, 1881-03-18
SMALLPOX.

SMALLPOX.
This disease has exhibited a marked tend
pAat year, and towards tho close Of the yenr it
seemod to havo ATTAINED prevalence throuEll-
oet @ 10 country which added much TO the dun
aous Cheago is also receiving drpot for tho
iHnin1grants Hnr,bg,nats passing fram New York to the
eand t have bcnn received ut and distributed from
thls City during tho ycnr. Unlike ports OF entry
oh nv se9b0art, who're these ssFnil1era may 10
Forward. CAIeaEo receives thom on their trnuslt
1snm 1t, four different lines Of railroad and per-
thas 70 1speTso % themselves about Tue city
smallpox sa to Chicago six times during tho past
sear, aHd THO dangor Of infection from this source
TnTo TTnTo Inspected by tho medical officers Of tho
unGpartMent ne Tor several months, and all sna-
esen eosea ensss wero taken charge Of until the
,na.lls y. inls pestilenco I have pursued tho sn,no
,oMethod sM',aI descr!hod In a former report. Tho
snd n more TINT, in tho attempt to clrcuIascribo
see taVapGs Of thls contiguous dlseaso. tho only
sssstety 20 tue Ehsscs ls In the curly removal OF
papalanoa WIZ IN taho9z Sno' tho
tho .n'icss and constant internlingling Ut
nof Of Isse ,sf honsSs to contend nxas
epon: Wereyor havo been lod tn trust tho
so|nG1 spsr1qen: Of leaypya patsont in OF those
e iiaalh the emf. 1t III fillae cemonoy to Consult
s@eo fU comfort Or wlshos Of tho inllvillnt nj tho
Mat eGtA!n f!ek of INJECTING his nGlghbOrB.
de ddIsie nave boon IT cuscs reported IN tho city
hhao n aospltat md etGvsn ut homo. Forty-thrno
s'ea. ueath ratio of 10 pcr cont.
VACCINATION.
,td.h inc Wondcrfu III protection afI0rdod by vacoll-
siH saiHoH Will c0nvlnoinKly appear to nny unprrjl1-
seea si mind when tho {ouruO Ot Bmnll. nOx in this
i"5-aa i, ~. IN all other pOpulOuB pucus-is studied
:" "MsgEhneetlon With tho records Ut yAconattop.
I'm ~ only necessary to refer, IN this report, to
rS1eaet y saet tl4f. during the past four yenrs,-in
pseyu,o,ptse vu pee'oa small-por bus twice bucomo
caht casrs ~ 81 "a a.! narts Of tho cty,-oniy two
H. haes = 81 ths 1scasa hAyo boon reported among
H. H. 5a;Wo children nf school ngu; and attending
Snp Su puD!lo schools Ot Chc0yu. This Immunity is
ehl, ~ the municipal regulation REQUIRING every
hr'sa,Iss as condition OF admission 10 school, to
{ro,s {1SshL cestlhcAto from phya.clan licensed
tha thas r." iao state board of licaith, certifying
yssea' yeaSs: 1%moGd;aa or w';h'a q period 81 fy9
y n;NaaNAoh tta schools arc reviewed by nirtIcal
sYhTt.a hta OF thla department, and every child not
fenis eniaN ~ alsypical scar, Ia returned tu bis pA-
pnrs y. ~. 9aAf.itnH. with abatement, And a rO.
fs,un !nat 1na Hiothor attempt ghull he made. Ia
:" i;,n ~ children wore thus FetiirNcd.
..,nnatlng tho pnst ypar Tho njliccrs of this do.
pets.aesht .haVo Rsatultously yaccluatod 3,EE
sp,,. oIrlfruEn1A.
asntecn hundred and thirty four dehtha wcro
frnn s uuring tho years 1917, lbH ly resulting
IN IL rapntnotla: raI.ltla: Tho following fablu prGsents,
mon,ha hunpaot form, the aye, sex, mortality by
Sos S",sI mud maud by ward Of this Ho1rgo t,r olitII-
cuvctann nuaru, nnd. unsatisfactory ussit Is by
sya.tE only two pet!nts OF aye, ii Ia ali thAt is
slar.aao until tho United States census IL ju-t