Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-01-19
tPREvENrIoN OF SMALLPOX.

IL may not De inopportune W eAh '"e
tention Of County Commissioners and the
public at large to the following facts relative
to smallpox now go generally prevalent
Throughout, the country and It's prevention.
Positive experience hiss taught us thai the
spread of smallpox may be absolutely pre-
vented, despite rs coutsgion being the mort
powerful Of infectious diseases. by proper at
iention to vaccination and quarantine. Thee
are the wa,ch~ords in dealing with this
los,h-ome disease and its subtle poison
II anything ha, been demonstrated in
medical science 1t is, that inocnla'ing man
with the virus obtained from the viricles OF
cow-sex as it exists in cattle or vsccinis d.
sease, that is the artificial disease as procured
in man by such incubation, projects the IN
d,vidual sgain-t smallpox. Any exception
to such rule will only demonstrate its truth,
for il is a we'll known fact that in some few
instances the came ind vidu,l may have we'll
marked SMALLPOX two or more times.
The writer has personally demon strated in
the ne formauce Of his official duIier, that the
disease in any -peci,l locality can eiectusily
be prevented from spreading and stamped
out, by rigid quarantine and entire des,r',c-
ton by FIRE of all articles whatsoever used by
or in the immediate vicinity Of smallpox
patients.
The following suggestion are respectfully
submitted hoping they may be of assistance
in preventing the ingress Of this dire disease
in this locality or its spreading should 1t
make its appearance among Us.
Systimatlc vaccination or revsccinstion,
(the latter in the discretion Of the physrcian)
should be made OF every member Of the com
munity: This should be obligatory as il is
the only method Of absolutely preventing
the .prsad Of the disease. This might be &C.
complished as follows: Every member OF
the community should be snjoined to present
himself and family within agiven time to
his physician for inspection, ~ith reference
to vaccination or revaccinstion. The ex-
pense attending the vaccination Of those un-
able to pay should be borne BY the county.
In the case of persons neglecting or refusing
such precautions, they should be visited BY
an authorized PHI scisn and be again epjoin-
ed to avail themselves OF the protection. All
children at public schools should be vacci-
mated. Those declining should not be allow
ed to remain, and hereafter vaccination
. should be prerequisite to admission. A
, properly .uthestic4ted record Of these vscci.
nations should be rendered to and kept BY
the commissioners for future reference, such
precautions should be taken annually, pre-
ferably in the fall.
/, The authorities should provide quaran-
tine for cases which may occur upon the ar.
r rival of any train or strangers in oul
. midst.
r Should smallpox make its appearance in
e any locality the physician in charge, should
promptly report il to the authorities, b
D should strictly isolate the patient, vaccinat'
D or rsvaccinats every person in the house, nc
4 matter how recently this may have been don,
or how mild the disease may appear. shoult
there be no quarantine or smallpox hospita
E provided BY the authorities, the patien
! should be placed in room or building Of
: even in tent (if the weather be mild Ia
: removed from the rest of the family. Thi
/. is especially necessary in . large family Of
! tenement house. Should this mot b posibi'
. all other members Of the family should b
, sent from the house and The children o! ID,
. family should Be kept from school. A nurs