§ MR. BRADLAUGH (Northampton)asked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether his attention has been called to the fact that Charles Hayward, of Ashford, Kent, is now being prosecuted for the 60th time since May, 1885, for breach of the Vaccination Laws?
§ THE PRESIDENT (Mr. RITCHIE) (Tower Hamlets, St. George's)I am informed by the Guardians of the East Ashford Union that with respect to one of his children Charles Hayward has on 18 occasions had orders made on him by Justices requiring him to cause the child to be vaccinated, and that he has been as many times convicted for not complying with the orders. In respect of another child he has been convicted once for not having it vaccinated within 1291 three months of birth; on eight occasions orders of Justices have been made on him for the vaccination of the child, and he has been convicted the same number of times for disobedience. He has thus been convicted in all 27 times.