§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health how many cases of smallpox and deaths from that disease were recorded in England and Wales in each of the years 1933 to 1947; and what were the ages of the fatal cases.
§ Mr. BevanFollowing is the information:
CASES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, SMALLPOX, 1933–1947. Year Cases.* Deaths. 1933 631 2 1934 179 6 1935 1 — 1936 12 — 1937 4 — 1938 18 3 1939 1 — 1940 1 — 1941 — — 1942 7 — 1943 — — 1944 16 3 1945 4 — 1946 56 14 1947† 83 15 * Figures for the years 1933–43 are original notifications uncorrected for later re-diagnosis: figures for the years 1944–47 are the original notifications corrected, where necessary, for later re-diagnosis. † Figures are provisional
DEATHS FROM SMALLPOX, 1933–47: AGES. 1933 2; aged 2 and 52. 1934 6; aged 7, 8, 16, 24, 57 and 62. 1938 3; aged 20, 23 and 73. 1944 3; aged 24, 37 and 50. 1946 14; aged 4, 5, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 29, 31, 32, 37, 42 and 50. 1947† 15; aged 7, 27, 49, 69, 70 (2), 72, 75 (3), 76, 78, 79 (2) and 86. † Figures are provisional.