§ 72. Mr. BENTHAMasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will lay the result of the inquiry which has been made respecting the contracting of small-pox by three revaccinated members of the crew of His Majesty's ship "Conqueror," before the House?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of ADMIRALTY (Dr. Macnamara)I have already communicated the general results of the inquiry in the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend on the 13th ultimo. To these I do not think I can add anything.
§ 73. Mr. BENTHAMasked whether the demonstration of the uselessness of revaccination in the case of members of the crew of His Majesty's ship "Conqueror" to protect from small-pox will lead to the respecting of the conscientious objections of persons desiring to enter the Service, in accordance with the spirit of the Vaccination Acts, 1898 and 1907?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThree men only out of a complement of over 700 were affected with a modified form of small-pox. As I stated in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for the Blackfriars Division of Glasgow on the 6th of February last, before entry into the Service a man is required to express his willingness to be vaccinated, and I cannot undertake to recommend any relaxation of the Regulations.