Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-29
STATE HOUSE.
New Rules Relating to Vaccination
Adopted Recently.
State Board Of Health Strong Believers in
vaccination-O Items.

| Secretary A. G.. Young of the State
board of health, was in his Office.
| Wednesday forenoon, after the trim of
the board to the Poland Spring house.
| Enough the whole board was not able to
pe present and only a part could par
take OF the hospitality of Landlord
Kicker. he said they had an excellent
time during their brief stop at the IA
nous resort.
Dr. Young furnished the Journal with
the report of the proceedings of the
quarterly meeting of the board. This
meeting was not 50 long as some of the
other meetings but the important cues
ton Of new rules relative to the vaccin
atlon and reyaccination were adopted.
This was In accordance with the request
OF the board at the last quarterly meet
ing, that the secretary formulate the
rules. The following rules We're present
ed by the secretary and were adopted nv
the board:
he State board of health gives tn,
loIioWlhs advice regarding vaccination
anu particularly with reference to the
ages for vaccina tion and reyacctnation
~ Is desirable that primary vaccination
De uohe during early infancy, between
the third and sixth months of the child's
NE II practicable,-unless the illness or
tne dellcacy of the infant make II annea,
Dest 10 postpone the operation LITTLE
longer. If the infant has been exposed IN
smallpox, or if there is imminent DANCE.
q Such exposure, vaccination should be
done at once, no matter how tender the
age Of the infant.
III the first vaccination was done in
early infancy, 1t is better not to POSTPONE
the second vaccination Teyaccinat toni
later than the tenth or twelfth year of
the child's life. Provided the primary
vaccination was successful and the re
vaccination was attended with a fair de-
gree of success, persons NAV be consid
cred as probably protected for life
though il is Well to determine whether
the immunity is permanent By test
vaccinations At intervals OF from six 10
twelve years. according to the apparent
nearness Or rcmoteneSS of danger
If the primary vaccination does not
give full and satisfactory results. vaccin-
alton should be repeated at intervals If
a Few weeks until the results assure pro-
lection. These repeated vaccinations do
not count as presentations. Revaccina-
ton some years after j previous success
full vaccination.
The greater potency ana certainty #
effect Of the modern glycerinated lymph
render II unnecessary to insert it in more
than one place in the arm, and the board
deems it desirable to insert ii in but unr
place, letting the scarifcations cover a
surface not exceeding one-fourth inch
square
As il is difficult for the local boards IN
the different parts Of the State to obtain
fOrmaldehyde solution the secretary was
instructed to make arrangements with
the druggists or otherwise for its sale 50
that local boards can afford To use IT,
The secretary made a verbal report IN
the visit to the town Of Jay where he
Went to advise with the local board Of
health relative to the one case of smali-
poX which appeared in that village, but
which was promptly removed ana guard
ed in shanty about mile from the
village. 1t is hoped there will be no 9th
er cases there and it is thought impTob-
able that there will be.