§ Mr. O'GRADYasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that the practitioners who carry out statutory vaccinations in Germany are required to issue a certificate of vaccination to the patient or parent, as the case may be; and whether he will consider the 2688W advisability of adopting a similar course of procedure in this country, with the view of minimising the number of those whose vaccinal condition is classified as doubtful when small-pox has proved fatal?
§ Mr. BURNSI understand that under the German vaccination law the doctor performing a vaccination is required to draw up a certificate stating the result. In England doctors performing successful vaccination are required to make out certificates for transmission to the vaccination officers. Parents can obtain duplicates of these certificates. I do not at present see that it is necessary to amend the law in this particular.