Influenza Has Run Its Course
Only Three New Cases Reported to Health Department During This Month.
The epidemic of influenza has practically disappeared, and all danger of closing school Is over, only three new cases In the University having been reported for this month. Students should consider it still serious, however, because the disease will hang on all through winter. It has been found after an epidemic of influenza that the mortality from pneumonia is high. Vaccinations are still being given at tbe University hospitals and all students should avail themselves of the opportunity.
Sufficient data has been gathered from previous vaccinations to make the health authorities feel that it acts as a preventative.
In the Agriculture college, 462 vaccinations were given, and out of 100 cases of influenza only one death resulted from pneumonia. In this case only two vaccinations had been given.
At the Students’ Health Service, 1,128 vaccinations have been given. Among those vaccinated there has been only one death in this case, the vaccinations having been just completed at the time of contracting the influenza.
Dr. Lister, in South Africa, reports that prophylactic vaccinations have been given and during that period not a single death from pneumococcus has occurred among the vaccinated individuals. (Continued on page 3) ■
Influenza Has Run Its Course (Continued from page 1)
The surgeon-general reports that in the army vaccinations were given last winter as a prophylactic measure to half of one division, using a vaccine containing pneumococcus types I, II and III. During the ten weeks from the period of vaccination until the troops went overseas, pneumonia due to these types of pneumoccocus [sic] did not occur in all the vaccinated troops, whereas among the unvaccinated, it occurred a trifle more frequently than In the period before vaccination.
The above results obtained at the University, together with the report of Dr. Lister and the surgeon-general, strongly Indicates that vaccination against pneumonia is effective and in view of the dangers of pneumonia still prevalent, the University Health Service strongly recommends that every student be vaccinated.