§ Mr. CHIOZZA MONEYasked the President of the Local Government Board if he has any official information showing that in the United Kingdom there are 500,000 new cases of syphilis every year, and in London 40,000 such new cases?
§ Mr. BURNSNo official statistics on the subject are available. My hon. Friend will find a good deal of information summarised in a Report by Dr. R. W. Johnstone, one of my medical inspectors, which was laid before Parliament a day or two ago.
§ Mr. CHIOZZA MONEYasked the President of the Local Government Board if he will state for the years 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, and for the latest year for which the facts are available, the number of deaths from syphilis in the United Kingdom, and the death rate from this disease per 1,000 of the population?
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§ Mr. BURNSFor England and Wales the numbers and rates per 1,000 of the population of deaths registered as due to syphilis are:—
Number of deaths. Rate per 1,000 of Population. 1880 2,160 .084 1890 2,056 .071 1900 1,842 .057 1910 1,639 .046 The figures for Scotland are:—
1880 228 .06 1890 196 .05 1900 215 .05 1910 199 .04 The figures for Ireland are:—
1880 92 .018 1890 74 .016 1900 78 .017 1910 97 .022 The year 1910 is the last for which the figures are available.