"typhoid, smallpox, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough and diphtheria . . . the chance is very remote indeed that any of them will ever again assume sufficient importance in the mortality tables seriously to affect the general death rate.” ― Dr. Louis Dublin, 1935.

Some supporting data. England and Wales Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Deaths, 1901 to 2008. What caused the massive decline in deaths before 1957? Why wasn't there a big spike in deaths when vaccination rates dropped? pic.twitter.com/PCJaP4ob0J

— Roman Bystrianyk (@RBystrianyk) July 2, 2024

BEFORE there was the DTP. BEFORE there was the MMR. England's whooping cough and measles deaths were down over 99% BEFORE the vaccines in 1957 and 1968. “All of the old menaces like typhoid, smallpox, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough and diphtheria have become minor causes of death. The chance is very remote indeed that any of them will ever again assume sufficient importance in the mortality tables seriously to affect the general death rate.” ― Dr. Louis Dublin, 1935.

Dr. Louis Dublin, “Better Economic Conditions Felt in Fewer Deaths,” Berkley Daily Gazette, December 27, 1935.