The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-11
DANCER OF Smallpox
Physicians Surprised That The Disease Has
NJ RiaCjed Sslil'0l.
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The Subject Was Freely Discussed at
Last Nights Meeting of the Lacka
wanna County Medical Society.
What the Doctors Said Resolution
Passed Recommending Vaccination
as a Preventive of the Disease.

The Lackawa n County Medical
society hold an interesting meeting ia
the arbitration room Of the court
houss last evsninR. There We're pres
ant Drs. Williams. Park, Capwell,
Kelly, Gates, Rea, Bateson. Connor.
Logan, Fulton and Underwood. DR..
Will ms presided.
THE Human TempAramsnts and
Their Application in Medicine" was
the subj ct Of an interesting paper
read by DR.. j. c. Batpson. Tue diff r
ant tempsralments were scientifically
classitie and the necessity Of their bs-
ing understood by the physician WAS
clearly pointed out. The paper was
discussed Dy Drs R.a, Lie! gan, Undsr-
wood, Capwell and others, all of whom
endorsed the views SO comprshsnsively
set forth by the author.
SMALLPOX DISCUSSED.
DR.. Conner introduced the uDjsct Of
smallpox. He said the disease pre-
vailed in Dsnville and Williamsport,
and that Pittston had q%narantinsd
against the former place. Bingham.
ton was also discussing whether to
quarantine or not. 1t Is not generally
known, he state. that smallpox pre-
walls in the Parlor City, rs all msn-
tion OF the fact has been kept out OF
the papers. The doctor dwslt upoa
the necessity of vaccination in the pub.
lie schools of the city.
DR.. Logan said that In 1881 the vac
cinailon In the schools Wal a success,
rs WAS evidenced by tho fact that
although smallpox ragged all around US
at that time, yet there were only three
deaths in the city from the disease.
THIN the schools were visited and the
children examined and v~accinated in
Cases where necessary. He thought it
time for the society to act,
DR.. Capwell thought there had been
a good deal of dwadling in the matter.
He enquired as to wat thu board Of
health mad done AMI was told that word
bad been sent to the schools that the
children shoud he %vaccinated.
GuT LITTLE VACCINATION.
DR.. Williams AMI DR.. Gates also
spoke on the subj tGt. The latter stated
that there was Il very general vaccina-
ton in the winter OF 1882. but there
had been comparatively little since, al.
though u large crop OF children mad
been grown since that time. There are
cranks of all kinds to deal with, he
said, and opposition might bs ex.
pecIed from the class who organize
anti vaccination societies, but it was
the duty of physicians 10 employ this
humane method of guarding against u
terrible disease.
Some difference of opinion existed as
to just what the board OF health had
done toward having the suggestion Of
tbs state superintendent of public in.
struction that school cnillrsl b. Vac
%cinated, carried u DR.. Falton
enquired as to the powers OF the boarl
to compel vuccin ton in the schools.
Several Of the doctors expressed thsir
surprise that smallpox mad not APP
psared in this city. owing to its pr va
lence around about it.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
DIR. Logan offered the following res-
olution'
Resolved, That the society request
the board Of health to recomm4n d vac.
cina,ion to all persons II the city wlo
nave not been v~aecinated within ten
years.
DR.. Bateson moved to amend the
resolution by causing it to read sev-n
years instead OF ten. The amendment
was accepted and the resolution unani-
mously adopted.
After completing the usual rou inc
business the society adjourned to its
regular meeting nj lht.