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AGE. Cases Cases
Vaccinated. Deaths. Unvaccinated. Deaths.
Under 1 year - - 1 1
1 to 5 years — — — —
5 „ 10 — — 1 —
10 „ 15 — — — —
15 „ 20 3 — — _
20 „ 25 5 — — —
25 „ 80 7 — — _
30 „ 35 2 — — —
35 „ 40 5 — — —
40 „ 50 — — —
50 „ 60 „ 1 — _ _
60 „7 0 2—1 1
70 „ 80 — —
Over 80 — — 1 1
25 0 4 3
It will be noticed that no death occurred among vaccinated persons
and that no case occurred among vaccinated children under the age of
15, but the number of cases is too small to warrant any conclusions
being drawn from them.
Seven cases occurred in the Union Infirmary, the disease being
introduced into that institution by a man who had come from the casual
ward at Epsom. The frequency with which infectious disease is spread
by vagrants is well known and it is certainly most desirable that Sanitary
Authorities should obtain further powers in order that as far as
possible vagrants may be prevented from carrying infection about
the country. Of 63 towns invaded by Smallpox during the last two
years, 37 or 53 per cent. had the infection primarily from vagrants, and
in many of these towns it was introduced again and again by this class
of persons.
Scarlet Fever.
Epidemic Scarlet Fever has been present in London throughout
the year and in Fulham 701 cases have been notified, or 184 in excess
of the number notified last year when it was also exceptionally
prevalent. Probably the long continuance and the wide-spread
character of the epidemic have been partly due to the breakdown of the