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Regulation Act," and in 1868 it was introduced
into St. James's, Westminster. An abstract of this
Act was prepared and signed by the Vestry Clerk,
and 6,000 copies circulated throughout the parish.
This immediately led to extensive improvements in
the condition of workrooms, and in no case have I
found it necessary to order prosecution for the
infringement of its requirements.
In 1869 there was a decided tendency to the
development of Zymotic disease, as shown by 119
deaths as against 88 of the two previous years.
This led to the publication and circulation of handbills
on Scarlet Fever and Typhoid Fever. I
became also convinced that at any time another
epidemic of Small Pox might cover the land. At
your suggestion I drew up the handbill entitled
"Facts and Reasons in favour of Vaccination and
the Vaccination Laws." This handbill has been
reprinted in many towns in England, and although
it has not prevented the spread of Small Pox
amongst us this year, I still hope it may have
induced an attention to the subject of Vaccination,
and thus have spared not a few lives during the
epidemic. I also drew up, at your request, a handbill
" On the Legal means of preventing Infectious
and Catching Diseases." In this bill attention was
called to the penalties incurred for exposing persons
suffering from infectious disease, in public conveyances.
The year 1870 was chiefly remarkable for the