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IV. Vaccination.
The Inspector of Nuisances has reported during
the year to the Board of Guardians 234 cases, in
which Vaccination has been neglected. He has in
every instance given notice to the parents in the
form set forth in my Annual Statement for 1858.
The results have in general been satisfactory; all
the notices have been complied with, without the
employment of compulsory means, with the following
exceptions. Two children, one residing in Hall
Park, the other in White Lion Passage, died
shortly after the service of the Notice, of inflammation
of the lungs. In a family residing at Kensal
Town, two children, whose parents had neglected
to comply with the Notice, contracted small pox
a few weeks afterwards, and one of them died.
In the month of January last, I made with the
kind assistance of several of the Public Vaccinators,
a general inspection of the public District
and Charity Schools of the Parish. The results
alforded additional proof, not only that the practice
of vaccination was much neglected, but that the
existing vaccination was frequently insufficient
and unprotective.
The following Table exhibits the total number
of children examined, and the number found to
present thoroughly satisfactory, indifferent, or unsatisfactory
cicatrices; and lastly, those cases in
which there were no appreciable marks.