24. Mr. WESTasked the Minister of Health how many cases of tuberculosis per thousand of population were notified in North and South Kensington during 1931, 1932, and 1933?
Sir H. YOUNGThe information available on this subject is that contained in the annual reports of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington. With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving the figures calculated from the statistics contained in those reports.
Sir H. YOUNGThe figures are, for North and South Kensington compared, 1931, 1.60 and 1.18; 1932, 1.81 and 0.99; and 1933, 1.55 and 1.03.
Mr. WESTIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the figures he has given show that in North Kensington the disease and death rates are double those for South Kensington and that the cause of that abnormal rate is the shocking housing conditions in North Kensington?
Sir H. YOUNGWe are well aware of the housing conditions in North Kensington and great activity is being displayed in remedying them. As regards the deductions the hon. Member has drawn from the figures, they show the danger of reading them out, because the deductions are entirely unjustified by the figures.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Tuberculosis: Number of primary notifications per thousand of estimated population.
| — | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | |
| North Kensington | … | 1.60 | 1.81 | 1.55 |
| South Kensington | … | 1.18 | 0.99 | 1.03 |