§ Mr. SCRYMGEOURasked 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. CHAMBERLAINThe 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).