§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health if he will furnish figures showing the number of children born, the number vaccinated, and the number in respect of whom certificates of conscientious objection to vaccination have been furnished by the parents during the six years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1925?
§ Mr. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAINThe following table gives the required particulars for the years 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. The figures for 1924 and 1925 are not yet available:
Year. Number of births. Number of children included in Col. 1 who were successfully vaccinated. Number children included in Col. 1 in respect of whom declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination were received. 1. 2. 3. 1920 958,568 378,414 416,306 1921 849,060 324,864 382,157 1922 780,277 314,550 347,511 1923 758,404 362,882 280,236