Arizona republican., 1911-02-14

syphilis, and one a hepatic cirrhotic
! from alcohol. We now state the
smallpox and vaccination proposition
in an epigram of four words. i. e.:
''only the unvaccinated die or what
is the same thing: 'the vaccinated
never die" We have had extremely
few cases, probably as low as two
! in hundred cases, of the disease oc-
curing with the vaccinated. and
these have scarcely been a full vario-
loid in type. which never gives us a
patient seriously ,sick even. To say
nothing of dying from it.
Now as to what we are doing in
way of guarding against spread of
smallpox i'm our community. The
medical faculty of FL Paso is heartily
i'm touch with the health department
in the matter of prompt reporting of
cases occurring When a case occurs
il is removed forthwith to the small
pox hospital and every person eX
posed to that patient even beyond
the prodromal days is vaccinated and
il is seen to that the before vaccinated
have at least two new trials of vac
cination and all unvaccinated are
take" is secured The premises
the home, of the patient is placed
under strict quarantine. close quaran-
tine. for sixteen days after the pa
tient is removed to the smallpox hos
pital, SO that we. ever miss having II
our possession any case that occurs in
that way. and at same time absol-
utely stopping any spread. We never
use the term pest house respecting
our place formerly bearing that odius
appellation: ours is "A smallpox hospi-
tai kept as clean and sanitary as any
hospital for general diseases. and is,
of course. very large factor taken
with the bestowal OF care and atten
ton found at any well conducted hos
paal, i'm having our death rate prob
ably the lowest ever in an institution
or out of an institution in the his
tory of smallpox.
We NAV be accused OF "blowing
our Own horn "A little bit. but that
is not the position this department
takes in this or any other matter of
public health Our intention is to
send you not only a report covering
the ground of your inquiry but TO
assure you that we are in cordial sup
port of any effort put forth by any
public health department in this ex-
posed and inflicted southwest What
hurts FL Paso hurts Phoenix also. and
i'm very much the same way. hence
any frank discussion of anything
affecting US also discusses your in
terests. and we. therefore, are fvll
in this letter believing that good
will and shall come from it,
When experienced sanitary and
health officers are forced to face
such an event as a too great pre-
valence of such disease as smallpox
through the obstiBacy and willful ig-
norance of people who do not and
will not be vaccinated even when
vaccination is free ii becomes very
dscouraging: and is certainly is very
sad that such toll of death is COL
lected as an effect of their sheer per-
versity. We encounter persons so
devoid of fairness and justice as to
be antivaccinationists. when on their
own very arm is a perfect ana pro-
tecting vaccine scar. The picture OF
self inflicted punishment by death of
dear ones is so sad and pitiful that
one hasn't the heart to upbraid them
for their acts of noncompliance with
sanitary and preventive measures
We shall be glad to answer any and
all inquiries that you may ask. and
to be of any assistance that we pos
sibly may. We are.
Very respectfully yours,
The FL Paso (Texas) Health Depart
ment.
w. II. Anderson. NJ. d.. City Health
Officer.