Third (-Fourth-Fifth) Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the subject of vaccination; with minutes of evidence and appendices.
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Vaccination.
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- 1890-1893
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Credit: Third (-Fourth-Fifth) Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the subject of vaccination; with minutes of evidence and appendices. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![IKDTIC ViOITA^IIOI^AV ■'MmK'.r.) • annual death-rate from all causes pov thousand living at all and under and over certain ages and the aver- age annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,616, App. 451 (Table 35); for each of the years 1838-89, the registered number of deaths ■with the death-rate from all causes per thousand births of infants under three months, from three to six months, from six to twelve months and under twelve months of age and the registered number of births, the birth-rate per thousand living and the per-centage of registered vaccinations to births (17,566-8), 17,616-56, App. 452 (Table 36); during the years 1838-89 in quinquennial periods, the average annual registered number of deaths with the average annual death-rate from all causes per thousand births of infants under three months, from from three to six months, from six to twelve months aud under twelve months of age and the average annual registered number of births, the average annual birth-rate per thousand living and the average annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,616, 17,637, 17,649-63, 17,657-8, 17,675-82, 17,703-6, 17,830-2, App. 453 (Table 37), App. facing page 453 (Diagram IST.) ; foi' each of the years 1838- 89, the registered number of deaths with the death- rate from all causes per thousand births of infants under three months, under sis months and under twelve months of age and the registered number of .births, the birth-rate per thousand living and the per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,658, App, 454 (Table 38) ; during the years 1838- 89 in quinquennial periods, the average annual registered number of deaths with the average annual death-rate from all causes per thousand births of infants under three months, under six months and under twelve months of age and the average annual registered number of births, the average annual birth-rate per thousand living and the average annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, (17.616), 17,658-706, 17,83U-2, A])p. 455 (Table 39), App. facing page 453 (Diagram N.) ; for each of the years 1838-89, the apjjroximate number of jjersons living at all ages and at certain life periods, 17,706-8, App. 456 (Table 40) ; during the years 1838-89 in quinquennial periods, the average number of persons living at all ages and at certain life-periods with the registered number of deaths from all causes at each age during each period, 17,708-10, App. 457 (Table 41) ; during the years 1838-89 in quinquennial periods, the average annual registered number of deaths from all causes at all ages, and at certain life-' periods with the .average annual death-rate per thousand living at each age and the average annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,710-29, App. 458 (Table 42) ; during the years 1838-89 in quinquennial periods, the average number of persons living at ail and under and over certain ages with the registered number of deaths from all causes at each age during each period, 17,729, App. 459 (Table 43); during the years 1838-89 in quin- quennial periods, the average annual registered num- ber of deaths from all causes at all and under and over certaiu ages with the average annual death-rate per thousand living at each age and the average annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,729, 17,748, 17,752, App. 460 (Table 44), App. facing page 460 (I)iagram 0.) ; during the years 1838-9 in quinquennial periods, the total num- ber of small-pox deaths at all ages and at certain life-periods, the average annual small-pox death-rate per million living at each age and the relative per- centage of such death-rates with the average annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, (17,500-12), 17,729-il, 17,746-8, (17,755, 17,776-807), App. 461 (Table 45) ; during the years 1838-89 in quinquennial periods, the total number of small-pox deaths at all and under and over certain ages, the average annual small-pox death-rate per million living at each age and the relative per-centage of such death-rates with the average amiual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,742-52, App. 462 (TaiDle 46); during the years 1849-89 in quinquennial periods, the total number of deaths from small-pox