§ Mr. BROMFIELDasked the Minister of Health whether any statistics relating to small-pox cases and deaths in Switzerland are available; and, if so, could he state the number of cases notified during each of the last 10 years and the number of deaths?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second part, the following figures relating to deaths have been obtained from the "Statistisches Jahrbuch der Schweiz" for the years 1915–1922 and from the "Bulletins du Service Federal de l'Hygiene Publique" for the years 1923 and 1924. The figures relating to cases have been abstracted from the several "Bulletins du Service Federal de l'Hygiene Publique":
Switzerland. Small-pox notifications and deaths. Cases. Deaths. 1915 … … … 4 2 1916 … … … 3 — 1917 … … … — — 1918 … … … 2 — 1919 … … … 3 — 1920 … … … 2 — 1921 … … … 596 7 1922 … … … 1,153 3 1923 … … … 2,145 1 1924 … … … 1,274 1