HC Deb 30 July 1931 vol 255 cc2481-2W
Mr. FREEMAN

asked the Minister of Health whether he has any report to make on the case of the child of Mr. and Mrs. Nance-Kievill, of Newport, Monmouthshire, who died on 11th July, following vaccination on 6th June?

Mr. GREENWOOD

I have obtained a report on this case from one of the medical officers of my Department, who has investigated it locally. The death of the child appears to have been due to septicaemia following septic infection of a vaccinated arm. Evidence of this infection appeared four days after vaccination. There was no reason to consider that it had been introduced by the vaccine lymph employed. The lymph used was not obtained from the Government-Lymph Establishment, but was supplied by a well-known maker. The vaccination was performed in the ordinary course of practice by a medical practitioner who is not a public Vaccinator.

1929; how many of such persons were convicted of murder; how many of these were executed and how many were found guilty but insane; and how many proceeded against for murder were found guilty of some lesser offence?

Mr. W. ADAMSON

The following table gives the information desired: