§ MR. CORRIE GRANTI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether one of the public vaccinators of the Battle District, Sussex, has charged the guardians fees for the vaccination of certain persons after he had already charged fees to the persons vaccinated for his services; if so, can he state in how many cases this occurred, and what steps he has taken or proposes to take with regard to this public vaccinator, and to prevent the practice occurring elsewhere.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. WALTER LONG Bristol, S.)I understand that the officer referred to in the Question included in his register of persons vaccinated for the quarter ended June last the names of three persons for whose vaccination he was paid as their private medical attendant. He thus contravened Section 22 of the Vaccination Act, 1867. On finding this to be the case, he appears 175 himself to have drawn the attention of the guardians to the matter and returned to them the fees they had paid him for the three vaccinations. I have only received the officer's explanation within the last few days and I am still in communication with the guardians on the subject. I have no reason to suppose that the practice complained of prevails, and it does not seem to me necessary to take any general steps with regard to it. I may point out, however, that in any such case it is open to the guardians to terminate their contract with the public vaccinator by giving him twenty-eight days notice.