§ Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Secretary for Scotland what is the total number of small-pox patients admitted to Belvedere Hospital, Glasgow, since the recent outbreak, and of that number how many had been vaccinated in infancy and since, and how many had never been vaccinated; and whether the number of deaths which have taken place were entirely those of vaccinated persons?
§ Mr. MUNROA return giving the information requested has been prepared in tabular form.
The following is the Return:
SMALL-POX IN GLASGOW TO 12TH JULY, 1920. Age Period. Unvaccinated. Vaccinated. Cases. Deaths. Cases. Deaths. Under 10 years 71 16 8 Nil. Over 10, under 20 12 4 74 2 Over 20 5 1 182 29 Totals 88 21 264 31
Total cases admitted to Belvedere Hospital 352 Total deaths 52 Of the vaccinated cases, 15 have been re-vaccinated since infancy. Two of these are said to have been re-vaccinated in 1916, but there is no visible evidence of this.