§ MR. LOGAN (Leicestershire, Harborough)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if his attention has been directed to the report of a vaccination prosecution before the Justices 175 sitting at Southam, Warwickshire, from which it appears that, although the public vaccinator had himself certified that the child which formed the subject of the prosecution was weak and suffering, from rickets, that officer insisted upon Ins right to vaccinate it, and expressed his intention of disregarding the instructions of the Local Government Board on that point; and if the Local Government Board propose to take any steps to secure respect for their instructions in the district in question.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD(Mr. CHAPIAN,) Lincolnshire, SleafordMy attention has been directed to certain newspaper reports of the case referred to. The facts are as stated as regards the certificate given by tile Public vaccinator, but it was not a certificate of postponement of vaccination under the Vaccination Acts. Indeed, the public vaccinator is reported to have stated in court that he considered the child a fit subject for vaccination. He absolutely denies having expressed any intention of disregarding the instructions of the Local Government Board. He only claimed the right to use his discretion as to what constituted good health in relation to vaccination, and I see no reason to interfere with this discretion.