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children. No doubt when an epidemic comes, as come it will some day, the
majority of these people, not all of whom are anti-vaccinators, will rush to
be vaccinated, as they generally do at such times; although, even then, they
frequently put off the operation until the disease has appeared in their homes,
or even until the infection has already seized them. The Medical Officer of
Health has had a woeful experience during his long professional career of
such procrastination, and has known many persons, now dead, who had too long
delayed protecting themselves and their children. This matter of vaccination
is of vital importance to the nation, and, therefore, it is a sad reflection to
think that the men who rule this country should have allowed such lattitude
to the people, who have been, and are, sadly mislead by a number of faddists,
whom no facts or figures can convince. The German Government are not
so foolish!
Years.
Vaccinations per 100
births, less infants who
died unvaccinated.
Years.
Vaccinations per 100
births, less infants who
died unvaccinated.
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
89.8
90.8
91.1
90.4
90.5
90.6
90.8
90.4
88.4
89.0
89.3
87.4
85.5
85.0
84.0
70.9
73.9
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
73.3
64.9
66.4
67.9
75.8
80.0
81-2
82.3
80.5
79.9
76.9
72.4
70.7
66.7
62.3
54.1
In the year 1912, which is the year under consideration, it was found that
of the 7,878 children born, 491 died unvaccinated. so that there remained 7,387
who were liable to the operation, and of these only 3,995, or 541 per cent.
were vaccinated.
Insusceptibility.—15 infants were reported as being insusceptible to
vaccination.
Died Unvaccinated.—491 infants died before vaccination could be
performed.