§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Health the incidence in Great Britain during the past five years of diphtheria, cerebrospinal fever, syphilis, measles, pneumonia and whooping-cough respectively?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe incidence during the past five years of the diseases mentioned, excepting syphilis, which is not a notifiable disease, is shown in the appended statement of the numbers of 1991W cases notified. Only certain forms of pneumonia are notifiable, and compulsory
STATEMENT. Year. Diphtheria. Cerebrospinal Fever. Measles. Pneumonia (Primary or Influenzal). Whooping Cough. 1937 61,341 1,140 — 55,896 — 1938 65,008 1,288 — 45,160 — 1939 47,349 1,506 — 42,307 — 1940 46,260 12,767 409,593 47,877 53,630 1941 50,935 11,073 409,531 50,921 173,319 1942 20,340 4,252 100,762 27,528 36,861 (First six months)