§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health whether any of the 209 cases of diphtheria reported in Darlington in 1944 occurred amongst immunised children; and what were the ages of the 10 fatal cases of that disease.
§ Mr. BevanReturns from the local authority show that the number of cases of diphtheria notified in Darlington in 1944 among immunised children was 30, as compared with 122 among children who were not immunised Of the 10 deaths from diphtheria assigned to Darlington in 1944, 8 were of persons under 15 and 2 of persons over 15; they included no immunised child.