§ Mr. BROADasked the Minister of Health if he will supply the following information in regard to the vaccination of the general population in the United States, namely, names of states in which there is no compulsion to vaccinate; names of states in which vaccination is compulsory subject to a conscientious objectors' clause; and names of states in which vaccination is compulsory without any exemption?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI have no complete information as to the vaccination law throughout the United States, but I am advised, provisionally, that the States in which there is no penalty for neglecting vaccination are Illinois (excluding Chicago), Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan, Alabama, Vermont; that there is exemption on account of conscientious objection to vaccination in California; and that the States in which penalties are imposed for neglecting vaccination include New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, District of Columbia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Virginia, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Indiani, Washington, North Dakota, Texas, Iowa, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania.
§ Mr. R. DAVIESasked the Minister of Health the number of infants born in 1755W Liverpool, the number vaccinated, the number exempted, the number dying unvaccinated, and the number unaccounted for in each of the last 20 years for which the figures are available?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThese particulars are not available for the City of
VACCINATION IN THE REGISTRATION DISTRICTS OF LIVERPOOL, TOXTETH PARK, AND WEST DERBY. — Births. Vaccinated. Insusceptible. Had Smallpox. Exempted. Died Postponed. Remaining Unaccounted for. 1902 … 27,804 22,677 147 4 9 3,080 159 1,728 1903 … 27,653 22,562 142 1 20 3,081 249 1,598 1904 … 28,107 22,566 104 — 22 3,334 239 1,842 1905 … 28,116 22,950 75 — 26 2,813 431 1,821 1906 … 28,079 22,212 71 — 49 2,992 521 2,234 1907 … 27,351 21,543 59 — 171 2,732 541 2,305 1908 … 27,664 21,606 90 — 425 2,574 537 2,432 1909 … 27,295 21,067 112 — 613 2,514 559 2,430 1910 … 26,633 20,812 93 — 717 2,366 650 1,995 1911 … 26,103 19,952 126 — 787 2,639 633 1,966 1912 … 26,144 20,168 67 — 972 2,225 626 2,086 1913 … 26,362 19,996 57 — 1,153 2,399 885 1,872 1914 … 26,936 20,172 83 — 1,201 2,560 945 1,975 1915 … 25,019 18,983 71 — 1,136 2,153 1,243 1,433 1916 … 24,215 18,251 94 — 1,238 2,032 1,313 1,287 1917 … 21,001 15,947 98 — 1,156 1,714 1,130 956 1918 … 20,235 14,929 114 — 1,122 1,728 1,173 1,169 1919 … 21,898 15,723 197 — 1,537 1,691 1,316 434 1920 … 28,952 20,853 195 1 2,289 2,304 1,520 1,790 1921 … 25,390 18,283 120 — 2,175 1,948 1,061 1,803
Lieut.-Colonel MOORE-BRABZONasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the great hardship which will result for working men and women who object to vaccination in the operation of the new Vaccination Order, seeing that in many unions the office of the vaccination officer is situated some miles from the homes of the parents, while mothers with tiny babies will be obliged to travel long distances to get the exemption form, seeing that the fathers will be at work during the vaccination officers' working hours; and whether he can arrange for the exemption forms to be obtained from the registrars as well as from the vaccination officers?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThere appears to be some misapprehension in regard to this matter. The Vaccination Act, 1907, requires that a declaration of conscientious objection to vaccination shall be made in the form set out in the Schedule to the Act, or in a form to the
1756WLiverpool, as they are compiled for registration areas only. The following statement gives the particulars asked for in respect of the registration districts of Liverpool, Toxteth Park, and West Derby, which comprised the City of Liverpool and certain adjacent areas:
like effect. There is nothing in the new Vaccination Order which requires parents to make personal application to the vaccination officer for a form of declaration. The form may be obtained on written application to that officer or the declaration may be made in a form to the like effect without applying to him. In the circumstances, I see no necessity to make further' arrangements for the supply of these forms.
§ Mr. LEACHasked the Minister of Health whether chicken-pox is notifiable in Birmingham; and whether he can give the number of cases that occurred there during the months of June and July, and also the number of cases of small-pox notified in the same period?
§ Lord E. PERCYI understand that, under the provisions of local Acts in force in Birmingham, the parent or guardian of a child in attendance at school is required to notify the headmaster of the 1757W school if chicken-pox occurs in any member of the family. The number of cases of chicken-pox notified under these provisions during the eight weeks ended the 28th July was 623, while three cases of small-pox were notified to the medical officer of health during the same period.