, 1880-04-13
SMALLPOX.
Some Very Bad Cases Discovered
Yesterday.
A General Rush to Be Vacoinated-4light
Mortality.

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The Health Department opened mp yestcr-
day morning Win o rush OF persons seeking
fncr'sntlotl. Ihey ca'iie ffon' every tllflsioi'
u Inc c'fy, anil were OF all nges anti contl'
alot's. alid at Mn early hour the scene was one
OF sa1la'llng babies, anxious fathers detected
ststl sytnpnthostc mothers. ntid Industry III
public oli!clnls wlttel' hntlliilY Dtat SUCH
emergencies ever br'nEs ont. Illey MI
wanted 10 lie vAcclnntct!' asit wcrcli' n hurry
About 1t, mid no silch picture ms men VII
1lt.ssed tor years tf'creahotlta. ts!loweu lint
the people arc prutty gencn'lly alarmed over
tho few cases Of smallpox which iiase MP
N:nred. One OF the troubles In this cont,ec-
ton Is, however, TINT
a FALSE IDEA
las Rono forth Oh the question ut vaccinations.
--t1le ldcn tint the Department Is bound to
varcinate everybody. aid Is anxious tn do 1t
asn precautionary measure agalnst the spreAsl
of tic tllsensc: whereas the facts nrn that
cvGry person yaccinnteJ BY the Department
il vnccinated rs n ,nntter Of charity. There
aru exceptions Of course, but these exceptions
nfe cohfaed 70 IN nlcctca nelRnoos'toods
where everybody Is *ace!nntetl without re-
gard to ability to pay. Very few who appLy,
however, are refused, that IL, 1t the supply OF
t% t,t4t
saccino pul'.ta - s"nc!en.' uus t,A1 tas.l
was SO great yesterday that lnn1y lau TO be
turned away aila sent to their respective
physicians, because the demand for "polnts"
,roa In ro,rt,. In axc.ea m tho su,,,tv
"''' '"'e~'' T,,t, s ts1rsr WV 1npp.'' r.ar
THE fi'17i ~" tAsE
OF the disease reported during the day was
IRON NO. IA soutll tifeeh street, anu tEe re-
port caino by null. 1t WINS from Dr. Thomas
A A. c"r aa s p'sn' o nsns r rs% ca1sr m
aaso " ~ a.ao n,rin"S s"n,,"v n aftornnnu anJ
70 having found It to 1e four ,leys old and Ut
ts s, e9ens Se1y asR sSe s,ea TS f" that pesns ts a
o. taoni,nnns 'e on 'v" syas i"aincd to
1,r t,larE fnr t,o cosa ahonld hava ,,e",, ~
IT, via.n, LOT 'v e''so saon" ave pec'' ~
the PROMISES thoroughly futnirutcl. Az soon
,,s i,a rc,,ort ,yos rernlvrJ. hnycver, Dr f:nr.
80 ,n,t -. ,roa , a,s".i ~ ,ha ,Iaoo a,i f,n',,,
it to bo a ali tl'at had been % represented. and
ecnco ie ii relmrting it, The inInatts Of tho
house had ilut been greatly exposed. The
p9seia MaS lad u parayp a Yucenate ee s lie s
bers or the family, md done something in
the way Of fu,nigatfng, but tho Department
tUOk charge Of the hOiise, rcyaccinntcd md
lvinmieated, md during the afternoon the
.n ,at mta 9E,,ht - uanonnrs, f - a rn
~ WIS a,oe i.touRnt meSess"sy' agr soaiG rea .si
so t u nmo.iIes' 70 70, posS wmIng t;, Ghf Ky @
tis ''orthy , W"S aiapeMisG;nt VIZ wt. ] nus
quart was pineeu ~, ID tie Viclhit} 10 prevent
persons gs entffihg ae te h4sse' nna tne imatSs
Mras.nt msae lpFolo leaving !no pte'n1ses 1of uae
present.. .-,.--.....-
TIE NEXT CASE nEpoRrED
was by far the worst one which has vet mp
and when seen the unfortunate was Ii a very
critical condition, md bis life is despaired Of.
founi occupying tlIngy basement at No. ID;
South. ualsted street. The case was re-
ported to the Department by q gentleman
WHO had called to see him tho evening be-
fore, and It is scarcely necessary to say tint
he wns greatly frightened. IIo did nutkll0w
whether it WIS q Genuine caso OF not. but
was very anxious 70 lave the question settled
ono ,yay or another, a1,l when Il was
settled hts fright was increased. The
Phtleht was removed 10 me SnIall,tnx TX
llosplAl duflnE tne day, aild a1tefWnru tne
source @ 1t nls lnlection was traced 20 NG. ~
S2Mtn iialstea M ., street., whefe 4 ne nna worKen
nbout Two weeks aEos Inc promises were