MICEOBE OF GERMAN MEASLES 249 



Although the disease is usually mild, its annual 

 death roll in the United States is about 15,000. In 

 the world, 250,000. Yet easily preventable! 



A shame and disgrace to twentieth-century civi- 

 lization ! Boards of Health are usually responsible 

 for every epidemic. 



Gentlemen, open your eyes to duty. Draw the 

 cord of quarantine taut, and keep it taut. Police 

 the door to the first subject to the second, to 

 every patient. No entrance except doctor and 

 nurse. Doctor to disinfect self before he steps a 

 foot into another house. 



Fifteen thousand graves call on you, gentlemen, 

 to look that death roll squarely in the face, and 

 reduce it to nil. 



