▁the ▁government ▁appointed ▁a ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁V acc ination ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁which ▁issued ▁six ▁reports ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁with ▁a ▁detailed ▁summary ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁Its ▁recommend ations ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁V acc ination ▁Act , ▁which ▁still ▁required ▁comp uls ory ▁v acc ination ▁but ▁allowed ▁exem ption ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁cons cient ious ▁ob jection ▁on ▁presentation ▁of ▁a ▁certificate ▁signed ▁by ▁two ▁magistr ates . ▁These ▁were ▁not ▁easy ▁to ▁obtain ▁in ▁towns ▁where ▁magistr ates ▁supported ▁comp uls ory ▁v acc ination , ▁and ▁after ▁continued ▁protest s , ▁a ▁further ▁act ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁allowed ▁exem ption ▁on ▁a ▁simple ▁signed ▁declaration . ▁Although ▁this ▁solved ▁the ▁immediate ▁problem , ▁the ▁comp uls ory ▁v acc ination ▁acts ▁remained ▁leg ally ▁en force able , ▁and ▁determined ▁oppon ents ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁their ▁repe al . ▁No ▁Comp uls ory ▁V acc ination ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Labour ▁Party ▁General ▁E lection ▁Man if esto . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁routine ▁when ▁the ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁with ▁" al most ▁neg lig ible " ▁opposition ▁from ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁v acc ination . ▁ ▁V acc ination ▁in ▁Wales ▁was ▁covered