72. Dr. VERNON DAVIESasked the Minister of Health if he will give the smallpox statistics for England and Wales for the months of August, September and October last, and the total number of cases since 1st January, 1927?
§ Sir K. WOODThe numbers of cases of smallpox notified in the months of August, September and October were 564, 505 and 795, respectively, and the total number of notifications during the period from 2nd! January last to 5th November inclusive was 12,729. These figures are subject to revision.
§ Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEIs it a fact that each case costs the public £150 to £200 for isolation and that the total cost of these cases for isolation is, therefore, several million pounds a year?
§ Sir K. WOODI must ask for notice of that question.