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creasing in your neiglibourhood ? If decreasing, to what 

 cause do you impute it?" 



To such letters the board have received 42G answers ; and 

 the following are the results of their investigation : 



The number of persons stated in such letters to have been 

 vaccinated is 164,381. 



The number of cases in which small-pox had followed 

 vaccination is 5fi. 



The board think it proper to remark under this head, 

 that in the enumeration of cases in which small-pox has 

 succeeded vaccination, they, have included none but those in 

 which the subject was vaccinated by the surgeon reporting 

 the facts. 



The bad consequences which have arisen from vaccination 

 are, eruptions of the skin in 65 cases, and inflammation of 

 the arm in 24 instances, of which three proved fatal. 



Vaccination, in the greater number of counties from 

 which reports have been received, appears to be increasing; 

 it may be proper however to remark, that in the metropolis 

 it is on the decrease. 



The principal reasons assigned for the decrease are: 

 Imperfect vaccination ; 

 Instances of small-pox after vaccination; 

 Supposed bad coasequences ; 

 Publications against the practice; 

 Popular prejudices. 



And such report having been considered, it was moved, 

 seconded, and 



Resolved, That the report now read be adopted bv this 

 court as the answer of the court to the letter of the Royal 

 College of Physicians of the 23d day of October last on the 

 subject of vaccination. 



Resolved, 1 hat a copy of these minutes and resolutions, 

 signed by Mr. Governor Lucas (presiding at this court in 

 the absence of the master), be transmitted by the secretary 

 to the register of the Royal College of Physicians. 



(Signed) \Vm. Lucas. 



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