HC Deb 24 March 1927 vol 204 cc549-50
38. Mr. R. RICHARDSON

asked the Minister of Health in which county and county borough the 83 deaths from chicken-pox took place, as reported in the Registrar-General's Report for 1925?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

As the answer to this question is somewhat long, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

The deaths from Chicken-pox in 1925, by Administrative County or County Borough of occurrence, are for England and Wales as follows:

Administrative Counties: No. of Deaths.
London 13
Carmarthenshire 1
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire 2
Essex 2
Glamorganshire 3
Gloucestershire 1
Kent 1
Lancashire 5*
Leicestershire 1
Monmouthshire 1
Northumberland 1
Nottinghamshire 1
Shropshire 1
Surrey 3
Sussex, East 1
Yorks (West Riding) 2

County Boroughs: No. of Deaths.
Birmingham 3
Bristol 1
Cardiff 1
Coventry 1
Derby 1
Gateshead 1
Halifax 1
Huddersfield 1
Kingston-upon-Hull 1
Leeds 1
Liverpool 4*
Manchester 6
Middlesbrough 2
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1
Newport (Mon.) 1
Nottingham 1
Oldham 2
Plymouth 3
Preston 1
Sheffield 1
Smethwick 1
Stockport 1
Stoke-on-Trent 3
Swansea 1
Tynemouth 1
West Bromwich 1
West Ham 1
* Of the five deaths in the Administrative County of Lancashire two related to persons ordinarily resident in Rochdale County Borough whilst one of the Liverpool County Borough deaths related to a person ordinarily resident in the Administrative County of Lancashire.