Smallpox in Staffordshire, 1947

The 1947 Smallpox Vaccination Campaign in New York City, Revisited

To the Editor: In 1947, millions of New Yorkers received smallpox vaccinations , an accomplishment still appropriately held up as an example of public health planning and mobilization. Although now mythological, a review of the events of April 1947, from copies of The New York Times (1–9), tells of a more recognizably human response: pushing, jawing, deceit, shortages, surpluses, and perhaps a ...

Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947

In April 1947, during a smallpox outbreak in New York City (NYC), more than 6 million people were vaccinated. To determine whether vaccination increased cardiac death, we reviewed NYC death certificates for comparable periods in 1946, 1947, and 1948 (N = 81,529) and calculated adjusted relative death rates for the postvaccination period. No increases in cardiac deaths were observed.

Prevalence of smallpox and the trend of smallpox Inoculation in Fars in the first Pahlavi period

One of the infectious diseases that was widespread in Fars province during the first Pahlavi era (1925-1941) was smallpox. This disease spread in the early days of the Pahlavi dynasty in the cities of Fars province and its epidemic reached its peak in 1318 AD. Important measures were taken to control the disease, including smallpox inoculation. The smallpox inoculators tried to control the dise...

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

Smallpox Vaccination

This article was presented by the author at the Vaccination Seminar of May 26, 1972, National University Medical School.