§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the President of the Local Government Board whether, seeing that the proper charge for public vaccination is 4s. 2d. at the surgery and 6s. 8d. at the patient's house, he has sanctioned Dr. Jaynes, one of the public vaccinators of the district of Bermondsey, charging 6s. 8d. for each child and adult he vaccinates at a place other than the patient's home; and whether of 128W the total amount of fees for vaccination, paid to the three public vaccinators in Bermondsey for the years 1908, 1909, and 1910, the fees payable to Dr. Jaynes. amount to half?
§ Mr. BURNSDr. Jaynes has been appointed by the Board as an authorised teacher of vaccination. In this capacity he receives, as prescribed by the General Order of the Board of 19th June, 1899, a fee of 5s. in respect of every successful primary vaccination of any child, which may be performed elsewhere than at the home of the child vaccinated, but at a place and subject to conditions which the Board have approved. Dr. Jaynes is only concerned with the vaccination of adults in his capacity of public vaccinator, and the fee in respect of such cases is 2s. 6d. when the operation is performed elsewhere than at the home of the patient. In addition the public vaccinator receives a birth fee of 1s. 8d. in respect of each child born within his district. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative.
§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSalso asked the President whether his attention has been called to the action of Dr. Jaynes in giving 2s. to many persons vaccinated at his surgery, and also to the fact that Dr. Jaynes and Dr. Johnston, both residing out of their district, are in the habit of giving medical certificates and orders for admission to the workhouse or infirmary in blank, leaving them to be filled up by the relieving officer; and what steps he proposes to take in consequence?
§ Mr. BURNSMy attention has not been called to the matters with which the question deals. I am in communication with the guardians on the subject.