is
likely
to be overcome
tion in the method
by a slight modificaemployed. Accordingly
now
efforts will be directed to the elaboration of a process which shall confer on the inoculated, in addition to the more permanent action of the
vaccines,
a
temporary
the first ten of
and
rapid immunity during
days. those made at
Gya are indicating the direction and improvements in the
Observations such
as
great importance
in
in which modifications methods now in use have to be
Jndian jptitdiflal da^tti;.
more
the
obtained, provements
SEPTEMBER 1894.
which must
HAFFKINE'S PREVENTIVE INOCULATIONS AT GYA JAIL. We draw the attention of our readers to Br. Macrae's very full and valuable report on the results of anti-choleraic inoculations in
Gya Jail prevailing. It
a time when an epidemic was will be noted that the observations here made refer mainly to the period of ten days, which
at
claimed as necessary to produce the protective effect of the inoculations, the first requiring about five days, and the second a similar period.
are
It has been
a
question
influence aimed at that
The
period.
show that
ning,
an
was
Gya experience
seems
to
effect, though small in the besjin-
produced,
is
whether the protective of any effect within
and that
this
the
gradually
increases. Thus dividing Gya epidemic into three periods, the following results were obtained with about the
same
number
inoculated
as
not
inoculated:? 1st 5
Not inoculated Inoculated ...
2nd period 3 days.
period days.
3rd 6
period days.
Cases. Deaths. Cases. Deaths. Cases. Deaths. 5 5 3 7 2 8 4 3 1 5 0 0
It will be observed that during the first eight days there were 12 cases and eight deaths among
inoculated, and eight cases and five deaths the inoculated, and that after this when among the second inoculations had had time to act that no further cases or deaths occurred among the
the not
inoculated,
while there
were
eight
cases
deaths among the non-inoculated.
and two
The incon-
venience in the face of an outbreak of eight days to elapse before the full protective power of the vaccines is obtained, as also occurs in vac-
having
cination
against small-pox,
is
one
which
happily
effected,
of these kind of observations that more
which
rapid
and the can
are likely experience will suggest,
necessarily
be
to be the imand
follow the introduction
of a new system. In the meantime the observations made by Dr. Macrae under unique conditions? and here recorded?will constitute a very valuable addition to our knowledge on this im-
portant subject.
likely
to be overcome
tion in the method
by a slight modificaemployed. Accordingly
now
efforts will be directed to the elaboration of a process which shall confer on the inoculated, in addition to the more permanent action of the
vaccines,
a
temporary
the first ten of
and
rapid immunity during
days. those made at
Gya are indicating the direction and improvements in the
Observations such
as
great importance
in
in which modifications methods now in use have to be
Jndian jptitdiflal da^tti;.
more
the
obtained, provements
SEPTEMBER 1894.
which must
HAFFKINE'S PREVENTIVE INOCULATIONS AT GYA JAIL. We draw the attention of our readers to Br. Macrae's very full and valuable report on the results of anti-choleraic inoculations in
Gya Jail prevailing. It
a time when an epidemic was will be noted that the observations here made refer mainly to the period of ten days, which
at
claimed as necessary to produce the protective effect of the inoculations, the first requiring about five days, and the second a similar period.
are
It has been
a
question
influence aimed at that
The
period.
show that
ning,
an
was
Gya experience
seems
to
effect, though small in the besjin-
produced,
is
whether the protective of any effect within
and that
this
the
gradually
increases. Thus dividing Gya epidemic into three periods, the following results were obtained with about the
same
number
inoculated
as
not
inoculated:? 1st 5
Not inoculated Inoculated ...
2nd period 3 days.
period days.
3rd 6
period days.
Cases. Deaths. Cases. Deaths. Cases. Deaths. 5 5 3 7 2 8 4 3 1 5 0 0
It will be observed that during the first eight days there were 12 cases and eight deaths among
inoculated, and eight cases and five deaths the inoculated, and that after this when among the second inoculations had had time to act that no further cases or deaths occurred among the
the not
inoculated,
while there
were
eight
cases
deaths among the non-inoculated.
and two
The incon-
venience in the face of an outbreak of eight days to elapse before the full protective power of the vaccines is obtained, as also occurs in vac-
having
cination
against small-pox,
is
one
which
happily
effected,
of these kind of observations that more
which
rapid
and the can
are likely experience will suggest,
necessarily
be
to be the imand
follow the introduction
of a new system. In the meantime the observations made by Dr. Macrae under unique conditions? and here recorded?will constitute a very valuable addition to our knowledge on this im-
portant subject.
