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"ascertaining that every child born in the parish
"is vaccinated within a given time."
"December 1st, 1859.—The number of cases of
"small pox reported in the parish, to the present
"time, is 13. The number of children discovered
"to be unvaccinated, by the inquiries of the
"Inspector, is 163. Of these, 91 have been
"vaccinated, and 74 are still unvaccinated. Many
"of the poor persons complain that when they
"take their children to be vaccinated, the vacci"nators
have no vaccine matter. I think at this
"season it should be imperative on the vaccinators
"to keep a constant supply of virus, in order that
"persons should have no excuse for leaving their
"children unvaccinated."
The result of these efforts to arrest small pox
cannot at present be estimated, but I hope my
Report for the year 1860 will shew that the whole
parish has been visited, and that a system will be
in existence by which it shall be ascertained that
every child born in the parish has been properly
vaccinated.
In the meantime, it is almost impossible that
some should not escape, however finely the net of
supervision may be woven. It is these few unvaccinated
persons who move about in society that are
likely to catch small pox, and convey it to the
homes of those less susceptible than themselves.
To catch such persons, and compel them to be
vaccinated, is the task that every one should
give themselves conscientiously to do. I have