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disease was very fatal in the Autumn months, particularly
in August. Small-Pox prevailed epidemically during the
latter nine months of the year, and, as elsewhere, this
sub-district did not escape its fatal effects, which were,
however, very slight compared with those of most of the
other metropolitan districts. On account of the important
place which this disease holds in the subject of preventive
medicine, and the naturally great alarm which its occurrence
creates in the public mind, the following Table is subjoined
to show accurately its fatality during the past eight years.
Notwithstanding the great safeguard to life offered by
vaccination, and the facilities which exist for obtaining that
security, it is seen that 8 deaths resulted from this disease.
They were all of persons unvaccinated—a circumstance
which, though furnishing negative evidence only, still
admits much to be inferred in favour of vaccination.