HC Deb 26 October 1956 vol 558 cc81-2W
Mr. Hobson

asked the Minister of Health the wording of the additional regulation of 1955 of the International Sanitary Regulations in regard to yellow fever and the wording of the additional regulation of 1956 relating to vaccination against smallpox, as indicated regarding yellow fever and smallpox, respectively, in the table on page 2 of Weekly Epidemiological Record No. 41, 1956.

Total Paralytic Non-paralytic
Number of original notifications 848 536 312
Number of corrected notifications 642 420 222
Age groups : 0− 12 11 1
1− 25 20 5
2− 37 31 6
3− 36 24 12
4− 59 35 24
5− 196 106 90
10− 80 46 34
15− 91 65 26
25+ 106 82 24
Number of deaths registered where the interval between onset of the disease and death was less than twelve months 42
Age groups : 0— 4
1− 1
2− 1
3−
4−
5− 4
10− 6
15− 2
20− 2
25− 8
30− 6
35− 3
40− 2
45− 1
50− 2
55–59

The areas in which the cases were originally notified are published in the Registrar General's Weekly Return.

Mr. Turton

The World Health Organisation has not yet published these additional regulations as separate documents, but their text is contained in the copies of the Weekly Epidemiological Record which I am sending to the hon. Member.

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