§ MR. JACKSON (Greenwich)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the fact that Mr. A. E. Rossiter, vaccination officer of the Greenwich Union, omitted to serve Form Q. on Mr. Frederick Daniel Eastman, of 45, Lausanne Road, Queen's Road, S.E., before Mr. Eastman's child had attained the age of four months, as prescribed by the Vaccination Order of May, 1907, and, whether, in view of the fact that 63 this omission contributed to Mr. Eastman's neglect to make a declaration under the Act of 1907 until six days after the four months limit prescribed by that Act, and that Mr. Eastman has made a declaration and paid 1s. 6d. for it, although a week too late, he proposes to take any steps in the matter.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) I understand from the vaccination officer that he visited the home of the child on 12th February last, when the child was little more than three months old, that he was told by the mother that it was not intended to have the child vaccinated, and that he informed her that the necessary objection should be sent within the time allowed. I also understand that his note of the case after his visit shows that a notice in the Form Q was sent in the evening of the day of his inquiries. It does not appear to me that I can take any steps in the matter, but I gather that the father has not communicated with the vaccination officer with regard to the ease since the latter returned to him the statutory declaration which was made after the prescribed period, and it may be desirable for him to do so.