Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-04


clal assumption and dogmatIsm2
THE sad fate Of Gloucester, Eng
land Is frequently cited 10 prove that
q number OF unyacclnated people died
during q smallpox epidemic But II IS
very seldom that the public hear any
thing on the other side Of the same sub
iect Such an cutlery was raised over
the fatalities In unvacclnated Glouces-
ter ia 1896 that the vaccinators IN Eng
land reaped a rich harvest over the
panic. Investigations were Instituted
and from the official reports Il appeared
that there were 2.036 cases with a NOR
tally Of liS; these IN a population Of
10000. The epidemic was fostered by
the ignorance Of some Of the medical
fraternity who called the disease
measles and others chickenpox, until IL
spread Ike a bestilcnce Lack Of kani-
tary and isolation measures largely
accounted for its rovages.
But while Gloucester was TO a great
extent an unvaccinated city. sheffield
had a smallpox epidemic with 7.O0l
cases and Gas deaths, yet 9S per cent OF
It's population were yaccluatod. why do
we never hear OF Sheffield when Glou-
cester Is mentioned? Then there IS tho
city Of Leicester. which, in 1871, was
vacclnated to fuu 90 per cent OF her
population, but many thousands OF
these were smltten with the disease and
there were 3sl deaths nearly every one
OF vaccinated persons.
Since that time, Leicester has had its
eyes opsn to the two patent facts that
vaccination is NOT a sure preventive OF
smallpox. and that sanitation and lsola-
ton are the best Dreventlves known to
experience. SO vaccination was aban.
doned and the other preventlves adopt
ed, and although there have been be-
tween 30 and 40 importhtions Of smallpox
into that town, no great epidemic has
ensued In 1893. through an almost
criminal lack Of precauuon. the dis
ease obtained foothold there, but
there were only 262 cases against the
thousands OF 1912 and but q deaths.
Thus unvaccinated Leicester had only
as many CASES IN 1893. as there were
DEATHS IN vaccinated Leicester Of
1912. It was predicted by the faculty
that II smallpox once got into unyacci-
mated Leicester It would be like a
lighted match 10 a powder magazine"
In the attack Of 1898 there were $4,000
unvscclnated children in Leicester
who escaped unscathed on the other
hand, there were vaccinated and re-
vaccinated persons who not only
carried contaglon 10 others but some Of
them were taken down themselves
All these facts and many more to the
point for which we have not space now.
came out in the Investigations Of the
Royal Commission Of England which
took seven years for It's work. and the
result has been the abolition of the
compulsory provisions OF the law which
had become So obnoxious. and the
adoption OF the conscientious scruples"
clause by which they can be avoided.
Now as TO the notion that Il is the
ignorant, uniformed. biased and
mentally obllque individuals" who take
advantage OF the exemption clause OF
the law II Is too late In the day to
hurl that sort Of Argument" Calling
names establishes nothing except the
weakness OF the cause. OF the caliberof
mind Of those who resort TO that sort
Of reasoning" How about 4. NJ.
Crookshank. NJ d. NJ. r. C. s.. profes.
sor OF pathology and bacteriology In
King College. London? Charles Crelgh-
ton, NJ. d. NJ A.. London? George Cord
went NJ. D., for twenty years a public
vaccinator In England? Sir J. Simon on
London health board? h. Han Bake
wei, NJ. j. NJ. r. c. s., vacclnator
general for Trinidad. who himself con-
tracted smallpox less than six months
after a very successful revacclnatlon?
All OF these declared officially before
the Royal Commission Of England that
in their opinion vaccination affords
no protection against smallpox" and
that there IS no real scientific support
Tor vaccination"
The following are some OF the notable
people VIM are connected with the Lon
don society FOR the abolition OF compul-
sorry vaccination
The president Is William Tebb. ESQ,
f. G. s. the vice presidents are Joseph
Arch, ESQ. M p Thomas Burt, Esq,
NJ. r.. r. a. Claiming, Esq, NJ.
p j. w Logan, Esq, NJ. r.; Sir
Isaac Holden; Sir Isaac Pltmann.
Among the members are these: A.
NJ. Brown, NJ. D., Of the Colonial In
stltute. Walter II. Hadwen. NJ. Il. c. s.
l.. r. c. r. Z. +. Hogan. NJ D.: J. J.
Garth Wilkinson, NJ d. NJ. r. {. S..
George Brown. d. Sc; Isaac Dorsey, f.
S S.. George S. Gibbs. +. S. s.; William
Gordon Little, NJ. b. c. NJ. NJ. A.; Prof
Arnold sutton. It. @. s.. John L. b.
Mayor NJ. A.. fellow Of st. Johns Coll
and University Of Cambridge Alfred
Mills N. A. +. S. s.; II. n Motley, NJ
A., barrister at law Emeritus Prof
Francis VIM. Newman, Arthur Tro-
bridge, +. s, s.. the Earl Of Dysart;
Lord Clifton; Lord Archibald Douglas;
Sir George Penrose Count Alfred. Of
Hompesch; the Countess DeNoialles
etc. etc.
The foregoing are only a few names
among the hosts Of prominent people
in England who are opposed TO COM
pulsory vaccination and favor the
Conscience clause in the law, The
European continent furnishes others
notable IN the learned professions.
In the United states there are many
reputable physicians who are OPP
posed 70 vaccination. and societies have
been formed for us abolition. The