Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-24

tlnued DR.. Mayo. and now place my
resignation IN the hands OF Dr. King
j have prepared paper or This disc
ease. which ] VIII read now or at some
other time, as you gentlemen desire.
lie was requested 90 proceed with the
reading and presented the following re-
port.
Salt Lake County Medical Society:
Gentlemen-ln submitting this report
! have fully IN mind the dangerous
ground on which I stand IL my de-
ducuous are wrong and my ohserva-
lions are incorrect ! shall reap the just
criticisms Of nay confrerees and Doe the
hrunt for censure and r.dicule OF the
laity. These are not pleasant but II
the following lines Doe not the truth, lt
rs because | have made grave errors in
observing conditions and have failed
20 comprehend what has been taught
me and what have read. Unfortunate
~ / have had no clinical experience In
smallgoX. and this should Doe "a suil-
cient reason why / should remain quiet
but I'm doing so ] cannot harmonic
what has been taught me with what |
have observed iu my present capacity
as quarantine officer 10 is true that
even here my experience has been brief
I'm my official capacity J have spoken
of the prevailing epidemic as smallpox,
and IN doing So l have followed the
steps of my predecessor ana taken up
the work adopting the hypothesis given
by the board of health. This was we'll
for 20 show the least doubt would Doe TO
relax the stringent quarantine meas
urcs so necessary for the health OF me
city and so successfully enforced by the
health commissioner
Any material that ! may bring 90
your attention Is not intended 20 alter
disciplinary measures enforced IN the
mast The prtsent epidemic should he
as well looked after from prophylac-
tic standpoint as Is possible
I have read with very great Interest
the omen letter to tie state board OF
health Of Illinois by Dr James Nevens
Hyde on THE Epidemic OF Modified
Smallpox Prevalent IN Some Portions
Of the United States Il appears TO
me that DIT. Hyde wishes TO throw the
mantle OF reserve about his shoulders
By using the term modified Far DE 10
from my Intentions 90 criticize this
great authority, but ! mention
the title Of his paper as
proof that there Is some doubt in his
mind as TO the diagnosis Of the disease
in question The diversity of opinion
not only among the laity but among
the medical profession has called forth
opinions from various sources. But as
Vet no one has placed himself on record
by unQualihelly calling the prevailing
disease smallpox There Us "a tendency
10 east out the name with a string tied
TO Il ln case that should "a dinaIenua-
ton be made 70 may Doe hauled back
II win Doe remembered that the medi-
cal profession was az sea on another
great problem early I'm the present cen-
fury the subject OF this discussion was
typhus fever, and the discussion lasted
from 1913 TO 1880. Prior 20 the former
date and during this period many had
observed differences IN the continued
fevers. In 1929 Louis great work APP
pearod, IN which the name typhoid
was given to the fever resembling "ty-
phus' AT this period typhoid fever
alone prevailed IN Paris ana IL was uni
versally believed 20 Doe Identical win
the continued fever of Great britain
where I'm reality typhoid and typhus Coz
existed: and the intestinal lesion was
regarded as an accidental occurrence In
Ii was not. however. till 1881 that Ger
hard of Philadelphia-a pupil Of Louis
gave 20 the world FUN aud sotistac-
tory account OF the clinical and anato-
mical differences which are now recog-
hized. The subject was not fully settled
an lS49-u. when Jenner's observations
were published Thus we find that II
took the medical world thirty-seven
years to- bring Itself 20 recognize ty-
phoid fever This Is not the only case
where the medical fraternity has been
divided. In fact % seems that u Is our
province 90 disagree.
MODIFIED SMALLPOX.
Now comes along this so-called modi-
fed smallpox. which needs many eN.
cuses and apologies from. our medical
writer's for calling 10 such and causes
MS 20 marvel why the aXi0ms OF old In
regard to smallpox are not true. Theor-
les explanatory Of its mildness have
come from every source, none seem ra-
tioual 90 me. An. or az least many
have followed the lead ~ the first wri-
ters u Is unpopular 90 do otherwise
There is o disease prevalent IN our
newly acquired possessions which Is
Known hv various namcs-Cubau Itch
and Porto Rican chicken pox Dobe
Itch and Manila Itch None of our
American authorities mention 20, but
our returned soldiers are very emphatic
in ITS condemnation. / have seen no
reports on smallpox from the profess
sion that visited either cuba or Manila.
hence the lack Of authentic informa-
ton. The renorts that have reached
this country have been on typhoid and
malaria principally. and ! DO not doubt
that had even a few cases Of smallpox
occurred In the American army az
either ~ these places due recognition
would have been given 10. This pobe
Itch or Porto Blcan chickenpoN was not
considered 81 much Importance else
more notice had been taken of u 10y the
authorities II this disease was small
pUX why was II not called SOP Does The
warm climate Of Manila and Cuba m0d-
crate the virulence OF smallpox? II so,
why does not the climate of Mexico and
New Orleans moderate q also? Ana
fgrther why does NOT the disease of
smallpox resume its y.ruieHce when In
trolucod into a temperate climate.
! believe thIs prevailing disease was
introduced by our returna "a soldiers. my
reasons being these When the can
was made FOR volunteers 20 go 20 cuba
and Manila every State was represent
"a and every town sent its patriotic
sons 10 the wars Tho war being over
these soldiers returned 90 their homes
and simultaneously throughout the eN-
tent Of the country and Immediately