HC Deb 05 March 1941 vol 369 c924W
Mr. A. Edwards

asked the Minister of Health, what was the death rate from diabetes in England and Wales for the years 1939 and 1940?

Mr. E. Brown

The death rate from diabetes in England and Wales in 1939 was 185 per million persons living. The approximate death rate for the first 6 months of 1940 was 150 per million persons living. The death rate for the whole of 1940 is not yet available.