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SMALL POX.
Arrangements are now completed under which the
Council become one of the constitute authorities under the
Middlesex District Joint Small Pox Hospital Board.
The Provisional Order relating to the matter has now
been confirmed by Parliament under the title of "The Local
Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 2)
Act, 1916."
Adequate provision has therefore been made for the
treatment of Small Pox in this district for many years to
come.
VACCINATION.
I am indebted to Mr. Taylor, the Registrar, for my
annual returns with regard to Vaccination for the year.
The newly included figures in the Vaccination Table are
for the year ended 31st December, 1915.
Of the 1125 births on the Registrar's list, 628 were, successfully
vaccinated, 374 conscientious objection certificates
were obtained, and 48 died unvaccinated; 46 removed to
other districts, and 3 were postponed by medical certificates.
As in previous years, the number unvaccinated continues
to increase, forming an unprotected population in the event
of an epidemic of Smallpox. The continuous freedom from
any epidemic form of this disease has strengthened the prevailing
idea that protective measures are unnecessary, which
is a matter for much regret.