HC Deb 04 February 1931 vol 247 c1826W
Mr. FREEMAN

asked the Minister of Health the number of deaths of children under two years from small-pox and from causes associated with vaccination during 1930?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The number of deaths of children under two years of age registered in England and Wales during 1930 in respect of which smallpox was mentioned on the medical certificate was seven. During the same period there was registered in England and Wales the death of one child under two years in respect of which vaccination was mentioned on the medical certificate. This death was classified to "pyaemia."