HC Deb 31 July 1923 vol 167 cc1293-4W
Mr. F. HALL

asked the Minister of Health whether the sanction given to the appointment of a sanitary inspector to the Ledbury Rural District Council at a salary of £150 per annum was based upon a considered policy that a local authority can obtain and retain the services of a qualified and experienced sanitary inspector at such an inclusive salary, having regard to the duties of the office and the present cost of living?

Lord E. PERCY

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon.

SMALL-POX—ENGLAND AND WALES.
Year. Number of Cases. Number of Deaths. Mortality per cent. of Cases. Percentage of total Cases at Age Periods.
1–15 15–30 30–40 40–50 50 and upwards.
1918 63 2 3.2 31.8 23.8 23.8 6.3 14.3
1919* 311 28 9.0 17.7 29.6 17.4 18.6 15.8
1920 280 30 10.7 33.6 23.6 12.5 19.6 10.7
1921 336 5 1.5 47.0 20.6 8.9 10.7 12.8
1922 973 27 2.8 47.6 22.1 7.9 10.7 11.7
1923(January—June inclusive) l,227† Information not yet available.
* No information received as to age of 3 cases in 1919.
† Subject to revision.

Friend gave to a question as to this appointment on 13th June. The salary of £150 per annum is a commencing salary and the Minister will consider sympathetically any proposal of the local authority to make a reasonable increase on satisfactory service.