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Among those who escaped infection was a well
vaccinated child of 2 years, suffering from Gangrenous
Chicken Pox, so seriously ill that for weeks its life
was despaired of. For about 3 months it was daily
exposed to an atmosphere of concentrated Small Pox
infection, yet neither its tender years nor serious illness
could undo the protection afforded by efficient and
recent vaccination.
Although the figures dealt with in this Report
are small, they are thoroughly in conformity with
what has been observed where the cases dealt with
have been on a much larger scale, and this is a further
tribute to the well-founded nature of the protection
afforded by vaccination against Small Pox.
There may be small personal comfort in consideration
of massive results which have no personal
bearing. The perfectly true assurance of the expectation
of life at any age which has no bearing on the
prospect of life of any particular person is cold
comfort, but it is distinctly consoling to know that
whether few or many, whether a single instance or a
community of people be observed, the facts of
vaccination in relation to Small Pox are uniform and
telling.