HC Deb 07 June 1928 vol 218 cc354-6W
Mr. SHEPHERD

asked the Minister of Health if he will furnish a return showing the number of infants vaccinated per cent. of the births for the past five years in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford (Yorks), Leeds, Warrington and Darlington?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

Figures for 1927 are not yet available but the following

Area. Year. Births Registered. No. of these Children successfully Vaccinated. Percentage of Vaccinations to Births.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne C.B. 1922 7,433 3,951 53
1923 6,962 4,184 60
1924 6,971 4,442 64
1925 7,030 4,713 67
1926 6,729 4,580 68
Birmingham C.B. 1922 20,184 11,768 58
(with Perry Barr U.D.). 1923 19,355 12,671 65
1924 18,614 12,264 66
1925 18,283 11,401 62
1926 18,352 11,237 61
Manchester C.B. 1922 16,537 9,236 56
(with Failsworth U.D.). 1923 16,189 9,808 61
1924 15,289 9,287 61
1925 14,989 8,845 59
1926 14,856 8,869 60
Liverpool C.B. 1922 21,531 15,428 72
(with part of Sefton R.D.). 1923 20,663 15,563 75
1924 20,600 15,274 74
1925 19,617 14,153 72
1926 19,902 14,258 72
Sheffield C.B. 1922 10,631 5,040 47
(the part within Sheffield Union). 1923 10,012 5,774 58
1924 9,615 5,424 56
1925 9,238 5,177 56
1926 8,976 5,131 57
Bradford C.B. 1922 5,431 1,420 26
(with Clayton, Denholme and Drighlington U.Ds.). 1923 5,512 1,730 31
1924 5,137 1,588 31
1925 5,045 1,438 29
1926 4,888 1,580 32
Leeds C.B. 1922*† 9,803 5,276 54
1923*† 9,311 5,725 61
1924* 8,914 5,596 63
1925 8,490 4,949 58
1926 8,446 5,060 60
Warrington C.B. 1922 1,808 1,183 65
1923 1,789 1,205 67
1924 1,656 1,125 68
1925 1,736 1,154 66
1926 1,645 1,067 65
Darlington C.B. 1922 1,518 263 17
1923 1,461 377 26
1924 1,423 314 22
1925 1,318 277 21
1926 1,319 299 23
* Including part of Morley M.B.
† Including parts of Rothwell U.D. and Hunslet R.D.

statement gives the number of births registered, and the number and percentage of these successfully vaccinated in each of the years 1922 to 1926. In some cases the figures include those for areas outside the county boroughs mentioned in the question which are situated within the same vaccination officer's district, as separate figures for these areas are not given in the vaccination officer's return.