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During the year 1885, as shewn in Table XI., out of
8,644 children, 7,024 were successfully vaccinated, and
the remainder were accounted for by death, insusceptibility
to vaccination, or postponement on account of
illness, except 583, i.e., 6.7 per cent. In the previous
year 6.6 per cent, were accounted for.
Although the Small-pox epidemic of 1885 has in the
latter part of 1886 almost entirely died out, we cannot
look for a continued immunity from the disease; and the
presence of so large a proportion of persons unprotected
by vaccination (as well as of a further proportion of
persons who have been but imperfectly vaccinated),
renders it probable that in a year or two there will be such
an aggregation of unprotected persons as to make another
outbreak of Small-Pox inevitable.
Inquests.
Deaths
. by
Violence.
The inquests held last year were 221, as compared
with 174 in the previous year, and formed
50 per cent. of the total number of deaths.
The whole of the deaths which formed the subject of
Coroner's inquiry in the several sub-districts are classified
according to their verdicts in Table V.
It will be seen that of the total number, 114 were due
to natural causes, and 107 to violence. Of the latter, 80
were accidental, 16 were suicidal, 3 were homicidal, and
in 8, open verdicts were returned.