Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-12
STATE ANTIT0XIN
SAVES MANY LIVES
Health Commissioner DiXOn's Free
Distribution Of AntitOXin Greatly
Reduces Death Rate Among
Poor In Pennsylvania.
EARLY USE OF SERUM URGED

EHhl-I CSE VI SEnOm OhSGO
Dr.. Dixon Points Out the Increased
Benefit of Using Antitoxn AS Soon
AS Possible After the Onset of the
Disease - Use Literally For I'M
munizng.
The free distribution of Diphtheria
AntitoSin inangurated by Dr. Samuel
G. Dixon, Commissioner of the new
State Department of Health, is already
showing a splendid saving of precious
lives Out of the total number of cases
reported to the Department of Health
in January in which the free AntitOXin
was administered there were so few
deaths as to bring the death rate down
to SIS per cent This was a reduction
of over per cent. from the December
figures. This low death rate as shown
by the January records means that in
Of every hundred cases of Diphtheria,
as would be found where AntitOXin is
not used, the disease was able to claim
only about nine victims. 1t means
that instead of 420 deaths out Of every
1000 cases of Diphtheria, the death
rate is brought down by the free dis
tribution of Antitoxin to SO.
Health Commissioner Dixon feels
~ nf fraa
distribution of AntitoXin becomes
more thoroughly established and the
physicians of the State use the serum
more promptly after the onset of the
disease and in more liberal doses, the
death rate will 90 far lower.
From city, town and country village
all over the big State of Pennsylvania
the physicians are sending in their re-
dren stricken down by Diphtheria, and
then Of the arrest Of the dread disease
by the administering of the wonderful
hylactic-Antitoyin Dread disease
it hardly need be called any longer.
for the hand OF death that was for.
mcrly thought 20 have the little child
surely in its grasp. the moment that
Diphtheria was diagnosed, has now
lost its power.
At the time that the State Depart.
ment of Health is supplying Antitoxin
for curative purposes. it is also fur.
nishing the serum for immunizing
When the family physician is called
into the humble home and reads upon
the child's throat the signs that to his
practiced eye mean Diphtheria, he
knows also that the little brothers and
sisters of the sick child have by this
time probably been exposed to the
disease and may be stricken down al
any moment No need for him 10 wait
and see if any of these other children
develop the symptoms of the disease
He NAV Immediately secure from the
States free distributing depots sufi
cient AntitoXin TO immunize every one
of the little ones. and the older mem
bers of the household too, who have
been exposed 10 the infection.
It is now the aim Of the Health Com
missioner to impress upon the physi
niars or tho Stata tho great imnort
anaa oe od,,iri.toripo tho Antitovin II
c,,rati,.o does as soon as nossthIa af
tor tba onset Of tho disease and the
.,,,auri,iro 9oeos &c soon ae II +,
known that other children of thr
rrnsabo1d have baen IN any wav ex
,.oeo5 ~ ,ba disease The fnportanc,
:, +ti- oor1,. rsa ie sboyn vorv clearly
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life might nave bteh Sa' co.
Dr. DIXON NI'a'lE app e''''es 'ue 'o
operation ne IS sel'ihS rom ms ieIio'
| physirlahS thro'Suo"' lhe 9.d'' III -
| curing 10 lAe people lIe I"II oeneII
OF the Tree c!SlIlouIloh oI Dlphthe'l Il
| Ahli'oNIh. va 'i''lI p''l 'lle p"S 'loi''i
are dally JeiIlHs OF llle dement's eAP'7I
! enced by them IN thelr practices.
Dr. 5. r. Mcdonald OF Lawrenc
| county writes 10 lIe 'o'li'll99loHel
i am enclosing cIlhlcai report Oh IN
househoLd OF diphtherla treated VIII
the department AntltoXln. Inc result
were very gratifying. feel that IN
| furnishing OF such Tor the poor is
| boon to scIentlhc medicine, great ali
to the physicians OF the state. and
very lhuoh needed charity 10 the poor.
! 1t was d In'l'of ol NE OF oea'n "itl
/ Houck. of Shenandoah. in telling of tn
rush Of a physician to his depot for tn
/ purpose of securing package of State
/ Antitoxin.
Il am sure the AntitoXin has savet
| the life of the patient" writes DR.. n
/ Ziegenfuss. Of South Bethlehem. on tn
! bottom Of one OF his clinical report
| received by the commissioner.
| DR.. j. B. Tweedle of Carbon county
tells of being called into household
where six children were down will
diphtheria and adds on his report ''th,