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Table L* may be referred to for these details. Some increased
interest towards the general subject of vaccination
is attracted by the labours of the Royal Commission
at present sitting to take evidence pro
and con. The members of the Commission whilst
selected for their ability hold divers views—and therefore the
outcome of their deliberation must prove to be very valuable. In
the meantime it is important to notice the continued good and
efficient work performed in the District, as evinced by the
statement which I copy from Mr. Sherman's report.
Vaccination
Statistics.
To enable a correct statement to appear for these habitations, I
have had a census prepared. It is found that
the death-rate for the persons who occupy the
class of dwellings under consideration is 19.7
per 1000. Although this is a satisfactory record,
it would be much more so, were all the buildings
equally well-constructed to fulfil sanitary requirements. Thus,
the death-rate for the model dwellings, excluding Katherine,
Lolesworth and Plough Street Buildings is less than 17 per 1000.
Contrast this result with another calculation which includes only
Albert, Alfred, Royal Mint Street and College buildings and the
death-rate sinks to 15.8 per 1000. If this proves anything at all,
it is clear that more attention should be given towards legislating
in such a way, that excepting under direct sanitary control, no
buildings should be erected which do not comply with every
provision which science demands at the present time.
Deaths in
Model
Dwellings
* Page 29.
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