Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-15

Ing that he was the unfortunate who
started this ball rolling, as he had re-
/ ported the first case. The disease was
brought here by two young men who
| came rom Montana. one went To- Eu-
! reka ana the other into Sanpete county
| and the outbreak followed their ar
rival ana was traced directly TO them,
RESULTS OF VACCINATION.
Or. Ph.lo =. Jones thought it would
| be good idea for those who had had
experience In this epidemic TO give the
! results of vaccination. Dr. Jones him.
sell was a firm believer In vaccination
/ and thought this information would be
| timely.
In reply, Dr. Morey said that IN SAN
| pete, there had been no vaccination,
/ practically for twenty years
Dr. Robinson said the disease broke
l out IN Provo iu a family named John
/ son. The father had been yacciuated
and, perhaps, the children also but IL
| had been done with certain lot OF
vaccine that was defective a BROTH
er however who came down with the
disease, had been successfully vacci-
nately only three months before and
had a good scar on his arm This man
| had the disease more severely. perhaps.
than any OF the others Mrs Rovlance.
OF SprinHyille. who had the disease I'm
very mild form. had had smallpox
when a child The Utah county au-
thorltles were unanimous in their opln-
lon that the disease here was smallpox
DR. BEATTY AGAIN.
DR.. Beatty said that the State board
OF health had received q great many
NHH 100 D.. /. -.
showed organized resistance 10 yaCci-
nation, but the reports an went 90
show that vaccination was a proven
tive.
DIR. WILCOX SPEAKS.
Dr. Wilcox called attention 10 an in
terview with President WINS of MeXi.
cO,WhiCh appeared in tine Deseret News.
in which the colonies no Mexico had /
been protected by vaccination from
smallpoXalthough surrounded by Mex /
leans and Indians who We're dying from 1
the disease Il being in yIrulent form |
A similar statement as 90 protection |
from smallpox I'm Mexico by vacCina- /
ton had been made by Dr. Condor.
Or. Wilcox gave some interesting |
data on Manila itch having looked the I
subject up Dr. Ellerbeck followed |
with a description OF that allment /
given him by Dir. Critchlow.
DIR. MAYO REPLIES.
Or. Henry n. Mayo followed with a
brief address. lie said he had been
enlightened by the discussion. His re-
port Of three weeks ago presented the
truth as he knew d. He had not at
any time characterized the disease as
Manila Itch Porto Rico itch"
"D0be itch but referred TO them as
disorders existing In the country from
which our soldiers had returned. Fur
Their he wished it distinctly understood
that he had not reported upon cases
at Provo or Springville or anywhere
else except at the hospital here Re-
gardng the structure OF the pustules
he had personally punctured them In
more than a hundred cases and had
never found one presenting the multi
cellular feature he had asked Or
King 90 remain, but that gentleman
would not DO a. The speaker said he
had not stopped his visits 10 the hos
pital when he resigned AS 20 injecting
the carmine fluid into the p0stule, Dr. [
Giesey had said 10 him at the hospital /
that "the needle didn't work" The /
speaker took the yesicle upon which
Or. Giesey tried his experience 10 his
Office and gave II a microscopic ex-
animation. AS q result he was pre-
pared to demonstrate 10 every member
Of the profession present that the car
mine did reach ana stain every part OF
IT,
DIR. SCOTS OPINION.
Or. Scott gave Il as his opinion that
the disease here was smallpox The
fact that of the co odd cases here. q :
had been successfully vaccinated. didn't
disproye at an that vaccination was a
Doubtless, In an cases vac
cinatlon modified the severity Of the
attack
DIR. BEATTY AND THE NEWS"
Dr. Beatty once more took the floor. !
He said The editor OF the Deseret
News will now call the attention OF
he public 10 the fact that the Medical
society is still discussing the question
and has not settled 10. ] say. Or Mayo
Is doing something he Is not justified In. /
would Ike 90 hear him stand on this s
loor tonight and say the~e has not been (
4 case Of smallpox In Utah. That's Z
what he ought 20 say II he thinks so. q
There Is more AZ stake than a personal )
mistake. .
DIR. JONES VIEW.
Dr. Phllo T.. Jones said It seemed 10
lin that the State board OF health was D
hot as liberal as 70 ought 10 be. Ger G
ainly ! viii not take the ground" con. G
lnued Dr. Jones. that a member OF a
he profession has not the same right | 5
o his opinion as Dr. Beatty Now Or.
Mayo simply stated what he believed. | d
ave 10 the society for consideration u
he result OF some observations and In d
He certainly has a right "
o his opinion. IL YOU viii recall the | "
act. early IN the last century. the pro-
ession throughout the world believed
hat chicken poX was smallpox. In
Germany today there are doctors who 70
un believe that chicken pox is one D
Orm Of smallpox We must not be so q,
xlreme in our views. ID
Another reason why there Us some u
round for doubt We an admit that OF
mallpOx is prevalent IN this country | ID
'ot there Is doubt expressed as 10 the b
mcacy OF vaccination IN this disease Z,
M here In the last issue of a medical -
lurnal published az Portland, oregon. o
physician raises the question. While q
was al Spokane recently Two patients VI
'ere brought into the pest house with II
he crusts Of vaccination still on Their b'