§ Mr. Leachasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the importance of information regarding the ages of children diagnosed as suffering from diphtheria, he will ask local authorities and their medical officers of health to see that the ages of the cases of diphtheria notified between 1st January, 1940, and 30th September, 1941, are included in the Return asked for in the Circular dated 12th June, 1941, with an indication of the fatal cases?
§ Mr. E. BrownNo, Sir. The great majority of the Returns have already been received and I do not feel justified in imposing on medical officers of health the task of supplying the additional information referred to The Return provides for distinction between children under five and those between the ages of 5 and 15.