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Download or read book Third Annual Report of the State Board of Health of the State of New Hampshire written by . This book was released on 2016-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Third Annual Report of the State Board of Health of the State of New Hampshire: For the Year Ending April 30, 1884 No progress has been more marked, in the arts, sciences, or industries that bear upon civilized life, than that which has char acterized the advance of means and knowledge to save human life; indeed, the present generation has witnessed a revolution in old methods and theories as to the best way of handling many of our most fatal diseases. Statistics which carry with them the proof of correctness astonish us with the results al ready attained. The movement is not confined to any country within the pale of civilization, although the advance has not been uniform under all governments. The English and the German had made the attack almost before we, as a nation, were aware that there was a vulnerable enemy among us. It was not thought that the phalanx of disease could be broken, until pioneers in the field had made large Openings in its insidious and silent ranks. Jenner was the boldest of all the scouts, and he led the way of humanity through a wonderful phvsical meta morphosis up to the rendezvous of safety from that once wither ing and victorious disease, small-pox. His genius gave to man a sceptre of power over the most loathsome and hideous of dis eases, that has saved tens of thousands from an early grave, and more from unsightly disfigurements. The demoralizing epi demies of the past, so terrible that families deserted their own Sick ones, and even cities and towns were left to the possession of only the dead and dying, counted as they sometimes were by the hundreds, is only known in history. Vaccination brought a new era to mankind. The saving of life by vaccination every year is equal to one tenth of the standing armies of Europe. In Mexico, three and a half millions perished by one visitation of this fell disease. If one hundredth part of this number should. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
