HC Deb 24 November 1949 vol 470 c500
2. Brigadier Medlicott

asked the Minister of Health how many cases of diphtheria were reported among children up to 16 years of age in the County of Norfolk during 1948; and how many of such children had been immunised against the disease; how many children up to 16 years of age in the same county died of diphtheria during 1948; and how many of such children had been immunised.

Mr. Bevan

Figures are available only for children up to the age of 15. According to returns from local authorities, four children were reported during 1948 as having diphtheria; none of them had been immunised, and no children died from the disease.

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