§ 68. Mr. W. THORNEasked the Minister of Health the number of vaccinations per cent. of births, small-pox deaths, small-pox rate per 100,000, and the number of deaths from vaccination for England and Wales for the financial years 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925, respectively; the small-pox deaths and the rate per 100,000 in London; and the vaccination per cent. of births for Leicester and small-pox deaths in Leicester for the same years?
§ Sir K. WOODAs the answer includes a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following is the information required for the calendar years in question. Figures are not available for the financial years:
1913| ENGLAND AND WALES. | ||||||
| — | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
| Successful vaccinations per cent. of births | … | 38.3 | 40.3 | 47.8 | * | * |
| Small-pox— | ||||||
| (1) Number of deaths | … | 5 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
| (2) Rate per 100,000 population living | … | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Deaths certified as due to vaccination | … | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3† |
| *Figures not yet available. | †Provisional figures. |
§ The deaths from small-pox of persons notified as suffering from the disease in London and the rates per 100,000 population living are as follows:
| — | Deaths. | Rate. | ||
| 1921 | … | … | — | — |
| 1922 | … | … | 20 | 0.44 |
| 1923 | … | … | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1924 | … | … | — | — |
| 1925 | … | … | 1 | 0.02 |
§ For Leicester the required figures are:
| — | Vaccination per cent. of births. | Deaths from small-pox. | ||
| 1921. | … | … | 2.78 | — |
| 1922. | … | … | 3.00 | — |
| 1923. | … | … | 42.21 | — |
| 1924. | … | … | 32.82 | — |
| 1925. | … | … | * | — |
| * Figures not yet available. |