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the London streets, but, generally speaking, it may be said that,
the improvement to be noticed in the mortality rates from
summer diarrhoea has been due to individual instruction by the
Health Visitors and Sanitary Inspectors, and the issue of
pamphlets drawing attention to the importance of safeguarding
young children from the likely sources of infection.
The following table is of interest, as it provides the best
evidence of the result of the work of the various health agencies
who have been, and continue to be, ceaseless in their efforts to
prevent the mortality in young children from this cause:—

Public Health (Small-Pox Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
In accordance with the request of the Ministry of Health the
following particulars in regard to the number of vaccinations
performed by the Medical Officer of Health during the past five
years are included:-
Primary.
Secondary.
Nil
Nil. 14