§ Mr. DAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has any statistics that will show the number of deaths that have taken place in India 1422W during the previous 12 months either from leprosy, small-pox, or diphtheria, respectively; and will he give particulars?
§ Earl WINTERTONComplete figures for the year 1928 have not yet been received. According to the weekly returns furnished by the Government of India, the number of deaths from smallpox in British India for the period 1st January to 15th December, 1928, was 36,184. Corresponding figures for leprosy and diphtheria are not available as deaths from these diseases are not separately recorded in the returns.