Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-30
VACCINATING PUPILS.
Seventy-Two Allegheny Scholars
Operated Upon Yesterday.
ONE LITTLE GIRL Is OVERCOME.
ALI the Other Children Pear the Pain
Without Murmuring.
WHAT 1T COSTS THE CITY TREASURY

Seventy-two Allegheny school children
were vaccinated free at the City Hall yes
terday afternoon. Major Mclaughlin,
DR.. Hazard, who is the physician to the
Allegheny Board of Health, were kept busy
from till o'clock. DR.. Hazard had his
quarters in the office and Major Mclaughlin
kept order among those who waited in the
adjoining room.
There was much jostling, pushing and
gene raj rustling among the little ones as to
who should be next, but there was no real
trouble, and everything went off smoothly.
The little ones were not allowed to witness
the operation performed on their compan-
ions No one but DR.. Hazard and his
diminutive patient were in the Office at the
time. When girl or boy would come out
after undergoing the ordeal the rest would
crowd around to eagerly ask questions
about how it was done and thousand
others. "Did it hurt?" Chow long did it
take?' and 'How did he do it?" were
among the leading questions which per-
picked the small brains.
One Little Girl Painted.
They all found out within the hour, how
ever for at the expiration of that time the
entire number had virus in their little
arms. There was but one case which caused
any genuine excitement, it being that of
13-year-old girl who tainted from the opera
tion. She soon recovered and all was
serene. The children ranged in ages from
8 to IA years.
The vaccnating of the Allegheny school
children has been going on for the past two
months, Dr. Hazard having spent one hour
of his time on each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday during that period in doing the
work. All has been practically smooth
sailing so far, he having attended to proba-
bly, 800 or 1000 children since July l. Yes
teIday was one of the busiest days he
has had. 'All the school children OF the
city," he said, ''have to be either vaccinated
before school opens or else show good
mark as the health ordinance requiresit. The
latter case is where the child has under
gone the operation and the spot where it
was performed shows it to have been effec-
tive In case they have to be vaccinated
they can have it done by any reputable
physician, any one of the three physicians
of the city who treat the poor as myself
The Operation Costs Nothing.
''The poor physicians, as they are called,
and myself, have 10 do the work for moth |
ing. All children who are vaccinated must |
have certificate from the physician stat
ing that the operation was successful Many !
of those who come to me, l might say 80 |
out of the 20 or 72 who came to-day, are |
able to pay. Some do not want to, and /
others are under the impression that the |
work must be done by me or it will not be |
accepted. 1 have no IDEA how meny chill |
dren have been vaccinated in the city, nor
how many have yet to have it done, as only |
percentage of them are treated by me-
The operations will cost the city about $50
for medicine
This year Pittsburg school officials have
been more strict than ever in enforcing the
of school children. During the
present vacation hundreds have been in
oculated with the vaccine virus
1t is estimated that millions of lives have
been saved by the virus which Jenner dis
covered, and its use is now known the
world over. There is one farm in Denver
where the matter is prepared, as well as one
In Rochester, this State.