Lives saved from smallpox in Michigan
Categories: Infectious DiseasesSince the State Board of Health
was established, many thousands of people in Michigan have been vaccinated
because of its recommendations; and the statistics of deaths, published by
the Secretary of State, show that at the close of the year 1906, the death
rate from smallpox in Michigan had been so much less than before the board
was established as to indicate that over three thousand lives had been
saved from that loathsome
the five years, 1869-1873, before the board was established, was 8.5 per
100,000 inhabitants, and since the board was established, for the
thirty-three years, 1874-1907, it was only 1.5. Since 1896 an uncommon
mild type of the disease has prevailed very extensively, but the death
rate has been exceedingly low, being for the eleven years, 1897-1907,
slightly less than one death for each 100,000 inhabitants. The great
saving of life from smallpox in civilized countries has been mainly
because of vaccination and revaccination.
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LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETS
Aloin 1/9 grain Podophyllin 1/9 grain Sodii Bicarbonatis 1 grain Quinine Sulphate 1 grain Acetanilid 2 grains Mix. The above makes one capsule. Would cost about 25 cents f... LEAD POISONING. (Plumbism-Saturnism). Causes
It is common in lead smelters and grinders, painters, glaziers, and plumbers, whose hands are not washed before eating. The lead is absorbed by the mouth, skin and lungs. It may be taken into the system by drinking water, cider, etc., in new lead pipes... LEMON
Lemons, owing to their pleasant flavor and agreeable acidity, are very useful in a sick room. The rind yields an oil of great fragrancy. Each lemon yields two to eight drams of acidulous juice and contains seven to nine per cent of citric acid, besides ... Lens
A lens is made of glass and prisms graded in strength, one surface curved, and has the power of refracting or changing the direction of the rays of light. A prism is wedge-shaped and bends rays of light towards its base. A great many people are troubled... LEPRA ANAESTHETICA. (Nerve Leprosy)
Before the development of this form of leprosy there may be one or two years of ill-health. Usually the skin at this time becomes in localized patches over-sensitive, sometimes there is over-sensitiveness and special nerves, because of their enlargeme... LEPRA MACULOSA
This form is more common in tropical countries and is distinguished chiefly by its macular (spotty) lesions. In size they vary from a small coin to areas as large as a platter. They are diffused or circumscribed, roundish or shaped irregularly, yellowis... LEPRA TUBEROSA. (Tuberculated, Nodulated or Tegumentary (skin) Leprosy)
This nodular type comprises from ten to fifty per cent of cases. After the occurring of the symptoms just mentioned spotted lesions appear, which are bean to tomato in size, reddish brown or bronze-hued patches, roundish, oval or irregular in contour,... LEPROSY. Definition
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by what is called the "Bacillus Leprae," and is characterized by the presence of tubercular nodules in the skin and mucous membranes (tubercular leprosy), or by changes in the nerves (anaesthetic leprosy).... LEUCORRHEA. (The Whites)
This is an over-secretion from the glands that pour out their contents into the vagina or the cervical canal of the womb. Causes. It is dependent upon many causes. Tear of the neck of the womb (cervix), displacements, inflammation of the womb and vagi... LEUKAEMIA
An affection characterized by persistent increase in the white blood corpuscles, associated with changes, either alone or together, in the spleen, lymphatic glands and bone-marrow. 1. Spleen and Bone-Marrow, (Spleen-Medullary) type. The changes are e... Leukemia (leucemia, Leukaemia, Leucaemia)
Disease in humans and other warm-blooded animals involving the blood-forming organs; causes an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the tissues with or without a corresponding increase in the circulating blood. ... Lime (calcium Oxide)
White, caustic, lumpy powder, CaO, used as a refractory, as a flux, in manufacturing steel and paper, in glassmaking, in waste treatment, in insecticides, and as an industrial alkali. Slaked lime is calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, Ca... LINIMENT
Chloroform 3 drams Oil Cloves 1 dram Tincture Opii 1 ounce Oil Sassafras 2 drams Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 2 drams Alcohol to make 6 ounces Mi... LINIMENT
Camphor Gum 1/2 ounce Tincture of Capsid 1/2 ounce Oil of Turpentine 1/4 ounce Water Ammonia, U. S. P 5 ounces Alcohol enough to make 12 ounces Dissolve camphor gum and turpentine in... Liniment, Sprains, Etc
English Black Oil. "Tanner's Oil 1 pint Oil Vitriol 1 ounce Spirits of Turpentine 1 ounce Beef 's Gall, contents of 1 gall Put oil vitriol in tanner's oil, let stand twelve hours and not cork tigh... LIQUID WHITENERS
Avoid these. They are "whitewashes" that wither and wrinkle the skin and make it prematurely old. Almost without exception they contain lead in some form. Constant use may produce a facial paralysis due to lead poisoning. Moreover they deceive no one, a... Litmus
