HC Deb 08 December 1925 vol 189 cc288-9W
Mr. SCRYMGEOUR

asked the Minister of Health, if ho will supply the following figures: deaths of infants under one year of age from erysipelas per million births for each year since 1910; number of infants under one year of age successfully vaccinated by public vaccinators for each year since 1914, with the percentage of such vaccinations to the births: and the total expenditure on vaccination out of national and local funds for each year since 1914?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The information asked for by the hon. Member in the first two parts, of the question is as follows for England and Wales.

DEATHS OF INFANTS under one year of age from erysipelas per million births.
Year. Year.
1910 167 1918 119
1911 154 1919 94
1912 179 1920 149
1913 161 1921 133
1914 207 1922 124
1915 207 1923 112
1916 146 1924 116
1917 127
NUMBER OF INFANTS under one year of age successfully vaccinated by public vaccinators, and the percentage of such vaccinations to the births registered.
Year ended 30th September. Successful primary vaccinations by public vaccinators at the expense of the rates.
Number Percentage to number of births.
1914 284,227 32.2
1915–7 Figures not available.
1918 180,090 27.5
1919 170,653 27.0
1920 241,209 24.8
1921 220,474 25.7
1922 205,106 25.5
1923 234,103 31.0
1924 245,211 33.3

As regards the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given on the 30th November to the hon. Member for Stratford (Mr. Groves).

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