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Show Vaccination Is Effective Out of Thirty-Nine Smallpox Victims Only Two "Wore Vaccl- 1 natcd. Of tho thlrty-nlno cases of smallpox that have boon reported to tho Board of Health since October 9, all aro porsono who havo never been vaccinated, with two cxcoptlons, MIbs Allco Manning, tho young school tenchor whoco coso was, reported re-ported last Monday, was vaoclnatod four years ago, and Mrs. Mary Clivo of 175 Canyon road, who was taken sick yesterday, yester-day, was also vaccinated four years ago. All tho others who havo tho dlseaao havo never boon treated with vacclno. Flvo cases vorc reported yeotorday. They were Mrs. Mary Cllve, as stated abovo; A. C. Myers of 316 I street; Lorenzo Jensen of 231 J stroot, and Laurlndla and Lcona Palton, aged IS and 8, respectively, dnughters of W. J. Palton of 17C I street. Tho records of tho Board of Health ohow that onlv 3 per cent of the smallpox casce at tho present day aro those of persons who havo been successfully vaccinated. In all tho latter cases the dlseoso has never taken on a formidable aspect, and such persons havo never BUfforod from pits on tho face and othor parts of tho bllealth Commissioner Wilcox visited tho Lowell sohool yesterday to advise tho teacher3 and tho Board of Education as to tho best course to prevent the spread of smallpox. |