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Leaflets and notes on Diphtheria, 1935 - 1950

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/4/1/44

Scope and Contents

A collection of leaflets regarding scepticism around the Diphtheria vaccination.

1. "Diphtheria Immunisation, advice given by the Ministry of Health", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1935 (5 copies) 2. "Inoculation against Diphtheria, to parents, bewards of the Schick Test and inoculations against Diphtheria", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League (4 copies) 3. "The Schick Test and Immunisation against Diphtheria, a critical examination of the pro-inoculation case", published by the National Anti-Vivisection League, 1930 4. "Vaccination a Crime Against Health", by Miss Lily Loat, reprinted from The Medical Times, July 1931 5. "Reasons why the Schick Test and subsquent Inoculations should not be used on School Children", published on behalf of Lily Loat of the National Anti-Vaccination League, December 1925 (9 copies) 6. "Facts Against Diphtheria Immunisation, second edition", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1942 (2 copies) 7. "Diphtheria Immunization in Canada", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1942 (3 copies) 8. "Deaths following inoculations against Diphtheria", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1943 9. "Doctors' Petition Against Compulsory Immunisation", issued by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1938 10. "The "Schick" Inoculation for Immunisation Against Diphtheria, an exporure of its dangers and fallacies", by M. Beddow Bayly, issued by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1939 11. "Why do the Majority of Doctors, many members of Parliament Local Authorities support Diphtheria Immunisation?", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1945 12. "Diphtheria Immunisation, useless, injurious and unnecessary", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1945 13. "Diphtheria Immunisation", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1947 14. "Notes on Diptheria Immunisation", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, September 1947 15. "Parents! Ask yourselves whether you ought to have your Children inoculated against Diphtheria, immunisation is unnatural", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1950 16. "Diphtheria Immunisation, Sir Wilson Jameson's statements broadcast on May 5th 1941 as reported in The Times, May 6th 1941, second edition", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1941 17. "Diphtheria in Immunised Children", published by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection, 1955 18. "Immunisation Against Diphtheria, what eminent doctors think about inoculation", by M. Beddow Bayly, 1935 19. "Leigh Town Council, Diphtheria Outbreak: Immunization Defended", reprinted from the "Leigh, Tyldesley and Atherton Journal, published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 13th January 1939 20. "Diphtheria Immunisation, reply to statements in circular, dated 11th June 1932, issued from the Health Department, Town Hall, Leek, by Dr. J.M. Johnson, Medical Officer of Health", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1932 21. "The Case Against Compulsory Diphtheria Immunization" (leaflet no.23), by M. Beddow Bayly, issued by the Natonal Anti-Vivisection Society, 1945 22. "Immunisation against Diphtheria, the fallacious and misleading arguments of the Ministry of Health", by M. Beddow Bayly. Published by the National Anti-Vacination League, October 1942 23. "Diphtheria Immunisation", by Dr. F. H. Haines", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, 25th March 1943 24. "Schickite Inoculations", by Arnold Lupton for the National Anti-Vaccination League 25. "Birmingham Immunisation Statistics", by L. Loat, for the National Anti-Vaccination League, 28th September 1938 26. "A Second Inoculation "try-on" on the People", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League 27. "Reasons why the Schick Test and subsequent Inoculations should not be used on School Children", by L. Loat of the National Anti-Vaccination League, 1925 28. "The Schick Test and Immunisation. What are they?", pubilshed by the National Anti-Vaccination League, (2 copies) 29. "copy of a letter from the National Anti-Vacination League to the President of the Board of Education", 18th November 1942 30. "The "Schick" Test for Diphtheria and Toxin-Antitoxin", Published by the National Anti-Vaccination League, includes a letter from L. Loat to Netta Ivory dated 2nd May 1924 31. "The Health Education and Research Council, protest against compulsory immunisation by thirty-nine medical practitioners", February 1941 32. "Mass Meeting in Guernsey Against Compulsory Immunisation", a speech by Mis Loat, reprinted from The Vaccination Inquirer, July 1st, 1939 33. "Why you should Not be Immunized Against Diphtheria", by Lily Loat, reprinted from Health for All, August 1939 34. "Immunisation Against Diphtheria. Claims from America and Canada Demolished", by Lily Loat, secretary of the National Anti-Vaccination League, reprinted from the Anti-Vivisection Journal, October 1939. 35. "Parents" The Minister of Health has stated in Parliament that inoculcation against diphtheria or other diseases is not compulsory", published by the National Anti-Vaccination League 36. "The Times, Compulsory Inoculation", Tuesday February 4 1941 37. "Reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects No. 10, report on Diphtheria", a publication from the Ministry of Health 38. Printed manuscript of "Diphtheria, the Schick Test, and Toxin and Anti-toxin". Heavily annotated in ink. 39. Printed manuscfipt of "The Schick test for Diphtheria"

Dates

  • Creation: 1935 - 1950

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1 folder

Language of Materials

English

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