The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-20
is DEEMED
ESSEN
Vaccination Is In High Favor
Among Local Physicians
MEDICAL OPINIONS
All Declare That II Operates Win
No Danger 10 Patient

OF timely interest. In view Of the
Wide prevalence 81 smallpox IN the
United States and the stringent or
dsrs regarding the compulsory vac
einAtion Of school children through
out the country. are the siawa Of the
local medical fraternity on the sf-
ncisncy OF vaccination as pre-
veutivs or palliative and the pos
sibility Of attendant danger to the
patients from the operation OF vac
cinRtion itself. IL must be admit 81
that very many people fear TO aub-
init TO vaccination because OF a sup
posed liability to a serious resulting
sickness
This fear. !, appears. Is inbound
ed. The Star today submitted to
half dozen or more local physi-
ciana the following three questions
amply covering the subject OF vac
cination in It's general aspect.
The ossstieas
1. what percentage OF the medi-
cal fraternity believes IN vaeclna-
tlon7
2. To what extent are persons
liable 10 injury from vaccsua ton.
properly administered
2. Is vaccination a preventive or
does II merely lessen the severity OF
the disease IL later oontracted7
The answers run nA follows
DR.. y. NJ. Carroll
/. Two-thirda at least.
2. There IL no danger az ell. There
n no reason for being afraid Of vac
cination. II gives trouble only when
u n not kept properly dressed. and
the Undertaking II allowed 10 irri-
tate a..
3. Vaccination ia not a preventive.
but lessons the severity OF smallpox
often rendering Il a case Of simple
varioioid. vacoinnte myself at
least 20 times reff ns.'
takes. That shows that I am prac-
tically an immune
cinated and It does not take. IL is a
good sign. for they are not liable to
smallpox. n Il does take. It is an
equally good Sign, for In case they
contract the disease Il win he In
much less aggravated form.
Or. Horace Z. Msrksi
/. Nlnety-nlue per cent.
2. I don't think vaccination. prop
erly administered. is ever injurious.
3. The generally accepted theory
IL that vaccination Is an absolute
preventive.
DR.. 5. II. Limerick
The entire medical profession. or
course you canont classify Christian
Scientists, Osteopathlsts and others
OF that sort as physicians In the true
sense.
2. Vaccination itelf does not result
iniuriously. However. vaccination by
an incompetent person sometimes
causes poisoning and may result I'm
the loss Of a limb. Some persons are
not affected by vaccination at all:
and again, some people when vac
einated have very hard time. being
affected by symptoms similar To
smallpox. with proper care no in
jury VIII result from vaccination.
3. Yes. Vaccination lessons the
severity OF smallpox. Vaccination
being so universally practioed. small
pox Is now. In the majority of cases.
prevalent In a light form-varioloid.
DR.. M. Z. A. MoKeehnis
1. Every physician who has n
right to practice believes in vaocin-
alton.
2. n n person is injured through
vaccination IL r. always caused by
scratching. poisoning or negligence.
3. Vaccination saves the lives of
90 per cent. OF smallpox patients by
cOunteractlng the disease. a man
who won't be vaccinated should be
put in jail.
DIR. George warmberg
I. one hundred per cent. OF edu-
Gated physicians
2. There Is danger I'm exactly the
same degree as from any other