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vaccinated by vaccinators appointed by the
Poor Law Board, I would suggest that
larger sums than one shilling and one
shilling and sixpence should be given to
medical men for the performance of this
operation. They should not be given the
lowest sum they are willing to take :
but they should be paid a remuneration
sufficient to induce them to look after each
case, and perform the operation with
requisite care.
NON-ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
There is a general diminution of cases of death
amongst these diseases in 1865, but it is most marked
amongst the group of disorders of the chest. This
is undoubtedly to be attributed to the comparative
mildness of the temperature of the first and second
quarters of the year 1865; for although the winter
was long the cold was not intense, and it was
followed in the Spring and Summer quarters with
remarkable mild and genial weather. The deaths
from Consumption were 93, which is a less mortality
than had occurred for many previous years, as will
be seen by the following table :—
DEATHS FROM CONSUMPTION.

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