurious
the progres. Of the disease.
When the Doctor had concluded his paper, long and
Interesting discussion followed by various medical gen
teInen present who favored the views OF the essays
Concerning the subject OF vaccination In tho Public
Schools ~ this city, Dr. X. j. O'SulliyGn, who had
charge Of the vaccination OF the children the Fourth
School District (he Eleventh and seventeenth wards)
said hc devoted two months, every hour Of the day s
pernendng this business for the Board Of Education
as well as the Board O Health. In that time he vac
dnated 900 children aud OF those children not one had
taken the small pox. although living In the houses aud
oven In the rooms OF paiients sick with tho disease.
day IN Jnne when Dr. oslivan announces that no will
read paper on "Pcuritis, cinically considered" A
his paper viii Interest the public bo published In as
many papers as possible. was passed.