Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-09


An analysis OF the above report shows the
highest ratio (nearly thirty.eight per cent.)
of vaccination to inspections to have been
made among immigrants arriving vid Balti-
more. And this is due to the cause indicated
in my last report, namely, the neglect of
surgeons OF ste amers arriving at their port to
enforce vaccination, although there has been
very decided improvement in this respect
during the past month, rs will be seen in the
comments of inspectors quoted below. Aside
from this cause-which is exceptional-the
increased facility with which inspections are
now made, as the result OF experience and
familiarity with the work, and the smaller
number OF arrivals during the month, where
by inspectors have been enabled to devote
more time 10 each individual always vacci-
Mating The doubtful cases) sufficiently ac-
count for the increased proportion OF vacci-
nations. The smallest ratio of vaccinations
10 iuspections-in other words, the smallest
number of unprotected immigrants out of a
given number arriving in this district
is that among passengers by the Grand
Trunk railway. Only three and half per
cent. of thes. were found to need vaccination
by the Illinois inspector, that work having
been thoroughly performed by the inspectors
st Port Huron. The ratio on this road has
steadily declined from thirty-six per cent.
in June to 8.3 per cent in July and 3.5 per
cent. in August. During the latter part
of the month all of the arrivals by this
road were found to be protected. OF the
arrivals in this district during the past
three months, my observations go 10 show
that fifty-tour out of every 100 immigrants
were protected against smallpox before
landing in this country, in one of the three
following methods
Three out of every 100 by previous at
tack of smallpox.
Forty three out of every 100 by a mature
succ essful vaccination.
Eight out of every 100 by a recent success
full vaccination or revaccination performed
on shipbosrd.
Taking the whole season throughout, only
twenty-five out of every 100 steerage passen-
gers have been yaccinated on shipboard, tut
this number is nearly doubled for the latter
part of August, when it rose to forty-one in
every 100. OF the vaccinations by the
steamship surgeons, S67 per cent. are now
succeseful, but there are still nearly two
thirds failuresin the aggregate. Less than lour
per cent of the arrivals in Chicago are found
10 have been vacciu ated at all eastern points,
| exclusive of Port Huron; at this latter sta
ton nearly thirty-six per cent. of those des-
tined for Illinois ami westward are vacci-
mated.
In the Western district, thus far, little
over ninety-six per cent OF the unprotected
arrivals have been vacclnated by the in
spectors within the district, before entering
| or crossing the State-the three or four per
cent. escaping vaccination being composed OF
cases where contra-indicating conditions ex-
| listed, or where the operation was refused.
| The necessity for this mode of excluding
| i'm ported smallpox contagion has received
signal confirmation during the month by two
| local outbreaks of the disease IN Illinois
| which show that, notwithstanding all the
efforts to secure the proper vaccinal protec-
| ton of the State, there are still localities
| where the introduction of the Infection is
| suficieut TO discover unprotected individuals
| enough to cause considerable alarm. In
Jersey county eight cases and one death, up
to date of last report, had resulted from a suit
of secondhand clothes bought in st. Louis by
| a railroad hand and brought to Elsab, where
/ the first case appeared in family TO which the
| clothes were taken to be washed. From Elsah
it was carried to Jerseyville, where three cases
lhave resulted among hands employed by
the Wabash Railroad Company. Ten cases
| have occurred near Hsrrisonville, Monroe
county, the source of contagion being in
fected bedding, clothing, ETC., thrown into
the Mississippi river, and lodging upon an
island where the outbreak occurred. With
The above exceptions, there has been only
one case of varioloid in the State (outsiee Oi
Chicago), since June 23d. The case referred
to is that of a farmer returning to Paxton
Ford county. from France, with cargo o.
Imported horses. He was carried on a
Danish stockboat, the Frigs, and contracted
the disease from a stockman on board, who
was suffering with amid case of yarioloid
The attending physician writes that "ther'
vas no examination at New York" and al
the man did not travel as an emigrant, he
of course, escaped inspection by the service
In Chicago there have been only :wenty-tou
c 4ses and five deaths during the month, anC
at the close of the month there we're only
three cases under treatment in the hospital