The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-06
VACCINATIONS SUCCESS.
Philadelphia Hospital Exper-
fence Proves its Ell
eaey.

PHILADELPHIA, March 6, 1895.-Ma-
jor Veale, health officer of this city, re-
turned from Harrisburg yesterday, where
he had been attending the annual ses-
sion of the Sanitary Convention of
pennsylvania. One of the principal pa
pers read at that convention was that
prepared by Major Veale, advocating
compulsory vaccination, which was
unanimously indorsed by that body.
After stating that it needs no argument
e prove the ~undoubted right of the law
all persons to observe such rules and
regulations as will best protect human
i:1S ana public health. Major veale said;
in considering the proposition for COM
pulsory vaccination is: VIII vaccination
protect public health and human life?'
ton determined beyond a doub in the
affirmative. And l will summon to take
the witness stand the best expert in the
land, DR.. William M. WEIGH, physician
in charge of the Municipal Hospital for
Infectious Diseases, Philadelphia. Quail
fed as an expert by being in charge
ing this time treated, studied and CLASH
fed between 5000 and 5000 cases of small
pox. his testimony will be in favor Of
anu BE- i9Rai W WEI SBss'' sT 7 is Z
Ellis first statement is this: Table /,
R&1O W AAA6 IAS Ao lN q MIC
and varioioid-
Disease. Admitted. Died. of deaths:
vario1a 5,s s$a l'5sa S4.1 1s
Totals -. 5000 1,5ss sl.2l
cases, and all vaccinated cases in which
the eruption advanced to the pustuIar
stage, and was attended by well marked
been classified in the table of ~variola,
while all the vaccinated cases in which
the eruption was markedly abridged in
tie or no secondary rise of temperature
have been classified as varioloids..
The conclusive evidence of the pro-
tective power of vaccination, that fire.
Quently came under my notice while OBJ
serving these 5000 cases of smallpox,
such for instance as witnessing on the
fering from the continent form of the
disease, with the final issue for several
days uncertain, and on the other hand
form Of the disease, So mild and innocent
in its character as not to excite any ap-
prehension for the safety of the patient.
place. the individual was left disfigured
for life. while in the latter. after a few
months had passed there was but little,
ind Vi tatnf to indicate tne aP tRaf he had o. eV yer
suffered from the disease at all.
Also. I have seen over and over again
cllLlIt IdIllllleS Drought INTO the IOSpl-
tai when all the u~nvaccinated children
have been suffering from smallpox and
the vaccinated children unaffected; have
seen the former perish and the latter
remain exempt from the disease although
living, eating and sleeping in the infected
atmosphere for several weeks; But I
child escape the disease under similar
circumstances.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Furthermore, l have more than NICE
seen a ~vaccinated infant draw its daily
supply of nourishment from a mother
suffering from varioloid and the infant
the disease as if the infection were a
thousand miles away and the food were
f All th.s t IS evi fh 6 @0s ST w the %proph sGaefs;
power of vaccination that cannot be
shown in mortality tables.
THE more positive evidence of the eff
fcacy of vaccination is to be found in the
fact that persons recently .vaccinated
with effect do not take smallpox when
my service Of t tw en- -thTeeDo9 years NO
resident physician of the hospital, no
nurse, laundress, cook or amy other en-
fore entering on duty has taken the SMALL
pox. Perhaps I should except a female
day of her residence in the hospital with
almost typical result. In the course of
about two weeks I noticed on the fore.
her hair. one or two variolous ~vesicles
which were preceded by but little, if
any, febrile disturbances. At any rate
she was at no time disabled from per-
forming her usual duties. What vac
cination has done for these employees
whose duties have necessarily brought
the infection of smallpox. it will do for
any or all who fully avail themselves of
its protecting influence am, am firmly OF
erly vaccinated in infancy and again at
the age of fourteen years. Jenner's pre-
diction as to the power of This agent to
extirnata smalnox from the globe would