Coloring material from lichens that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions. ... Liveforever (orpine, Orpin, Livelong, Sedum Telephium)
Perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers. ... LIVER PILLS
Aloin 5 grains Podophyllin 10 grains Capsicum Powder 5 grains Extract Nux Vomica 10 grains Henbane 1 grain Mix. Make fifty pills. Dose: Take one or two at night. This li... LIVER SPOTS, Moth Patch, Chloasma, etc
This is a discoloration of the skin of a yellowish to a blackish tint of varying size and shape. Causes. It may be due to external agencies, such as rubbing, scratching, heat (tanning and sunburn) blistering; or due to diseases such as tuberculosis, ... LIVER, ENLARGED
Phosphorus 3X dil. Prepare and give two teaspoonfuls every four hours. ... Lives saved from smallpox in Michigan
Since the State Board of Health was established, many thousands of people in Michigan have been vaccinated because of its recommendations; and the statistics of deaths, published by the Secretary of State, show that at the close of the year 1906, the de... Lobelia
See Herb Department, page 428. ... LOCAL PERITONITIS
This may come from local injury, but it is usually secondary to empyema, tuberculosis, or cancer, abscess, perforation of the stomach or bowel, ulcer, etc. Symptoms. Onset is usually sudden. There is sudden local pain, increased by any movements; ten... Lochia
Normal uterine discharge of blood, tissue, and mucus from the vagina after childbirth. lupus Systemic lupus erythematosus. Chronic skin conditions characterized by ulcerative lesions that spread over the body. No longer in scientific use... LOCK-JAW (Tetanus)
History of a wound. The muscles of the jaw may be stiff and set. When there are spasms the muscles remain stiff and hard for some time. ... LOCKJAW. (Tetanus)
Tetanus or lockjaw, as it is commonly called, is an infectious disease and is characterized by painful and violent contractions of the voluntary muscles; it may be of the jaw alone or of a considerable part of the body. Causes. The intelligence and m... LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA. Tabes dorsalis. Posterior Spinal Sclerosis)
A hardening (sclerosis) affecting the posterior parts of the spinal cord and characterized by incoordination, which means a condition where a person is unable to produce voluntary muscular movements; for instance, of the legs, etc., loss of deep reflex... LOMBARD SECRET CANCER REMEDIES
Dr. J. L. Horr says in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal: "Having without solicitation on my part, become possessed of the knowledge of the 'secret remedies' employed by the late Doctor Lombard, the 'famous cancer doctor' of Maine, I feel it my pr... LUMBAGO
Rhus tox 6X trit. (tablet form). Bryonia 2X dil. ... Lumbago, Ointment for
Vaselin 1 ounce Belladonna 15 grains Salicylic Acid 1 dram Sodium Salicylate 1 dram Apply. Also good to rub on bunions." ... Lupulin
Minute yellowish-brown hairs in the strobili of the hop plant, formerly used in medicine as a sedative. ... Lycopodium
Plant of the genus Lycopodium, including club mosses. The yellowish powdery spores of certain club mosses, especially Lycopodium clavatum, are used in fireworks and as a coating for pills. ... LYDIA PINKHAM'S COMPOUND
High Cranberry Bark 1/2 pound Partridge Berry Vine 1/2 pound Poplar Bark 1/4 pound Unicorn Root 1/4 pound Cassia 1/4 pound Beth Root 3 ounces Sugar ... LYE. Symptoms
Intense inflammation of the stomach and bowels, often with bloody vomiting and purging; lips and tongue swollen; violent difficulty in breathing; characteristic odor. Antidotes. Lemon juice and water; vinegar and water, half and half. Treatment. Mi... MADAME RUPERT'S FACE BLEACH
Analysis assigns the following composition to this cosmetic: Corrosive Sublimate 1 grain Tincture of Benzoin 7 grains Water 10 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 15 cents. ... Madras
Cotton or silk cloth of fine texture, usually with a plaid, striped, or checked pattern. Large handkerchief of madras cloth. ... Make a record of your Vaccination
Do not fail to procure and preserve the certificate mentioned in the preceding paragraph, and also to make a personal record of the facts with regard to any vaccination of yourself or in your family. From it you may sometime learn that it is ten years s... MALARIA FEVER
Malarial fever is a group of diseases characterized by intermittent, quotidian (daily), tertian (every other day) or quartan (every fourth day) fever or remittent fever; there are also several pernicious types of this disease and chronic malarial condit... MALARIAL FEVER
Chill, fever, and sweat, or one stage may be absent. There may be only a slight chilly feeling with fever almost all day and then remission. [4 MOTHERS' DIAGNOSIS] ... MALIGNANT ANTHRAX (swelling)
In this lesion is a pustule, with very marked swelling. It most frequently occurs on the eyelid and face and the swelling may terminate in fatal gangrene. 2. Internal anthrax. (a) Internal anthrax is caused by the introduction of the bacteria into th... MALIGNANT DISEASES OF THE WOMB
Cancer or carcinoma is a malignant disease of the neck (cervix) of the womb. Causes. The immediate cause is not yet known. Tears and erosions (scraping off and making raw) are supposed to act as direct causes. Symptoms. Bleeding is the early and ve...