Report from the Select Committee on the Vaccination Act (1867) : together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, appendix and index.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Vaccination Act (1867)
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1871
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    Report, 1871—continued. St. Luke's (Middlesex)—continued. in 1870; proportion of vaccinated and unvaccinated cases. Neighbour 5241-5247. 5270- 5272. 5282-5287 Sufficiency of one station and one public vaccinator for St. Luke’s, ib. 5261-5265. 5268.5269 Relative amount of small-pox in St. Luke’s and in Bethnal Green, ib. 5291-5298. Much better vaccination in St. Luke’s than was the case a few years ago, Neighbour, 5307-53J3 Considerable number of re-vaccinations by the public vaccinator, 2^5335- ■5337' Number of small-pox cases in the district at different ages, ib. 5337. St. Pancras. Explanation as regards the inefficiency of the vaccination stations in St. Pancras, that the arrangements have never been submitted to nor approved by the Privy Council, Seaton 5410. 5540-5548. 5716. Sanitary Measures. Increased liability to smail-pox the greater the neglect of sanitary conditions, Collins 389-392. 427 Conclusion that, the same sanitary conditions exist- ing, the general mortality will be the same, though the proportionate mortality from small-pox and from typhus, &c. will vary in different years; an improved sanitary system is, in fact, the best preventive of disease and of excess of mortality, Pearce 911-917. 1.303, 1304- Coincidence between the introduction of improved sanitary conditions and of vaccina- tion, decrease of mortality being owing to the former, and not to the latter, Pearce 1106- 1108 Much better sanitary arrangements for the treatment of the disease than in former times, ib. 1153 Witness repeats that improved sanitary conditions are the best preventive,^. 1186. 1199. Expediency of the interference of Government being restricted to well-understood sanitary conditions, and of vaccination being allowed r.o stand or fall on its own merits, Wilkinson 1580-1585 Argument that the large expenditure under the Local Govern- ment Act should have much reduced the death-rate, G. S. Gibbs 1630, 1631. 1633. ]854-1890. Belief that cleanliness is the great prophylactic against all epidemics, including small- pox, Baker 2334, 2335. 2354-2362 Injurious operation of the system of vaccination in diverting attention from improved sanitary regulations, whereas in these lie the best preventives to small-pox, Hume-Rothery 2540-2542. Limited extent to which sanitary conditions affect the prevalence of small-pox, Simon 2961-2964. Increased mortality from small-pox wherever sanitary precautions are neglected, Bakewell 3585, 3586 Opinion as to the good effect of proper sanitary con- ditions, AJarson 4197, 4198 Great importance of one central authority in London in charge of all sanitary matters, Seaton 5776-5778. Disadvantages of the present division of sanitary responsibility between the depart- ments of the Government, Pep. v. See also Dwellings of the Working Classes. Local Government Act. Smith, Dr. Southwood. Scarlet Fever a?id Scarlatina. Belief as to scarlet fever having; increased through vaccina- tion, Collins 430-436. 441. 650-656 Statement that scarlatina is more severe and fatal by reason of pievious vaccination, Pearce 706 Increased mortality fiom scarla- tina further adverted to as a probable result of vaccination, ib. 918, 91 9 Conclusion as to scarlatina and diphtheria having increased in malignity since compulsory vaccina- tion, ib. 1033-1037. Fallacy of the view that scarlet fever is communicable by vaccination, Simon 3094- 3096 Increased prevalence of scarlatina in Scotland, Wood 4491, 4492. Scotland: Exception taken to the view that compulsorv vaccination, having been followed by a great diminution of small pox in Scotland and Ireland, it has been the direct cause of such diminution, Collins 1 96-201 ; Wilkinson 1392-1400. 1570-1572 Much larger per-centage of vaccination in Scotland than in Ireland, Pearce 1140 Belie! that the very general prevalence of vaccination in Scotland will not keep off the small-pox epi- demic, ib. 1238, 1239 Effectual carrying out of compulsory vaccination in Scotland, whereas in 1869 ihere were twenty-nine deaths of young children in the eight principal towns; conclusion as to these children having all been vaccinated, G. S. Gibbs 1600-1603. Reference to a pamphlet published by witness in i860, in which the great mortality from small-pox in Scotland in former years is set forth, and conclusions are drawn as to the great importance of compulsory vaccination, IFoof/4354-4363. 4390 -Returns of the Registrar General for Scotland adverted to as confirming the alleged advantages of extended vaccination, ib. 4363-4366. 4389-4391 Occurrence formerly of small-pox epidemics in Scotland about every three years, whereas there has been no epidemic since the Compulsory Vaccination Act of 1863, and the annual mortality has greatly declined, ib. 4364-4366. 4389-4397. 4471-4483.