New Britain herald., 1927-10-27
WAR ON DISEASE
 OPENS IN BRISTOL Immunization Against Diph- theria Begun at Public Meeting AUTHORITIES ARE PRESENT
Endec and Bristol Clubs in Iourna- mcnt--New Thcatcr Opens To- nieht-Poiiccman To Direct Iraf- fife at North Main and Center.

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 The auditorium O. the high school was taxed to capacity last evening at the opening of the immigration cam paign to stamp out dlphtherla in the public schools. Fuller J. Barnes, president of the Bristol hospital, pre- sided. Seated on the speakers plat i form were Mayor John r. Wade. Dr, i B. E. Robbins, city health officer. Samuel J. Large, president Of the Employees Health Protective league, ! Karl A. Reiche, superintendent Of public schools: Judge Newell Jen- nlngs chairman of the board of edu- cation, Mrs. Townsend G. TreadWay, . president Of the Bristol Visiting Nurse and Family Welfare asSOCla- ton. and the threo speakers. \ program was rendered by the New . Departure orchestra from T:So to $50 and the meeting was formally opened by the singing of 'America" by the audience.
 Dr. William Ii. Coon. health off cer of the city of Bridgeport, was the first speaker. His subject Was Communicable Diseases" He dWelt on the necessity of taking preCau- tions to prevent the spread of con- tagious diseases, pointing out the
 economy of seeing d doctor when ailments We're first noticed Diphtheria was specifically mention
 ed, Dr. Coon lntimdtlng that on the
 first day a doctor has practically
 every chance of saving q child, on
 the second day the chances were
 about even, the third day consider
 ably less and on the fourth day the
 disease is apt to prove fatal.
 Dr. John l.. Rice health officer
 Of the city of New Haven. address.
 ed the audience on Stamping Ou Diphtheria." He traced the pro
 gross made by medical science il
 It's fight against diphtheria. Only
 q few years ago, he pointed out WhCn onyone had dlphthvria th'
 disease struck terror III the hearts o
 everyone and the first thought wa
 that the next step would be to cal , in the undertaken, He then told 0
 how the germ which caused thu membrane 10 grow in the throa
 had been discovered and the battl
 against it was begun. One of tn
 first remarkable discoveries mad
 was anti-toNin. which was usrd [ : combat the disease. This material :, ly reduced the death rate and re I moved the horror of the disease $ : that it has not since assumed lt ~ former fatal aspects MflIcal sci
 enCc. according to Dr. Rice. als
 discovered that children under sl u months of age were immul,e to tn
 disease. while those from that ag ! to seven years were practically al ! susceptible to it. Above seven year
 of age, it was found that approXi n mately one half were susceptible an . one-half immune. He said tha n medical science could not explai
 this but such was the case.
 f The next discovery made by SC { once was the Schick Test. This !. Il test made on the skin aud not (
 the blood and which amounts | [. less than a pin prick. Those pvl = sons who are susceptible will ha\
 a little red mark on the skin aft, | two or three weeks whil, those Wh
 are immune will have nothing | e show.
 h The most remarkable discovery Q combat the disease Wa, made II 1913 with the discovery ot tuNi Q anti-toxin. The use of this will In e munize any person against the iii
 ease, Dr. Rice pointed out th n this was entirely different from Il .s smallpox vaccination inasmuch as 70 would prevent the disease for pra f. tically all time. Toxin anti-toNu
 used 10 prevent disease where ,f anti-teXin is simply used 10 comb is it. The value Of anti-toNln W ,a shown during the Nome epidemic
 few years ago according to q ,, speaker. In New Haven the Usv = toxin anti-toAin had reduced | 70 number of cases from 40n f. years ago to 6S last year and [ ~ death rate from 21 few years al -. to one last year.
 u Dr. l.. F. Thompson, surgeon 'N the United States Health Bureau
 Washington, n. C., spoke briefly
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 mcnts." IIo dwolt principally IT, the prevention Of such diseases. oV Ethan Lodge Meeting
 oi \ meeting of Ethan Tod! ''' Knights of Pythias. will be held '- S o'clock this evening in Arcanl E. nall Rockwell Temple. pythI es Sisters. will also meet following { CT business session of Ethan Lodge. ie. To Entertain Bridge Club
 Members of the Thursday Mig