HC Deb 10 December 1942 vol 385 cc1680-1
17. Dr. Russell Thomas

asked the Minister of Health the number of cases of non- pulmonary tuberculosis in the London area in 1938 and 1941; and the difference as a percentage?

Mr. E. Brown

The number of cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis notified in the County of London was 1,281 in 1938 and 903 in 1941, representing a decrease of 29.5 per cent. as between those two years.

18. Dr. Thomas

asked the Minister of Health the number of deaths due to tuberculosis in children under 15 years of age in the London area in 1938 and 1941; and the difference as a percentage?

Mr. Brown

Deaths from tuberculosis among children under 15 years of age in the Administrative County of London numbered 197 in 1938 and 220 in 1941, the latter figure being 12 per cent. in excess of the former. The classification in each case is based upon the rules adopted in 1940, following the Fifth Decennial Revision of the International List of Causes of Death.