The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17


Are not the steps taken by the Brook
lvn board in the night raids very I'M
usual?" the writer asked MIR. Emery
NO" replied the doctor. I'VE nave
simply enlarged on the methods now
pracuced in New Iork: ,o,.o
been enlarged on may be judged by ne
following account Of the night RAIDS
given by one OF Mr. Emerys asslslats'
Chief Clerk O'Shea. a short SIM speC ,,
tacled but entirely competent young man
who was IN them all, directly represent
ing the department he said: -
9When We went down into the FIJI,
tenth ward at nine o'clock at nlght ana
surrounded the Italian coiony-aoout
fourteen or fifteen blocks-there were
ssN,entv doctors. and one hundred and
fifty policemen. We were itohing tor
concealed cases, for q woman had dled
of smallpox at % NitnerS street, near
Union avenue. ,.,. o.
could leave the houses without being vac
cinate6 though any one VINO wanted 10
could go in. Then the doctolS VIII
through the houses ana Vaclnated every
bod, Some we had to haul out from
under beds. some from closets, some from
fire escapes, some from the roofs. me
Italians don't make much of time
through: when they see the biue coats,
thev submit. Up in Lorimer street we
found an old buchanan with SIX dogs;
He talked about constitutional IlShlS anu
tbreatened 10 set dogs on US. We had 10
break he door and ne gave us lot OF
trouble. for be weighed three huhureu
The only time we had ever held any one
while we were Vaccinating was III lhe
case of a strapping young Dulchhial III
Union avenue. We talked nan an noV5
to him through a closed door. lie Woult
not open the door We said we did not
think IL was very gentemanly OF him 10
keep his door closed while taking 10 Us.
lie said he did not give cuss. 30 az !ast
we broke the door down. l ordered the
police TO do it. had the consent Oh the
owner Of the building. When the ponce
broke I'm the door the young Fellow was
in bed. The doctors ran and Jumped on
him He fought likee Trojan, but ne
was vaccinated all the same. his mother
though, raised sucn horEple TOW lhd'
we were afraid to touch her:
"The worst nest Of concealed cases OF
SMALLPOX we found was at IS Atlantic
avenue About March lst German VINO
kept q curiosity shop at that NUMBER
showed signs Of the disease. ne ne u nag
nosis Of the attending physician was con-
firmed by the examination OF an expert
from this board. The man was removed
TO the contagious disease hospltal ana me
house was searched. Twelve other cases
were found in the hOUse-all Italians;
These were removed 10 the hospital ana
fifteen or eighteen other persons VINO had
been directly exposed We're also taken
there for isolation, 10 see II they "oulu
develop the disease:
I forgot TO ten you that the lodging
houses of the city have been visited ana
pretty well cared for. l understand that
the police routed the dodgers out OF some e
Of those houses by yelling, Ire,
January there were 30 cases; February,
e.; March. 149: April. 101. and May,
from the 1st TO the 14th inclusive only
Some Of the citizens Of Brooklyn do
not share the roseate Views of the OIL
clals of the health board. They have
formed an "anti-conpulsory vaccination
league whose purpose II IS 10 prot-st
against the violent assaults by the health
authorities in forcing people 10 submit
to vaccination against their Wills and "a
secure the rights and liberties guaranteed
By the constitution of the United states
and by the constitution of the state Of
New York"
These men who are led by the Homeo-
pathic physicians OF the city, argue mat
vaccination is a curse which introduces
disease into healthy bodies and some OF
It's results are; Blindness, DEAFNESS CON
sumption, cancer, commissions. erysipeias
inflammation, paralysis, scrofula, scarla-
tina. and other usually serious diseases.
They attribute the deaths of Miss iran
ces Asten. pa Ecktord street; Dr. JOseI19
Nfouri. and his tAree children, of 44l
Hicks street, and Charles W. smith, Oh
10 Wooabine street 10 their recent vac
cination. Mrs. Smith testified before the
coroner that her son was vaccinated
by force and against her protest. The
Jury brought IN a verdict scoring the
health department. The ants also quote
the archaeological World. which says
that vaccine virus Is "a rather complex
combination Of microbes" often contain
ing septic DAD microbes, or those Of
erysipcas, gangrene, septicaenlia, etc,
and comments as follows: $50, as this
magazine admits. the physician, in trying
Ill mlt..se h. Oh.
OF smallpox has to choose what he deems
to be the least OF two evils. There $
frankness for once, rarely 10 be found on
this side of the Atlantic" The ants have
held ore or two meetings In which stormy
speeches were made. DIT. NJ. K. Leverson,
one Of the principal speakers, urged the
people TO shoot down policemen who broke
in their doors and doctors who tried TO
vaocinate them by force. The other
speeches were almost as fiery and the
health commission was denounced in I'M
measured terms.
On the other hand the Brooklyn Path
illogical society has come TO the defence
OF the health department and presents
these figures IN support OF their case:
In the great epidemic OF 1906 2,5l9
cases were reported in 1870, and 1.l3i
cases in 1916. while the deaths numbered
G19 the first. and 800. the second year.
In 70, the vaccinations were 1924. and in
rs. II was Il. 436. The total cases were
thus $780, and the tG(al deaths, 92S. In
1891, the health board and private vac
cinations aggregated y $50 each. making
a total of 1850 In 1876, the population
was 494.GiG making the percentage of re-
ported cases TO population. three-quar-
ters Of one per cent, and the rate of NOR
tality, one-hfth per cent. In 1898 and 1894.
the cases were S7S. and 1856 respectively or
7e3 in ALL while the deaths were 10 and
81. or "A In all. and the vaccinations f22. .
0lS for 1899. and 10000 for 1894 or 522. 07S in
all. While the percentage Of cases was
&c, the mortality rate was only $1,000 Of
one per cent.
Meanwhile there are plenty Of people IN
Brooklyn with sore arms
SYDNEY REID