1901 — Nov, Tetanus-tainted Smallpox vaccination deaths, Camden, NJ — 9

–9  Bren. “The Road to the Biotech Revolution…” FDA Consumer Magazine, Jan-Feb 2006.

–9  DeHovitz. “The 1901 St. Louis Incident: The First Modern Medical Disaster.”

–9  Dixon. “Why Nine Camden Children Died from Smallpox Vaccines in 1901. Mainlinetoday.

 

Narrative Information

 

Nov 16: “Camden, N.J., Nov 16.–Out of seven victims of lockjaw following vaccination in Camden, five have died. The fifth victim, Lillian Carty, sixteen years old…died early this morning. William Brower, the boy…who has been ill from the disease for nearly two weeks, appears to be getting better, but is still in a critical condition.

 

“The seventh victim was found to-day in the person of Mamie Winters, a girl of seven…Her condition is serious.

 

“It is alleged that in every case where death has ensued the virus used in vaccination was the sort that is sold in hermetically sealed tubes, and it is said further that no evil results have followed the use of dry vaccine points. Many physicians argue that the deaths were due to carelessness possibly exposure of the vaccination wounds to cold.” (New York Times. Five Victims of Lockjaw.” 11-17-1901, p. 3.)

 

Sources

 

Bren, Linda. “The Road to the Biotech Revolution: Highlights of 100 Years of Biologics Revolution.” FDA Consumer Magazine, Jan-Feb 2006. Accessed 11-5-2017 at: https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/CentennialofFDA/CentennialEditionofFDAConsumer/ucm096141.htm

 

Dixon, Mark E. “Why Nine Camden Children Died from Smallpox Vaccines in 1901. Mainlinetoday.com. Accessed 11-5-2017 at: http://www.mainlinetoday.com/Main-Line-Today/September-2016/Why-Nine-Camden-Children-Died-from-Smallpox-Vaccines-in-1901/

 

DeHovitz, Ross E. “The 1901 St. Louis Incident: The First Modern Medical Disaster.” Pediatrics, Vol. 133, Issue 6, June 2014. Accessed 11-5-2017 at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/133/6/964

 

New York Times. “Five Victims of Lockjaw. Roll of the Dead in Camden…” 11-17-1901, p. 3. Accessed 11-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/new-york-times-nov-17-1901-p-3/