§ 71. Sir W. de FRECEasked the Minister of Health whether his latest reports show any increase in measles or scarlet fever cases; and whether he can give in each case the figures for the first half of 1922, as compared with the similar period last year?
§ Sir A. MONDThe total number of scarlet fever cases reported in the first six months of 1922 was 54,966, and in the corresponding period of 1921, 56,023. No increase is shown in the more recent returns, the figure remaining fairly constant at about 2,000 weekly. Notification of measles is not now compulsory throughout England and Wales, and consequently no reliable figures can be given.