§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the President of the Local Government Board if he will state how many certificates of exemption from vaccination were granted during the year ending December 31st, 1904, and how the figures compare with the two previous years.
( Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) The returns made to the Local Government Board show the number of certificates of conscientious objection received by the vaccination officers during the year. This number may be taken as substantially agreeing with the number granted during the year. The returns for 1904 are not quite complete, but the number of certificates received during that year may be stated approximately as 39,750. The numbers in 1902 and 1903, respectively, were 33,632 and 37,259.