HC Deb 22 July 1912 vol 41 c831W
Mr. CRAWSHAY-WILLIAMS

asked the President of the Local Government Board if he will state the total number of declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination made in the years 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911, and the percentages of these declarations to the births.

Mr. BURNS

The total number of certificates or declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination received by Vaccination Officers during the calendar years 1907 to 1911, inclusive, and the percentages of such objections to births registered during those years, were as follows, namely:—

Objections. Percentage to Births.
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