§ MR. HOPWOODasked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether he has deemed it right to inquire, through the Foreign Office, and with what result, of the French Government concerning the inoculation of a foul disease by vaccination in fifty-eight soldiers of the Fourth Zouaves in Algiers, during the month of December 1880, as reported in "Le Petit Colon," and the "Journal d'Hygiene," of Paris, of June 30th and August 25th 1881, and by the French Correspondent of the "Daily News;" and, if not, whether he will be able in any other manner to obtain authentic information on a subject of such great interest?
§ MR. DODSONSir, I have to say that in August last the Foreign Office were good enough, at my request, to cause a communication to be addressed to the French Government relative to the alleged inoculation of a foul disease by vaccination in certain soldiers of the 4th Zouaves in Algiers during December, 1880, and some months afterwards a reply was received by the English Embassy in Paris from the French Government on the subject. The information, however, was incomplete, and I have not since been furnished with further particulars. I have now directed another application to be addressed to the Foreign Office, and I hope that if the French Government have obtained any further information since the date of their former letter they will not object to supply it.