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must have been at work, to cause the very large proportion of refusals
observed among the scholars of the Windsor Road, Gainsborough
Road, Sidney Road and Homerton Row Schools.
The following effusion which was distributed broadcast explains
the influence at work, and also illustrates the mental strength of the
classes moved by it:—
LONDON SCHOOL BOARD'S CHILDREN AND
VACCINATION.
PARENTS, do not allow your Children to be inspected by the
Public Vaccinators. There is no law to compel you.
KEEP THE CHILDREN AWAY FROM SCHOOL
rather than run the risk of their being poisoned with filth
taken from animals, which the Doctors call Vaccine, the
evil effects of which they themselves do not understand.
Parents, will you allow your Children to be made ill and liable
to take diseases, in order to allow some Doctors to have
good positions and well-lined purses ?
REMEMBER, a large number of the Doctors themselves are
against Vaccination.
ABOLISH THE FILTHY PRACTICE ALTOGETHER.
When the circular, announcing the examination reaches you,
send in your notice of objection, so that the authorities
may learn how strongly the people object to these measures
for forcing Vaccination upon them.
Further reference to this production is unnecessary, except to
state that I have included it in my report as a sample of the statements
made by those opposed to vaccination. Another cause for
the refusals arises from the fact, that a large number of parents did
not understand the object of signing the School Board's letter of
objection to the examination. Many Masters and Mistresses were
of the same opinion.