§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health if, in view of the annoyance, discomfort and injury to health caused to many people in this country by the operation of Clause 83 of the International Sanitary Regulations, and of the facts that large areas of the world are regarded as free from smallpox infection, and that the few cases of smallpox found in ships or aeroplanes have concerned recently vaccinated persons, he will instruct the 172W accepted in the last five years is as follows:
1952–53 … … … 120 1953–54 … … … 120 1954–55 … … … 120 1955–56 … … … 120 1956–57 … … … 150 Not all the above were taken up in the year they were offered, and the numbers actually taken up were:
representatives of Great Britain at the World Health Organisation to urge the withdrawal of the requirement that a vaccination certificate be produced as a condition of entry into certain countries.
§ Mr. TurtonNo. The measures prescribed by Article 83 of the International Sanitary Regulations are permissive only. It is for each country to decide to what extent they should be applied.