The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-18

S,OS4
The total OF deaths Tor the year recorded In the
Bureau oil Vital Statistics was sos.
Therefore the percentage OF deaths to all cases
cases treated at Smallpox Hospital Was TO- &C. there
having been 2 49s cases treated and OIL deaths oc
That there was o much larger percentage OF
deaths occurring among those Isolated and secreted
at their OWN homes In the city Is beyond question
number Of cases MN. 1l.- ~
sECRETED AND TREATED t1
ut their own homes can be obtained it becomes i'm.
possible to arrive at positive proportions.
From the fact that 80 large number f10D were
reported as dead at their own dwellings without
fered that the concealment In close rooms without
proper ventilation or medical treatment could not
but result In largo death rate. - 49,
The special methods OF controlling ana arresting
the spread Of this disease as employ cd by the Health
Deparment Oh tnis CITY may be described under the
I-How information is received OF Its presence.
THE means employed IN rendering persons un.
susceptible. n"
3-lsOlatiOn. -
4-Means employed to destroy the poison.
FdSt-How Information Is received OF the pres.
ence oil contagious disease. Sections I22 and ia
OF the sanitary Code require that such Information
be promptly forwarded 10 the Bureau or Sanitary
Inspection. 10 facilitate prompt reports Of such
the Board OF Health have caused a blank form to
be prepared and furnished to the medical profess
Second-The means employed IN rendering per.
sons unsnsceplibie. AS smallpox appears to be the
only contagious disease tnat It Is possible to con-
troll by preventive means, the Board In The absence
or compulsory law, mas adopted the method OF offer.
HOUSE TO HOUSE VISITATION.
To every person VINO may be unprotected medical
assistant health inspectors are appointed from time
to time, rs occasion requires, to perform this
service. During the year 1871 over one hundred
As TO the value OF vaccination as means OF pro
lection the almost unanimous opinion OF the best
informed members OF the medical profession is that
when carefully ana successfully performed 1t IL
POSITIVE PROTECTION
to the Individual and our experience during the
PAST year oners one OF We strongest proofs OF this
cessIully vaccinated or revacctnatcd none have
fallen victims to this disease In any form, while
numbers nave been stricken with It who refused 10
be vacclnated. THIS fact comes TO our knowledge
almost daily With reference TO this successful pro-
lection mucn may DO attributed TO the TACT OF using
only resn virus while In an active condition, being
~ aan0 .s from arm TO arm, our practice being
TO ,v use , The virus selected irom healthy inianis
Mhing IL rom me arm. From the difflcHlty OF OBJ
s ang Of n svhcient quantity and regular daily
limited supply o0lalnei At one time gave no better
Results as prophylactc, we now rely upon
uon afforded To SO large humber a. our stafisfIcs
SHOW Is convincing argument as 70 its In estimape
Keeping supply OF fresh vaccine virus ON ssnd rs
80 great that means should be provided by the
PUBLIC INSTITUTION
under the charge Of the Heath Department, for ~.
cultivation OF pure bovine or animal vaccine anS
connected herewith practical instruction should be
EVer as 10 tue best methods for Its appIicationo
The Importance OF having pure lymph and nnlfopn,
methods Tor It's Introduction into the system cann,
be overestimated. This operation, although com
parasely simple, should form part Of the regular
instruction OF ~sN"i
BvERY MEDICAL STUDENT.
for there are found to be many different oaa
the profession. 'DSA ~
Thbu-Isoation.- Tho Board OF Health ia am.
powered by law to cause the removal OF any person
sick with smallpox or contagious dsease to Los p al
or place by It designated; therefore 1t mas author
lied Its chief o1cer, In his discretion TO cause such
removal whenever be deems It necessary, Under
certain regulations In pursuance OF these reQula
lions. unless IT appears evident by rroundinc CIR
cumstances that patient ri - "
SICK WITH THIS DISEASE
can be thoroughly Isolated as To protect the pub
lie from any danger rom Infection therefrom he or
she Is al once removed TO the smallpox hospital.
This Is done by means OF improved ambuianccs
specially. provided by the Board and under the
charge OF persons especially trained for that service
Those persons Isolated at their own homes are Kent
tor, who attends 10 the
r' ENFORCING or TIE RULES
adopted by The Board with reference TO quarantine
and sanitary care leaving the regular medical at.
tendant lree W ms special medical care OF the pa
tient the Boards officers, having only the duty OF
DrOtaCtin0 OOblf0 nj fha fnlao