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SELECTED PAPERS. 573 from such sources, that the contagion has to be in a fresh state to be inoculated. Again the fact that contagion is not more commonly observed from public and semi-public utilities, e. g., drinking vessels, argues that the virus must be easily destroyed, for it is certain that the hundreds of syphilitics in the streets and saloons of our cities are constantly infecting glasses, cups and table utensils, and the infected materials receive no other attention than a mere rinsing in water and a hurried drying with an often dirty towel, not uncommonly wielded by an individual whose body is foul with the lesions of syphilis. Lastly, excluding all further references to water closets, lavatories, towels, etc.. two i)ossible sources of contagion have been impressed upon me. The first is the barber shop, and it is not to be doubted that many cases have arisen there. The other source is the l)ublic Turkish bath. With these references to the more common sources of syi)hilitic contagion^ it is proper to jjresent deductions as to the means of protection. Jt ^s important to bear in mind that: First—Syphilis is invairably due to contagion (always excepting certain questionable hereditary forms). Second—Contagiousness is a feature of the active period of the disease only. Third—This period, according to Kournier, is usuallly less than four years —in some instances, six or seven years. Fourth—Treatment shortens the period of contagiousness, heals the sores that spread it, and is curative in eighty to ninety per cent, of all cases in which it is properly given. (Morrow.) The methods of prevention that may be considered are: First—State and legislative measures directed against the sources of disease, (a.) Prostitution. (b.) Indifference and criminal negligence of syphilitics, who fail to exercise proper precautions against communicating the disease. (c.) ^Marriage of syphilitics during, the active stage. (d.) Employment of syphilitics in occupations endangering public welfare. Second—Educational measures, (a.) Instruction in schools and colleges as to the nature and danger of venereal diseases, including teaching of morals. (b.) Instruction of syphilitic patients in the protection of others. Third—Prophylaxis by treatment. One might as well ask the sun ta cease shining, the earth to cease revolving, or the moon to take a new orbit, as to try to prohibit prostitution by legal enactment. It is the concensus of police opinion, that there is but one way to deal with the social evil, and that is by legalizing and restricting it. The theologians, with a single voice, proclaim that the recognition of prostitution by any other enactment than absolute prohibition, is subversive of good m.orals .and religiously, ethically and socially wrong. Between these two extremists, the medical profession, better equipped to judge than either, and infinitely more appreciative of the disasters of unconsidered interference, is nicely balanced. f\iblic sentiment, guided often by sensational and nauseating puli^it oratory, unquestionably favors the clerical point of view, and regulation of prostitution is therefore vigorously opposed. Arguing from this observation, and from due consideration of the results of the American policy of non-regulation, it appears that efforts might better be directed against the dissemination of vice and its being flaunted in our public streets. With the large number of assignation houses and questionable hotels in our local cities.
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-20: The Carolina Medical Journal [1900-1908] |
Document Title | The Carolina Medical Journal [1900-1908] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Publisher | Charlotte, N.C. : Carolina Medical Journal, 1900-1908. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
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Date | 1905 |
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Document Title | The Carolina Medical Journal [1900-1908] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Publisher | Charlotte, N.C. : Carolina Medical Journal, 1900-1908. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1905 |
Identifier | NCHH-20-053-0143 |
Form General | Periodicals |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 53 |
Issue Number | 2 |
Page Number | 573 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | SELECTED PAPERS. 573 from such sources, that the contagion has to be in a fresh state to be inoculated. Again the fact that contagion is not more commonly observed from public and semi-public utilities, e. g., drinking vessels, argues that the virus must be easily destroyed, for it is certain that the hundreds of syphilitics in the streets and saloons of our cities are constantly infecting glasses, cups and table utensils, and the infected materials receive no other attention than a mere rinsing in water and a hurried drying with an often dirty towel, not uncommonly wielded by an individual whose body is foul with the lesions of syphilis. Lastly, excluding all further references to water closets, lavatories, towels, etc.. two i)ossible sources of contagion have been impressed upon me. The first is the barber shop, and it is not to be doubted that many cases have arisen there. The other source is the l)ublic Turkish bath. With these references to the more common sources of syi)hilitic contagion^ it is proper to jjresent deductions as to the means of protection. Jt ^s important to bear in mind that: First—Syphilis is invairably due to contagion (always excepting certain questionable hereditary forms). Second—Contagiousness is a feature of the active period of the disease only. Third—This period, according to Kournier, is usuallly less than four years —in some instances, six or seven years. Fourth—Treatment shortens the period of contagiousness, heals the sores that spread it, and is curative in eighty to ninety per cent, of all cases in which it is properly given. (Morrow.) The methods of prevention that may be considered are: First—State and legislative measures directed against the sources of disease, (a.) Prostitution. (b.) Indifference and criminal negligence of syphilitics, who fail to exercise proper precautions against communicating the disease. (c.) ^Marriage of syphilitics during, the active stage. (d.) Employment of syphilitics in occupations endangering public welfare. Second—Educational measures, (a.) Instruction in schools and colleges as to the nature and danger of venereal diseases, including teaching of morals. (b.) Instruction of syphilitic patients in the protection of others. Third—Prophylaxis by treatment. One might as well ask the sun ta cease shining, the earth to cease revolving, or the moon to take a new orbit, as to try to prohibit prostitution by legal enactment. It is the concensus of police opinion, that there is but one way to deal with the social evil, and that is by legalizing and restricting it. The theologians, with a single voice, proclaim that the recognition of prostitution by any other enactment than absolute prohibition, is subversive of good m.orals .and religiously, ethically and socially wrong. Between these two extremists, the medical profession, better equipped to judge than either, and infinitely more appreciative of the disasters of unconsidered interference, is nicely balanced. f\iblic sentiment, guided often by sensational and nauseating puli^it oratory, unquestionably favors the clerical point of view, and regulation of prostitution is therefore vigorously opposed. Arguing from this observation, and from due consideration of the results of the American policy of non-regulation, it appears that efforts might better be directed against the dissemination of vice and its being flaunted in our public streets. With the large number of assignation houses and questionable hotels in our local cities. |
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Article Title | The Prophylaxis Of Syphilis And Its Sequalae |
Article Author | William House |
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