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of age in Lambeth ought to have added to the epidemic 195.
cases (instead of the 11) and 45 deaths (instead of the 1);
whilst the adults, 10 years of age and over, in Lambeth
ought to have added 480 cases (instead of the 314) and 204
deaths (instead of the 37). The total death-rate from Smallpox
per 100 notified cases was 15.8—vaccinated 11.7 and unvaccinated
32.9. Further, of the members of the Lambeth
Sanitary Staff (disinfecting men, Inspectors, strippers, sanitary
clerks, etc.), not one sickened with Smallpox, all having
been previously "protected." The Metropolitan Asylums
Board statistics are even more convincing, thus:—
(a) 21 persons engaged by Borough Councils and others
in disinfecting work have contracted Smallpox during
1901, and not one of these persons had been
vaccinated since infancy;
(b) Not one case of Smallpox has occurred during 1901
amongst the new staff (a very large number of persons)
at the Ships and at the Gore Farm Hospital ;
(c) Of 2,198 persons employed at the Smallpox Hospitals
between 1884 and 1900 inclusive, 17 persons contracted
Smallpox, of whom 13 were not previously
vaccinated, and four were workmen who escaped
medical observation;
(d) Of 1,282 persons employed in ambulance work from
1881 to end of 1901, only 4 contracted Smallpox,
of whom I escaped vaccination when appointed
(he died), I was unsuccessfully re-vaccinated, and
the operation was not repeated (she died), and the
other two had been re-vaccinated (both recovered).
Resolution 2.—This Resolution becomes unnecessary,
having regard to the fact that the statement as to vaccination
in Resolution I is not justified—at least, in my opinion.
Suggested Subjects for Enquiry.—With respect to the
tabulated suggested subjects for enquiry, mentioned in the
letter, the elaborate and expensive procedure of a Royal
Commission is unnecessary. Two of the subjects are already
engaging the attention of Departmental or other Committees,
e.g., (a) the question of the supply of pure lymph, and