and from fevers of children under five and ttnder fifteen years of age and of persons at all ages and the propi.rfcion of such deaths under five and under fifteen years per cent, of the deaths from these diseases at all ages with the average annual per- centage of registered vaccinations to births, (17,500- 12, 17,740-1), 17,752-807, App. 463 (Table 47); during the years 1849-89 iu quenquennial periods, the total number of deaths from small-pox and from all causes of children under five and under fifteen years of age and the proportion of the deaths at those ages from small-pox i)er cent, of,, the deaths at the same ages from all causes with the average annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,807-9, App. 463 (Table 48); during the years 1838-89 in quia- quennial periods, the total number of deaths at all ages from small-pox, from fevers, from the seven principal zymotic diseases and fi-om all causes and the proportion of the deaths from small-pox, from fevers and from the seven principal zymotic diseases per cent, of the deaths from all causes with the avei'age annual per-centage of registered vaccinations to births, 17,809-20, 17,839, App. 46-1 (Table 49), App. facing page 464 (Diagram P.); and, during the years 1838-89 in quinquennial periods, the total number of deaths from all causes of children under five and under fifteen years of age and of persons at all ages and the proportion of such deaths under five and under fifteen years per cent, of those at all ages with the average annual per-centage of registered vaccina- tions to births. 17,820-39, App. 464 (Table 50). LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOAED (ENGLAND): Mr. J. T. Biggs's opinion that Public Vaccinators do not, as a rule, carry out in full the instructions of the Local Government Board, 13,795, 13,807-16, 14,817, 14,821-3, 15,177-9, 15,218, 15,270-5, 15,290, 15,329. Report to the Local Government Board by Mr. J. Netten Radcliff'e, on certain cases of erysipelas, following upon vaccination, in the Misterton district of the Gainsborough Union, Lincolnshire, and in ad- joining districts of the same Union and of the East Retford Union (16th December 1876), App. 466. Report to the Local Government Board by Mr. J. J. Fen ley and Dr. H. Airy on certain deaths and in- juries alleged to have been caused by vaccination at Norwich (21st October 1882), App. 478. Memoran- dum by the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board on the probable origin of erysipelas at fche Norwich public vaccination station in June 1882 (4th November 1S82), App. 482. Report to the Local Government Board by Dr. F. W. Barry on a death alleged to have been caused by vaccination in the noi'thern district of the Derby Union (29th November 1882), App. 484. Report to the Local Government Board by Dr. E. Bal- lard on an inquiry into a fatal case of post-vaccinal erysipelas occurring at New Humberston, Billesdon Union (4th December 1888), App. 489. LUNN, Mr. CHARLES (analysis of his evidence): Is a hosiery manufacturer at Leicester, 15,055. Be- lieves that two of his children have suffered from sore eyes resulting from vaccination, 15,057-66, 15,072-81; and has accordingly refused, since the vaccination of the second of these two, to have his children vaccinated, 15,056-8, 15,067-8, and been fined on several occasions under the Vaccination Acts, 15,068-71, 15,082-3. States that he entertains a strong feeling on the matter not only on his own account, but because he believes that his father and uncle, who were inoculated with small-pox, suffered from their inoculation very severe attacks of that disease, 15,070; and reads extracts from letters re- ceived by him, on the subject of compulsory vacci- nation, from the late Mr. P. A. Taylor, Mr. A. McArthur, and Mr. John Bright to whom he wrote as Members of Parliament, 15,071. [Reference in the evidence of Mr. J. T. Biggs to cir- cumstances attending the execution of a distress warrant issued in default of payment by Mr. Lunn of a fine imposed under the Vaccination Acts, 13,673.] LYMPH: Professor E. M. Crookshank on organisms present in vaccine lymph, 11,059-79, 11,090,11,104-11,11,120-2, 11,218-26 ; his opinion that they are more abundant in calf-lymph than in humanized, 11,063-4, 11,077- 89 ; and as to the microscopic examination of lymph, 11,112-9, 11,123-5, and the possibilitj- (jr otherwise of distinguishing lymph containing the virus of syphilis, 11,113, 11,118-9, 11,123-9. Professor Orookshank's opinion that all vaccine lymph now in use is not derived from cow-pox, 11,06-5-6, 11,103, 11,140, 11,556-9, 11,594-605, 11,644-7, 11,779, 11,782, 11,809,12,296-8, 12,355-65, 12,420; and as to](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21361344_0825.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)