Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-29
SMALL POX PAST AND PRESENT.
The Epidemic Which Now Extends Here and There All Over
North America
INSTRUMENTATION Cleanliness be

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No soon to be issued by the State Board of Helthl
An erupve disease prevailing North America for the
last three years All observers are agreed that communicable 1t has
been called ccenpox pseudo smallpox, Cuban ITCH Philippine itch and
other been introduced
by soldiers returning from Cuba The fact is that this disease was pre-
ang considerable the southern and before
war declared with Spain
At the beginning of the last century smallpox was regarded as the most
terrible disease known forty of those attacked dying while those
disfgud many question
has been asked how can this apparently mild disease the same that for
reply it may said that
long been fully recognized that in all
epdcs in which all cases are Of an extremely mild character however
been pointed by DR. Hyde "The mdness
epidemic of smallpox can be accounted for nationally only on the basis of
very practice during fifty years
people Instead being aounded the result should with
degree of satisfaction it is the fruit of century Of progress The mild
the of this disease everywhere South North West
has been the of frequent in diagnosis The frequent
error has been for the inexperienced practitioner to call it henpo"
DR. WEIGH Philadelphia Journal
Volume well Considering the opportunity of late
years for physicians to study small pox nay and the unprecedented
mldness of the disease present surprised
diagnosis We know the young physician begins his life
work with no other knowledge of smallpox than that which he has derived
from ddactic
experience with smallpox should read with what authors
Abt Hyde Oer WEIGH and others of large practical experience say
of mild discree modified smallpox
different varieties of varoa exhibited by
pustules only slightly Aaned unbaed puues aboed
pustules
practically normal condition dferenang
smallpox in mind that chcpox is essentially
disease of early life almost exclusively infants young
children rarely affecting youths and adults
eruptve symptoms appear slightly Redeemed hoh
rapidly watery having exhibited the elevated
firm oke the skin The eruption appears
tee rather than as in smallpox on the unprotected surface of the BODY
and in crops
and that in from the
The verdict of those of largest experience well expressed by HYDE when
he The prevalent epidemic smallpox accept
this fact is be guilty of folly dangerous
meeting the American Medical Association Joint
of the Medicine Hygiene Sanitary
Science held after full discussion of the widespread
demc which has prevailed for the last years. following
resolution adopted with only dissenting
hes07ed That the disease now prevailing extensively the United
States called pseudo smallpox genuine SMALLPOX
authorities
by who have had opportunities of OBJ
serving only the epidemic but those previous years.
the disease apparently much malignant
the present epidemic 1872 has smallpox
been prevalent section of the present
hence we would urge the importance of vaccination and accaon
the people of the state
In order emphasize and great pro-
tecve give in this number of the Bulletin with
the paper of Dr. McCoum reproduction report of the
Boston board of health 1902 We also call
bearing the subject.
There annually 771 to $780, prior
the Introduction of vaccination smallpox among every
million of the population from introduction of
vaccination, from 1881 $780, 1854 1871 $685.
1888 1892 For the whole of Great Britain
from smallpox has diminished from 1888 81 per
100000 in 1884, in 1880 in 1890 nil
into in England the beginning of the century, provision
for its gauou performance the needy 1870;
became obligatory in 1853 and legislation for its
enacted in 1871 Germany since 1874 has
ton obligatory the first of life year
The law the result OF the epidemic of 1871 when there hundred
and forty three thousand deaths population
had been allowed die Prior yearly Germany from
smallpox was from fifteen thousand to twenty thousand less
than hundred and sixteen During smallpox
epidemic Germany compulsory for the army
while with the French optional this the
French wenyhree thousand died. the
and seveneh Occupying the hospital
wounded died OF smallpox of the Germans French
by the hundreds and their accaed
There occurred in Sweden between and 1901 before vaccination
pracced annually thousand fifty
Million between 1901 $780, optional
six hundred eghx Deaths from 1885,
obligatory hundred 1884 1904 the
mortality averaged
These statistics could be multiplied indefinitely suffice to add
the that the Imperial of
make vaccination compulsory.
In consideration of these facts intelligent
ply with the recommendation be vaccnated without
delay! In where septic poisoning other complications
voped after vaccination, careful inquiry will the
method used to introduce the
cnated afterwards The surface thoroughly
ceansed with and and then with alcohol dry
II needle other instrument used for scarihcatn
rendered thoroughly asepc by passing through
lamp and should of the
scarhed surface by properly protecting clothing finger nails
etc Absolute cleanliness should be observed throughout
threw the
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