§ 26. Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the recent death of a six-months old child, Joan Brady, at Liverpool, 13 days after vaccination by a public vaccinator, the death being attributed at a coroner's inquest to acute tuberculosis; whether the case was investigated by his medical officials; whether the tuberculosis was of an encephalitic character; and if he will hold a further inquiry into the case?
Sir H. YOUNGYes, Sir. The clinical history of this case and the notes of the post-mortem examination were asked for immediately my attention was drawn to the case. These documents support the finding of the inquest and show that the cause of death was generalised tuberculosis, including tuberculous encephalitis (which should be differentiated from post-vaccinal encephalitis). I see no ground for further inquiry.