§ Mr. BROMFIELDasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the fact 1015W that the published reports of his Department do not supply full statistics as to the numbers of vaccinated and un vaccinated cases of, and deaths from, smallpox which occurred in England and Wales during the years 1922 to 1934, he will supply a statement in respect of each of the years in question, showing, so far as possible, the cases and deaths which were recorded in the hospital registers as vaccinated, unvaccinated, and doubtful, respectively?
§ Sir K. WOODI regret that I have no fuller information in respect of the years 1922 to 1933 than that contained in the annual reports of the chief medical officer of my Department. As regards 1934 the appended table gives such information as is available in my Department.
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England and Wales. Taccinal Condition of Cases of Smallpox occurring in the year 1934 in towns of 150,000 population and over. Ages. Vacciual Condition at time of Infection. Successfully vaccinated. Unvaccinated. Doubtful. Under 1 year — 1 — 1 year — Nil — 2 years — 1 — 3 years — 7 — 4 years — 2 — 5 years — Nil — 6 years — 4 — 7 years — 4 — 8 years — 6 — 9 years — 10 — 10 years — 2 — 11 years — 4 — 12 years 1 6 — 13 years — 6 — 14 years — 6 — 15 years 2 26* — 20 years — 16 — 25 years 2 8 — 30 years 1 4 — 35 years 2 2 — 40 years 3 4 — 50 years 4 — — 60 years 5 — — 70 years 1 — — 80 and upwards. 1 — — Totals 22 119 — * Including one fatal case in a youth of 16 years.
§ Mr. LEACHasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make inquiries in order to ascertain on whom responsibility rests for the posting of a notice on the steamship "Largs Bay," in December, 1932, which stated that on account of a suspected outbreak of smallpox at Colombo passengers desiring to go ashore at that port must be vaccinated?