The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1886, Vol. 6

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Excerpt from The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1886, Vol. 6: Containing the Official Record of Its Proceedings, and the Reports and Papers Presented in the Several SectionsThree years ago, small-pox broke out in a lumber camp, but a few miles from where I reside. Nine teen persons had it, and one died. At the same time, and in an immediate neighborhood, scarlet fever made its appearance, with a total of twelve cases, and five deaths. The people of the country, for miles around, were excited and alarmed about the small-pox, but paid little or no attention to the scarlet fever. But a few weeks since, in the same neighborhood, diphtheria was introduced into a family of eight children, and while six of the children died, the disease was not allowed to spread beyond that family. Its presence was immediately reported to the local health officer and to the State Board of Health. The house was placarded, and quarantined, and every precaution taken to keep the disease within its original limits, and while mourning continues in that household, the community is saved from the further spread of that most fearful scourge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.