§ Sir GEORGE KEKEWICHasked the President of the Local Government Board what were the number of deaths and the death rates per million from hydrophobia in Great Britain and France respectively, in each of the last 30 years?
§ Mr. BURNSThe number of deaths from hydrophobia and the death rates per million of population in Great Britain in each of the years from 1878 to 1907 are shown in the appended Table. Similar information as regards France is, I am informed, not available:—
Year. Number of Deaths in Great Britain. Death Rates per million persons living. 1878 … … 51 1.78 1879 … … 39 1.34 1880 … … 40 1.36 1881 … … 37 1.24 1882 … … 30 1.00 1883 … … 34 1.12 1884 … … 29 0.94 1885 … … 60 1.93 1886 … … 26 0.83 1887 … … 29 0.91 1888 … … 14 0.44 1889 … … 30 0.93 1890 … … 8 0.24 1891 … … 7 0.21 1892 … … 6 0.18 1893 … … 7 0.21 1894 … … 13 0.38 1895 … … 20 0.58 1896 … … 8 0.23 1897 … … 6 0.17 1898 … … 2 0.06 1899 … … — — 1900 … … — — 1901 … … 1 0.03 1902 … … 3 0.08 1903 … … — — 1904 … … 1 0.03 1905 … … — — 1906 … … — — 1907 … … — —