The New York herald., 1871-11-04

Sanitary Precautions InAlcated-A Pb sician's
Views. st&
To rHB EDITOR OF THB HEBALD:-
SIR-ThaJ dreadful scourGs, the smallpox, has
made its appearance as an epidemic in Philadelphia
and In nelghbor cities and VIII undoubtedly DO
in our MIDST at no distant day, unless precautions
are taken ana that quickly and erectually, TO pre-
vent its introduction. This can be done either by
police measures Of quarantine OK else py vaccination
Of all who are open to injection 1t Is hardly TO be
expected that the Board Of Health should they
exert TO the utmost AL the powers the law gives
them, or even BY resorting to arbitrary power,
could make the blockade absolutely enectlve. In
decd It would require police force stronger and
more vlgilant even tnap that subject 10 MI.
Kelso's orders to insure the exclusion OF
every ascertained or suspected case OF the
malady. observe that . portion OF the
public press has commenced TO cali the atten tion Of
tine; and is not UNLIKELY that tine Board viii
q whlie 1cei themselves IN q manner compelled TO
tary police round about US But MI. Editor, il
needs no great sagacity TO perceive the utter nuty
q ssn y sSe ~ s 70 e ae and
heIef There remains that sure Dr0phyactic against
the pest-vaccnaton; and wiil be the duty Of the
question was las, prevalent 10 me city the Board
Instituted very thorough housc-tJ house vaCcna-
Public Instruction, vaccinated o largo number OF
the children In our schools, the physician 70 the
School Board, Dr. O'Sullivan, efhcicntly CO
operating. Bot II ID due 10 the pubic thaA
the good work OF vaccination should not be sus-
pended, but should 20 on, until there Is not one soul
IN our midst lett exposed to the fell ravaees OF the
oatnsome disease. Therefore call for revision Of
campaign against ApYllyon. A q We'll known TO
70 have any erect and 80 It u often necessary 20
apply 1t again and again. until results are surely OBJ
tanned. Now, owing 70 the unavoidable haste which
was made In the work nst spring, II was impossible
W supervise satisfactorily the progress OF the wrus
and the result Ia thai perhaps twenty cent OF the
vaccinated failed to obtain immunity against the
disease. SO let us have this matter agiiated, Mr.
Editor. Let the agents OF the Board OF Health be
seut out on their round or mercy again; let the
Board VI Education especially. order their medical
0cev TO revise and perfect the work OF last spring.
And when immunity 10 surely attained let them
give 20 each one OF the vaccnated o certificate 10
thai effect.
By the way, Mr.. Editor IL IL not nms for the
nest 10 the sanitary condition Of the school hou EST
Al present the schools are crowded beyond their
far capacity, and the afrangementA for Ventilation
ana % erage are far from being all that could bo
de lrcd This depiorable state Of things has been
commenIed upon IN sundry medical and olner lour-
mails Of hg1 character, and, indeed, Is ODyious 10
any man who Will visit the schools trust 10 tho
| evidence OF his senses TIE hedicai Record OF ths
city IN recent number cabs upon the medical su-
perlDtendenso OF the department. to Apply the needed
| remedy. ne, MIR. superintendent and earn foT
! yopreeli the ssAuinae Of The yialng generation.
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