HC Deb 23 July 1954 vol 530 cc160-1W
Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health how many cases of smallpox and how many deaths from that disease were recorded in the year 1953; what were the ages of those concerned; and in what towns or villages they occurred.

Mr. Iain Macleod

Thirty cases were notified and eight deaths were registered. Numbers in different age groups were as follows:

Age Group Notifications Deaths
0–5 1
5–14 5 1
15–44 12 4
45–64 11 3
65 and over 1

The distribution of notifications and the area of usual residence in the case of those who died were as follows:

Notifications Deaths
Bacup M.B. 2 1
Baildon U.D. 1 1
Bury C.B. 3
Colne Valley U.D. 1 1
Halifax C.B. 4
Leeds C.B. 4 1
Morley M.B. 1 1
Oldham C.B. 3
Todmorden M.B. 11 3