The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-06

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been Tor several years comparatively
free from this disease, many have neg
lected to employ the only pTecautioa
achtch has eoer get proren efectire as a
against ii, {. e..
VACCINATION.
Parents, forgetfuI of the danger they
were mourning, have put off the per
Torrance Of this operation upon their
and others who were yaccina-
ted in early life have forgotten that the
protection then acquired may have
worn out with advancing years. and
have neglected to assure themselves of
its continued efficacy By re-vaccination,
and thus it has come about that we
have IN our midst large number of
unprotected indiViduals-the average
estimate Of a great many observers
being that considerably more than one
third Of or a0hoIe population as in
ctatded an this class. Under such cir
cumstances this Board feels called up.
on to renew the warning given in its
circular Of February last, and to reiter-
ate the belief founded on the most in.
disputable evidence that
SNAIL P0x Il A PREvENTAgLF DIS.
EASE,
that We possess the means by which
we may confidently expect to keep it
from our homes, and from our commu-
mites, and that it never comes to
either, except as the means known to
preyentit have been neglected. 1t can
maintain continued existence any
where only through the ignorance or
obstinaey of the people, or the inefl.
cheney or criminal neglect Of the local
authorities.
Fully impressed with this belief, we
therefore urge upon the physicians and
upon all citizens Of Wisconsin that they
give to the lawful health-authorities
such moral and material support as
will enable them and compel them. in
Difference to public opinion, to institute
the only measures that viii protect us
from such prevalence Of the disease as
now exists in other states with which
we are in constant communication, and
from the enormous expense, the great
distress and consequent disaster we
may surely expect in our own state
from this disease if we neglect the
means to prevent it. These means are
the thorough
VACCINATION OF EVERY PERSON
who has not already undergone that
operation, and the equally thorough
RE-VACCINATION
Of all other persons upon whom it has
not recently and successfully been per-
formed.
This Board has unqualified conf
dence in the protective power Of thor
ough vaccination. With very rare ex-
ceptions all are susceptible Of its infiu.
ence, and, with equally rare exceptions,
the protection secured By 1t against G91a
form Of 0GTi0yotts disease is PERFECT.
To secure this protection, however,
three conditions must be carefully OBJ
served.
1st. The cirrus used must be 0tqoT-
oats and pure. Enfeebled or deterior-
ated or improperly selected virus may
produce spurious and wholly unprotect-
ing sores. At best they give but an
imperfect development Of the vaccine
disease, hence lead to q feeling Of false
security, and not unfrequently bring
unjust discredit upon the operation.
We recommend the use of Bouine
Virus as being free from all objections,
safe in all cases, producing the maxi
mum of protective influence, and being
always available in any quantity need
ed.
End. The operation muSt be Skill
fully and properly performed. The
careless and imperfect manner in which
vaccination is often performed, and the
utter lack of watchfulness of the result,
or knowledge as to whether there has
resulted q genuine, typical VeS1cle, 1871
grievous mistake. The operation
should be conscientiously performed,
and the Development thereof carefully
observed until it is Enol0n to be pro.
tective. 1t is mistake to postpone
vaccination until an epidemic appears,
for it may then be done hastily and
without opportunity to watch properly
it's perfect development.
3rd. fermentation should be fire.
quently pr0cticed to test the returning
susceptibility of the system to the Small
Pox contagion.
BY strict and universal observance
of these rules we believe that Small
Pox epidemics and the fear Of them
would cease to exist. To neglect these
precautions is to endanger not only the
life of him who negleots them but also
the lives Of those with whom he asso-
ciates. We believe there is no valid
excuse for such neglect.
With regard to re-vaccination the
facts are, that certain number of per-.
sons are protected for life by one vac
cination, while the protection of others
extends to but limited and variable
period. Hence, as We are without the
power to distinguish between these
classes, re-vaccination is as essential
as o primary operation. It should be
performed at every season of an cpl
demic diffusion of the disease, and it is
prudent to repeat it at intervals of a
few years, even though no epidemic
prevails.
We earnestly recommend that Local
Boards of Health throughout the State
take measures to secure the vaccina-
ton of all children in attendance upon
the public schools who have not been
vaccinated within five years, and that
they use their influence to impress this
duty upon all citizens, and we advise
as measure of wise economy that
this be done at public expense wher-
ever it may be necessary to insure its
thorough performance.
Should Small Pox unfortunately APP
pear in any community, we earnestly
recommend the adoption of the follow
ing rules;
ISOLATION.
Thoroughly isolate and quarantine
ecely case that may occur, and keep it
so isolated until all danger that the
disease can be communicated is past.
If the patients be kept in q private
house, it is better that the uppermost
rooms Of the house be used for the
purpose. Every person in the vicinity
should at once be vaccinated without
regard to previous operations.
In case of death, the funeral and
burial should be conducted with the
strictest privacy, and should be under
the direction of the Health Officer.
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