El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-22

deaths, welding case mortality of only
IL per cent Several of our large cities
suffered from more or less extensive
epidemics about this period, but IN none
other was there such a low case NOR
tally as II per cent recorded. In view
of the large proportion of unvaccinated
persons in Leicester, such a result is
specially remarkable
Thus does unvaccinated Leicester
continue to maintain her enviable po-
sitiOn in the front rank as one of the
two healthiest great manufacturing
towns of the British possessions. Since
abandoning the Jennerian rite, Leices-
ter has uninterruptedly enjoyed greater
immunity from smallpox. and has had
a lower death-rate therefrom than any
well vaccinated great center of popula
ton in the world into which smallpox
has gained admission The experience
of unvaccinated Leicester is an eye
opener to the people and an eyesore to
the -vaccinists the world over. Here
is a great manufacturing town having a
population of nearly a quarter of a mil
hon, which has demonstrated by a cru
cial test of an experience extending over
a period of mere than a quarter of
century, that an unvaccinated popula
ton has been far less susceptible to
small-p ox and far less afflicted by that
disease since it abandoned vaccination
than it was at time when ninety-f
per cent of its births were Faccinated
and its adult population well re-vac
cinated. More than this, Leicester's
death rate from all causes has been
greatly reduced since vaccination was
abandoned If for the sake of argu-
ment it be conceded that vaccination is
capable of protecting its subjects from
smallpox infection for a period of a
few years, submit TO any intelligent,
fair minded physician that "the Lieces-
ter method of dealing with smallpox"
a method in which notification, isola- |
ton, quarantine. disinfection and SAM |
tation are the keynotes, having proved !
itself quite sufficient for the control of |
epidendc smallpox without resort to !
general vaccination, is a far more ideal |
method Of prOphylaxis and one infin
tely more in accord with the recognized |
principles of preventive medicine, by
yiene and sanitary science than the gen
orally practiced system of stamping
,ut'i a little smallpox by stamping
in" great deal of vaecinia.
The case of Leicester, which is of |
Worldwide interest, may be summar-
lied as follows:
% In 1872, with a population of less
than 100000, Leicester had several thou
sand eases of smallpox, 346 OF which
cases resulted fatally, Notwithstanding
a high VAGINAL average of about ninety
five per cent of the total births for the
preceding quinquennial
period, as shown by the official records.
~ The annual average death rate at
.auses, was twenty-seven per thousand,
md from the seven principal infectious
diseases (including smallpox was over
light thousand per million. With such
proof of the absolute use
essness of vaccine inoculation as pro-
,hylactic measure against smallpox,
accination began to fall into disfavor
nd disuse with the people of Leices-
er.
81 Concurrently with increasing vac.
inal default and the carrying out of
anitary measures, thie general death
ate in Leicester steadily declined and !
he number of smallpox cases soon be-
anne infinitesimally small During the |
asst few years the general death rate
as averaged about Il per thousand per
mum, and in 1905 was only 13.4 per
while in 1908 it was only ;
2.9S and in 1909 only 1890 per thou
and, so that Leicester, from having E
cen one of the most unhealthy, now
anks among the healtihest and cleanest I
the great manufacturing towns of /
be British Kingdom
az This astonishing hygienic prog l
sss and remarkably low fatality rate in
chester are largely attributable to a L I
eclining infantile mortality, which has +
uring the last thirty-three years, fallen
rom an average of over 240 deaths per 7
lousand births, with a higher percent t
ge of infantile vaccination f186S-72),
} less than $50 deaths per thousand d
irths in 1905 and 1855 in 1909 Dur
g last year but $50 of the 100000 cit h
ems of Leicester were vaccinated. This 2
eans that only one out of every 378
ersons was vaccinated. q
90 None of the credit for this i'm :
roved state Of affairs can be fairly +
lcTibed to vaccination, seeing that dur h
g the fourteen years, 1891 to 1904, P
imary vaccinations amounted to only t
1out five per cent of the recorded c
rths- end scarcely any re-vaccinations
ere performed. = L
90 An unvaccinated child population lie
vaccination age of between eighty II
ousaId and one hundred thousand re-
aims in the town, declares Dr. Willard CO
his official report. 81
"a Although smallpox has been fire. o.
emily imported into Leicester, it has
lied to 'decimate" this alleged Gin q
lmmable material" and the people .,
We the utmost confidence in 'Sthe Lei lbl
ster system" of sanitation, notifica-
N. isolation and disinfection, which II
thout recourse to vaccination-has til
-ved them so well for so long a period tie
time. II
~ As proof of their great abhor-
ice of vaccination, may state that co
Ousands of otherwise law abiding and al
lmeIess citizens of Leicester have sub ev
tied to insult, fine and Imprisonment II