tact, whereas those for a = 0.02 imply only 25% more frequent contacts than the all-ornone hypothesis but with rather high though rapidly diminishing attack rates. 10 Schuman and Doull, Amer. Jour. Pub. Health, 30, Supplement to March, 1940, p. 21, state: "From these estimates of carrier prevalence and froni the average annual increment in Shick-negatives, an estimate may be made of the number ...