HC Deb 18 July 1913 vol 55 cc1590-1W
Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD

asked the President of the Local Government Board the total number of exemption certificates or declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination received by vaccination officers during the calendar years 1907–12, inclusive; and the percentage of such objections to total births registered during those years?

Mr. BURNS

The figures are as follows, namely:—

Year. Exemptions. Percentage of Total Births Registered.
1907 … 57,675 … 6.3
1908 … 162,799 … 17.3
1909 … 190,689 … 20.9
1910 … 230,947 … 25.7
1911 … 248,483 … 28.2
1912 … 275,929 … 31.6