Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-08
MUST VACCINATE.
q 'a'e''' Legal Opinion Atoms
SANDS in The Way.
'AiS CITY PHYSICIAN DALEY.


r,, "Oa' do yeu propose to dc, doctor.
Of otiI ~ the Vaccination OF cs aTS,,
ID, ani pao'lo 'caOols Of the ol., Yu was
re,, Sas''lon ptOpOunded by a News
l.r'''n'pIive to Health c., Am'
s'p.,i Daily today. DA'Hi''
| !, WE Nv, arc going to enforce tn. o,s.,
", " a'is ia any law with which ln' - o ~,
o,,, matter Is now in the nants of ,bs
p "''iney anu ihe has promised an
o OpI,aa 10 two or three days. II III,
60 we have the authority we will
soMead. They have It in all o,h.,
T,. 'u c'mmunilles--why not herr?
.s. s = Absolutely no Justification or
, ,s'n '0f scare. The board 4, tab.
.ssA" sueh steps as II thinks best for
~ public. II 1t is determined that
nave no! the right to vaccinst,.
..'a 'ne responsibility must res, with
bspeopls. ""'
pahns the iasi week. continued
W Daily, 81 have vacclnsted til,.en
onNu'en ranging from q to IL years of
's" All are doing nicely-so wall
tna' The operation scarcely offer, even
'enp''afy Inconvenience. There ia
absolutely no danger when the work
Is properly done-when the yius ia
| ia vorsbls,n ''nu''''ha
now long, doctor, does yacelns.
man. 'N"S
Ian ls difficult to tell, even an
npeximately," responded the dortnt
WIN some persons It's effect will bo
iel for long time, with Others n will.
NC comparatively short. /. might
range from two to twenty or even
twenty-five year,. With myself 1t does
mol lsst long. | have vaceipaled nv.
sell twice I'm between four aud Ave
years The virus Of the last VACCINE.
lion was Immediately effective, show.
Ing that the firsl had lost its
power. But tina, 1t lie proof agsins, con.
!agitu' and infectious diseases, such
as smsllpox, has long ceased 40 be a
disru,abie fact"
Have contagious and inieetlous
diseases been more numerous In this
CITY recently than fOrmerly?D
"Ihey have not. In fact they have
been less irtquent than before. Daring
the Isst few months the great incrss-e
OF sickness and mortality have resuite,
largely from respiratory diseases, sue,
as pneumonis, consumption an
| bronchitis. The weather has hs
much 10 do with this-that Ia not tn
| only reason. There 10 a good deal
want in the city and there has bee
for some time: that, zoo, in iamili
where poverty is not supposed TO
| present-with people who are 4
proud 10 ask for public assistance al
vino are Too poor TO secure prop
mediciue, nOurishment and medic
| attention."
"It tue contagious and infectIo
| diseases are not on the incrsa
what Is the occasion OF the pr
posed vaccination enforcement
this iime?r queried the Interviews
"Because," replied the doctor, F"
would be tue height OF folly to lot 1t !
until 50 epidemic was sweeping ov.
| the city. Then 1t would be too lste.
| done al all IL should DO done at th
proper time, There are now NOR
| THAI 10000 children OF school age 4
this city who arc not vaccinated
Most Of those who have been are chill
ursn Of foreign PARENTS"
show long Is q vaccinaled pstlen
usually incOnveDienced?'
"Noi mole than two or three days
sometimes not al all"
In response to further queries DR.
DAILY said there was absolutely nc
desire on the part OF the board to DC
ANYTHING 1t did not oonsiter Its plsiu
/ duty: tha. there was no occasion fol-
| FEM: that vaccination as practiced TO-
l ds : WA 80 far In advance OF the vacCi.
nation OF years ago that there was no
| oomusrlson; that he virus used wac
specIally prepared;it that was knowhas
1Boyjne Vlrut;" that 1t was made
| fron, fluid taken from the adder OF
| he,l,by young heifsrs; that 1t came
| in inv walls about the Size and diame-
| ter Of a nsteh." ,
Many Of the school children hsvs
| hssr irlahlened at the prospects OF
vaecipsiiOn and the board OF education
do, no! exhibit any iriendliDess 10 the
nyero,itiou jus! now. In the mean'
~ educators, citizens and children
| ai,rs Will await with interst The city
| ai,srpsy,s opinion as to whether or not
| - noafs OF health can enforce its
C,mmissioner Dslby has mailed
| o,reultr letters as follows 10 the cry
phy,lclans Of New fofs, CniessU'
=, iouI,. Washington, San Francisco
Me- Orle.ns, Cincl nnEti, Ph'la ,elphls.
Rs,umore, Mobile, milwaukee, Vio'0ha
AMI CITY Of Mtxico',
-, noelor-Plesse send me copy Oh
| ,sysr regulation you enforce IN your
vilh reference TO Taccihanvh.
ott .iIv AZ TO children attending pupno
| eP / would also appreciate any ~
on.,,cn that you nigh. give me - w
,os n naetbod you have of enforcing ms
"s Very truly, ~ n,,uv
Health Commissioned
o,.,s letters have all been ms'' 81
| v,,sIn the last dsy OF we, S al
w nave been received rs y'I