§ MR. HOPWOODasked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether 1335 the Scientific Committee to whom was referred the case of Dr. Cory and his inoculation of himself with syphilis in the course of vaccination have completed their examination; whether the fact that syphilis can be and is inoculated by vaccination was not well known previously; and, if any Report has been made, will he lay it upon the Table of the House?
MR. GEORGE RUSSELL (for Sir CHARLES W. DILKE)The Committee to which was referred the case of Dr. Cory have completed their examination. It is the fact that an operation professing to be vaccination can be the means of conveying syphilis; and this fact was, principally from some foreign experiences, well known before Dr. Cory's experiment. It is not the fact, in general terms, that syphilis is inoculated by vaccination. Dr. Cory's experiment had for its object a better understanding of the conditions under which any such conveyance was possible. The Report of the Committee has been made, and will appear in the annual Report of the Medical Officer of the Board, which is presented to Parliament. That Report is now in preparation.
§ MR. HEALYIS it intended to reward Dr. Cory for the sacrifices he has undergone in pursuing these examinations?