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The above figures show that out of 30,036 children under 10 years
of age who were inspected, 22,162, or 73.78 per cent., bear evidence of
vaccination of the first class, this being undoubtedly due to the efficient
way in which vaccination is performed at the Public Vaccination
Stations. Now this proportion is not more than the average proportion
vaccinated at the Public Vaccination Stations of St. Pancras which are invariably
vaccinated in such a manner as to entitle them to have their
vaccination placed in the first class; the inference is therefore that
children vaccinated elsewhere than at the Public Stations receive much
less protection against Small-Pox, a point to which the attention
of private practitioners might with advantage be directed.
Of the persons over 10 years of age there were—
Vaccinated 71,213, or 63.34 per cent. of those examined.
Re-vaccinated 39,836, or 35.43 ,, ,,
Unvaccinated 1,377, or 1.22 ,, ,,
112,425
Information refused 327
Total 112,752
In persons over 10 years of age a different classification had to be
adopted, as it would have been quite impracticable to examine their arms,
and it was necessary, therefore to depend upon the information given.
Nevertheless, the information thus obtained is upon the whole
correct and reliable, for imich care was taken to lest by crossexamination
the accuracy of the answers given, and to ascertain whether
those who had suffered from Small Pox, and were stated to be vaccinated,
had passed through this affection before or after their vaccination ;
and again, whether the Small Pox from which they had suffered was the
result of inoculation.
It deserves comment that in the Regent's Park District, those revaccinated
were twice as numerous as those only once vaccinated, and
there were hardly any unvaccinated; whilst in the poorer districts,
such as Somers Town, the proportions were reversed, showing that the
value of re-vaccination is better appreciated by the educated than the
uneducated portion of the community.
Amongst the children under 10 years of age the number marked with
Small Pox is so small that it may be disregarded, but among persons
over 10 years the protective power of vaccination is very clearly shown,
thus:—
number examined. numbeb marked with small-pox.
Re-vaccinated .. 39,835 29, or 0.8 per cent.
Vaccinated . 71,213 2,013, or 2.8 ,,
Unvaccinated .. 1,377 857, or 62.2 ,,
112,425
The above figures are very striking and conclusive, aud show clearly
enough that but for vaccination more than hall the people in St. Pancras
over 10 years of age would be disfigured by Small Pox.