The New York herald., 1871-12-16
SMALLPOX IN BROOKLYN.
Occasion for AlarmThe vaocinating Corps at
Work-Spread Of the Disease in Different
Sections OF the City.

large portion OF the citizens OF Brooklyn who
arc not brought directly contact with the small
pox, which nas assumed the form OF an epidemic,
and whose nerves are not shaken by seeing a victim
OF the terrible disease taken from some house under
their noses, naturally assert that there occasion
for alarm. Where all epidemic OF this kind is
prevalent every cnort Is made 10 quiet The
fears Of the pubnc; but this occasion the apathy
manifested by The cllizens really remarkable and
unnecessary Every one Is so wrapped up in the
pursuit OF business that the deadly grip which the
disease has taken upon the city Is not realized. Pny-
slcans are, OF course, the last 10 admit that
they have patients with the smallpox upon whom
they are In constant attendance. Confessions or
tins KIND would not be calculated to increase their
practice, for very few would care to come in close
proximity to them after visit 10 a smallpox
patent. The majority OF those who have taken
the disease unable to tell how, when
wnere they contracted 1t. The contagon
Is spread IN various ways hut principally
by peopie who VISIT patients ana then go out among
tile ctlzens, riding III cars ana Doals. so far as
possible the victims are beng removed 10 the hospi-
tai at Fiatbush ana The buildings tnere are being
rapidly filled up
me epidemic at the present time is much worse
than IL was IN the ia OF 1851 and the winter OF 1862,
when Dr. Jones was Health O1icer OF the city. the
same means was esorted 10 then AS now TO check
progress OF the disease. that OF vaccination. An
extra corps oil physicians were then employed to 30
INTO Iactones schools ana other places to vaccnatc.
aud everybody submitted quite willingly. Fifty
thousand people were vaccinatcd in the
course OF two weeks, ana the physicians
IN ths way soon got control OF the contagion.
THIS year It has made Its appearance lii
sections OF the city where its existence was least
looked Tor. There are, It is SAID, number cases
on the Heights, though II s kcpr SO quiet tnat even
those living IN close proximity 10 the dwellings IN
when patients nre Guaranteed are not aware of the
I9ct.
On Thursday there were twelve cases re.
ported at the Health ONCE and yesterday
there were twenty. pr. Cochran, win his corps
OF physicians, Is now busily al work vacclnang the
citizens, ana IS OF the opiniou that the disease VIII
he prevented from spreading 10 The extent 1t has
In philadelphia. All physicians are urged to vac
cnate all they can IN their private practice. The
Inmates IN all the institutions are being vaccinaed,
In order 10 prevent Il spread OF the disease
through that source. Eight little boys, VINO
had been stricken with the contagion IN
the orphan Asylum, were removed 10 the
hospital yesterday. prominent newspaper man
was taken With the disease on sunday, was removed
10 tue hospa al on Monday, and yesterday " Was re-
ported that his recovery was doub.fui.
The ambulance wagon was autographed for from
Grccnpolnf, where II Is said the disease prevails
an alarming extent.
Al Csowanns 1t is reported there are a large num-
ber oil people now iying sick with the disease.