§ 63. Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health how many cases of post-vaccinal encephalitis came to the notice of his department in 1941, 1942 and this year; how many of these were serving soldiers; and how many cases in air personnel and in naval personnel came to the notice of his department in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 and this year?
§ Mr. WillinkThe numbers of cases of post-vaccinal encephalitis in 1941 and 1942 were 6 and 19, and the provisional figure to date for 1943 is 2. Of these 6 cases in 1941, 5 in 1942, and 1 in 1943 were serving soldiers. In reply to the last part of the question there were no cases among R.A.F. personnel in the five years mentioned; and among naval personnel there were no cases in 1939 and 1941, 1 case in 1940, 4 in 1942, and 1 during the present year.