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very soon cropped up in the same house, had the first
case been removed at once in all probability the three
others would not have occurred.
Whenever a case of Smallpox came under my notice I
at once gave instructions for the room and clothing to
be disinfected, and advised the re-vaccination of all the
inmates of the house.
By a resolution passed at one of your meetings you
appointed me to vaccinate all persons who might he
desirous of being re-vaccinated; in accordance with
your wishes I vaccinated about 100.
At the suggestion of the Vicar, I inspected all the
children at the St. Martin's National Schools, with the
view of ascertaining whether any of them required
vaccinating. Those children in whom the cicatrices
of the former vaccination were not well marked I
re-vaccinated, with the consent of the parents. In
some few instances I found vaccination had been
entirely neglected.
Measles.—There were 7 deaths from this disease,
this is 2 more than in the previous year.
Scarlet Fever.—12 deaths were due to this disease,
the same number as in the previous year.
Diphtheria caused 7 deaths, this is three in excess
of the previous year.