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Return of Vaccination for the Period from
January to June, 1895, Parish of Fulham.
No. of Births
Registered
from ist Jan.,
to 30th June,
1894.
Successfully
Vaccinated.
Insusceptible
of Vaccination.
Had Small
Pox.
Dead.
Postponed by
Medical
Certificate.
Removed.
Outstanding.
1966
1539
9
-
220
69
122
7
The return for 1894 is more satisfactory than that for
1893, only 8 per cent. of the children remaining unaccounted
for, as against 10 per cent. in 1894, but in no other year has
the number been more than 7 per cent. The Royal Commission
on Vaccination, which has been sitting for nearly 7
years, has not yet issued its report, but there is every
probability that it will be forthcoming this year.
DISINFECTION.
Infected articles were disinfected by the contractor, Mr.
Lacy, Townmead Wharf, by whom the articles were also
collected. Mr. Lacy's disinfecting plant is of the most
approved pattern, and has proved fully equal to all demands
made upon it. The infected articles were always promptly
removed, and the work most efficiently done. The weight
of the articles disinfected was 1022 cwt., and the amount
paid by the Vestry to Mr. Lacy £638.
Although, as I have stated, there can be no question that
the disinfection is thoroughly and efficiently done by the
contractor, it cannot be regarded as entirely satisfactorv that
the arrangements for disinfection should be in other hands
than of those who are responsible for the prevention of
disease, and as the Vestry have now under consideration a
scheme for the destruction of refuse, it will be advisable,
should this be carried out, for disinfecting plant to be
provided on the same site, as doubtless if this were done
considerable economy would result both in the initial cost
and the subsequent working.