§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health how many children were immunised against diphtheria at ages under 1, 1 to 4, and 5 to 14 years in 1950, 1951 and 1952.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithFigures are not available in this form prior to the second half of 1951. The following table gives the information available from local health authorities records for these years:
Age Under 1 1–4 5–14 Total 1950 432,898 84,538 517,436 1951— 1st half 247,263 92,329 589,349 2nd half 93,108 156,649 1952 205,218 254,968 95,543 561,858* * Includes 6,129 aged 1–14 which cannot be allocated to a specific age group.