§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health how many death certificates were received during the year 1927 and during the year 1928 on which the words "vaccination" or "vaccinia" appeared; what were the ages of the persons to whom these certificates related; and whether he has information of any other deaths occurring in those two years in which vaccination was performed a short time before death occurred?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINSeven death certificates were received during 1927 in which the word "vaccination" or "vaccinia" appeared, and 24 during1282W 1928. The ages of the persons to whom these certificates related were as follow:—
Deaths certified in 1927. Deaths certified in 1928. One at 1 month. One at 3 weeks. Two at 2 months. Three at 1 month. One at 3 months. Two at 4 months. One at 6 months. Three at 5 months. One at 7 months. One at 7 months. One at 9 months. One at 14 months. One at 20 months. One at 4 years. One at 6 years. One at 8 years. Two at 9 years. One at 10 years. One at 12 years. Two at 14 years. One at 19 years. One at 33 years. One at 66 years. The figures for 1928 are provisional. I have information of 16 deaths occurring in 1927, and 14 in 1928, in which vaccination had been performed within one month of death.