§ MR. CHANNING (Northampton, E.)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the case of Mr. Punshon of 37, Darwin Street, Old Kent Road, S.E., whose infant child is medically certified to have died on 26th February from blood poisoning, from vaccination performed by a public vaccinator; and whether he has directed an inquiry to be made into this case; if so, with what result; if not, whether it is his intention to direct that such inquiry be held by his Department?
§ MR. RITCHIEI have received a copy of the entry in the register of deaths in the case of the child referred to. The cause of death, as certified by the medical man, was vaccinia and pyæmia. The case has been brought under the attention of the Royal Commission on Vaccination, and it is, I understand, to be investigated by one of the medical men employed by the Commission for such inquiries.