The evening world., 1894-04-28
NOT IMPURE LYMPH.
Commissioner Wyokoff's Reply to
Vaccination Opponents.
Autopsy Will Disclose the Cause Of
Young Smiths Death.
DIR. Costales Insists that Impure VI
rus Was Used.

In the absence OF Health Commissioner
Emery, who Is confined to his home with
sickness. Deputy Commissioner Wyckoff,
OF Brooklyn, to-day gave out statement
rcfutlng the charges that impure vaccine
has been used by the department In con-
Quoting its vaccinating raids.
The statement was Issued by DR.. wyck-
on in reply to the allegations made last
night at a meeting OF the Anu-Compul-
sorry Vaccination League. held at 5lt Full.
ton street. The object of the societ. Is
to do away with the laws which permit
the Health Department to make whole
sale vaccinations Of citizens
At a recent meeting n committee was
appointed to inquire into the death OF
Moodbine stree. The attending physician
filed a certificate setting forth that the
boys death was due to his having been
ease.
The Committee reported last night
that death was due to blood poisoning.
Chairman Hitchcock. in speaking to
the report, said
~ am in possession of positive proof
that Health Commissioner Emery re-
called the Smith burial certificate which
he had issued and summoned DR.. Cos
tales. who attended the boy, and COM
PEELED the physiSSian to alter II the cause
Under compulsion that physician made
a false certificate. What authority the
Health Commissioner had to compel DR..
Costales to alter the certificate, the Com
missioner will soon be called upon to
explain"
Dr. Costales. who was in the hall.
| said that the Commissioner had re-
quested him to alter, the death certin-
cate. He had refused. He was able TO
prove. he. said. that Impure vaccine had
! been used.
| Dr. Wyckor refused to talk about the
Smith case until the doctors. who are
Investigating the matter. hand In their
report. In regard to the charges that
have been made at various times that
says In his statement.
THE important question OF the quality
OF the vaccine lymph. used In the pub
lie work OF this Department. has been
the subject of constant thought by Mr..
Emery. With the exception of a few
thousand points, all the lymph used has
: been the product OF one farm In an es-
tablishment having a National reputa.
ton for the completeness OF Its plant
and the excellence of its bovine vac
cine. There probably Is no large es-
adjustment In this or any other country
whose reputation Is more, firmly estab'
lished for cleanliness and attention &c
every other important detail.
THE lymph used in our public vaccina-
missioner and members of his medical
staff have been in the habit of using In
private practice and in their own fam.
lilies. 1t is this lymph that they employ
when. having been exposed to small pox
| they vaccinate themselves. The purity
of the lymph Is believed by DR.. Emery
to be practically guaranteed.
THE lymph used by this Department !:
the same that large number Of the old
est and most reputable physicians of this
city, of New ork. Chicago and other large
cities are using. and have been using fol
a long time. This lymph Is now being
ordered by the Chicago Board of Health
in quantities even greater than have
\ been required here when our larges,
! force of vaccinators was at work.
ut may be added that about nine out
Of ten drug stores in the city sell this
lymph
The autopsy on Smiths body has beer
completed. Prof. Wilson, the bacteriolog
teal expert Of the Health Department
and DR.. Frank Freel, Coroner Creamer'.
autopsy physician. will present their re
ports Monday.
Two cases of smallpox were reported
to-day. Conrad Snyder, twenty-three, o.
30l Maujer street, and Amelia Conrad
six, OF 142 johnson avenue. were removed
| to the hospital