HC Deb 10 December 1925 vol 189 cc718-9W
Mr. BROMFIELD

asked the Minister of Health the number of deaths from small-pox registered in Germany in the years 1921 and 1922; and the case and deaths for 1923 and 1924?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The following statement gives such particulars as are available:

Cases. Deaths.
1921 109
1922 [?]
1923 17 [?]
1924 16 [?]

These figures were obtained from the Weekly Returns issued by the Reich-gesundheitsamts, those in respect of cases being verified from " Statistics of Notifiable Diseases," 1924, issued by the Health Section of the League of Nations.

Mr. BROMFIELD

asked the Minister of Health whether he will state the number of deaths from small-pox registered in Italy in the years 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The following statement gives the required particulars:

Year No. of Deaths.
1911 4,828
1912 3,336
1913 150
1914 45
1915 19
1916 16
1917 114
1918 924
1919 16,380
1920 11,037
1921 1,360
1922 37
1923 16

These figures were obtained from "Statistics of Causes of Death." Italy, 1919–23.

Mr. BROMFIELD

asked the Minister of Health whether he can give the number of cases of small-pox and deaths from that disease registered in Japan in the years 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The following statement gives the particulars required:

Cases. Deaths.
1921 889 212
1922 679 124
1923 1,922 381
1924 1,702 266

These figures were obtained from "Statistics of Notifiable Diseases" 1924, issued by the Health Section of the League of Nations, those in respect of the years 1921, 1922 and 1923, being verified from the official publication of the Japanese Government.

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