§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health whether his Department is informed through the local medical officers of health of the crude attack rates of measles, diphtheria, and scarlet fever; if so, whether he will publish them for the West Ham Union for 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, respectively; and, if not, will he take steps to procure them?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINMy Department receives from the local medical officers
TABLE showing numbers of DEATHS classified as due to CHILDBIRTH, and rates per 1,000 live births, for England and Wales and for West Ham County Borough, for the years 1924–1927.
Year. England and Wales. West. Ham County Borough. Deaths due to Childbirth. Deaths due to Childbirth. No. Per 1,000 live births. No. Per 1,000 live births. 1924 … 2,847 3.90 12 1.66 1925 … 2,900 4.08 20 2.85 1926 … 2,860 4.12 13 1.94 1927 (provisional figures) … 2,690 4.11 18 3.00