HC Deb 23 November 1914 vol 68 cc823-4W
Mr. YEO

asked the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that, at an inquest held on the body of the two-months-old child of William Henry North, of Miles Lane, Mitcham, it appeared that the deceased became ill soon after vaccination, although it was a perfectly healthy and fine child up to the time of that operation, and that the father on oath expressed himself thoroughly sure that death was due to the vaccination; whether he is aware that the infant was vaccinated by a public vaccinator with official calf-lymph supplied by the Local Government Board; and is a similar strain of lymph to that from which this child was vaccinated still being used on the civil and military population?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

I have made inquiry of the Croydon guardians regarding this case. I learn that seven other vaccinations were performed by the same public vaccinator with the same lymph without any untoward results. I am having further inquiry made and will communicate the result to my hon. Friend.