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"or persons who have been unsuccessfully
"nated, so that they may be watched till vacci-
"nation is successful. In order to meet the
"prejudices of those who object to having their
"children vaccinated, I have supplied the Inspector
"and Vaccinators with a pamphlet on the subject,
"written by Dr. Ballard, Medical Officer of Health
"of St. Mary's, Islington; for this purpose I
"should be glad if the Vestry would allow me to
"purchase a further quantity of these tracts for
"distribution. I should also be glad if they would
"give an order for the purchase of Condy's Disin-
"fecting Fluid, as, in many cases, where this agent
"is of great service, persons are too poor to make
"the purchase of it themselves."
" November 3rd, 1859.—I have made every effort
"to arrest the progress of small pox; and wherever
"cases have broken out, the Inspector has been
"directed to make inquiries of the surrounding
"families with regard to vaccination. Up to the
"present time 124 children have been discovered
"unvaccinated; and of these we have obtained
"evidence that 57 are now vaccinated. In many
"instances, however, the vaccination has been too
"late to stay the plague. A woman and four
"children were found unvaccinated at 28, Little
"Windmill Street. They were all vaccinated at
"once, but have all since had the small pox. The
"tracts on vaccination have been circulated, and
"in many instances seem to have overcome the pre-
"judices of people against this prudent operation."