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See MH 82/12
Catalogue reference: MH 82/49
Date: 1954 Sept 16-1956 Nov 15
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Folios 254-262. [Continued from MH 12/5969/] Deposition of Margaret Barlow, relating...
Catalogue reference: MH 12/5969/141
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- Folios 254-262. [Continued from MH 12/5969/] Deposition of Margaret Barlow, relating to week ending 25 December 1851. Case: 8 Margaret Barlow. She is the wife of John Barlow and they have five children. The three eldest were vaccinated in Ireland. The youngest Andrew Barlow was vaccinated in April 1851 when about three weeks old, although no one called about it afterwards. When the child was unwell just before Christmas she went to the parish doctor in Bostock Street for some medicine, but was told she needed a note from the parish office. She was told to take the child home, bathe it and return the next day, but she never went back and he never came to her, despite asking where she lived. He did not vaccinate the child. People have called wanting to vaccinate children, but no one has made any other enquiry. Deposition by Jane Ashcroft, relating to week ending 24 October 1851. Case: 34 John Ashcroft. She is the wife of Peter Ashcroft, they have three children, but no child named John. The youngest, Thomas, is the only one to have been vaccinate in the last year. When he was six or eight weeks old she went with Mary Deakin to Dr Callan, at the 'Institution', Vauxhall Road. There were no suitable children there and they did not want their children vaccinated if they could not see the child the 'matter' was to be taken from. They left and returned the following week when both children were vaccinated by Callan from a baby he brought in. They were due to return the next week but did not go. Callan and another gentleman visited her and took the 'matter' from her child and the other person took it from Mrs Deakins. No one else vaccinated her child or came to check later. In early October her lodger Mrs Cannon was confined and attended by Dr Whalley from the Northern Hospital. After she refused to go into hospital he would not attend to her, her husband applied to the parish office for a note and Donlevy came to see her several times. When Ashcroft opened the door to him she was holding her baby and he asked if it had been vaccinated. When she told him that it had been done by Callan, he asked why she had not brought it to him as it was his district. She replied that she did not know about him and that she and Deakin had taken their babies together. He then noted her and Deakin's name, although he did not give a reason for this. Donlevy had never vaccinated any of her children. Third copy of Mary Barrett's deposition, taken 19 March 1852. Liverpool Select Vestry, papers relating to charges of fraud made by the Select Vestry against Mr Donlevy in cases of vaccination. Deposition of Jane Chives, taken before Farnall, 24 May 1852. She is the wife of John Chives and has five children, four by her first husband and one, John Chives, by her present husband, all of whom were vaccinated when about two months old. The youngest, John, was vaccinated by a man who called and asked to vaccinate the child, described as having 'sandy whiskers and lightish hair'. She was initially reluctant as the child was sickly, but agreed. He called back three weeks later, but it was too late to take the 'matter'. He asked if she knew of any other children and also if a gentleman had called, to which she replied no. He gave her a piece of paper with her child's name on, as well as other children's names, which she did not recognise, saying that he had forgotten where he had vaccinated these children. She was to give the paper to a gentleman who would call and tell him that she knew these children and had seen him vaccinate them. She felt that something was not right, but no one called and the paper was eventually burned. Emett declined to cross examine this witness. Deposition of Martin Gavan, taken before Farnall, 24 May 1852. His orphaned niece, Mary Lavell, lives with him and his wife. She was vaccinated on 24 December 1851 by Emett, who said that he would give her sixpence. The previous day a 'thin spare man' called wanting to vaccinate the child but Gavan refused. He accompanied Emett when he called the next day. Having been told the child would get relief he accompanied Emett to his house, where he received a ticket for a loaf, which he collected from the parish office, but he did not receive the promised sixpence. Seven or eight days after the vaccination the girl became very ill and Gavan obtained a doctor's note from Mr Whyte at the parish office, which he took to Emett. He went to the house late that evening, but would not go in, insisting that the child be brought to him, although he was told that she was too sick. Reluctantly they agreed to bring the child too him, but he said he could not wait and left. Several days later Gavan again requested that Emett visit, but he never came. Cross examined by Emett, Gavan confirmed that he received a note from Emett for a loaf. [Continued at MH 12/5969/]
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