HC Deb 31 January 1929 vol 224 c1162W
Mr. GROVES

asked the Minister of Health how many cases of small-pox were were notified in the second half of the year 1928; how many deaths were registered as due to small-pox during that period; what were the ages of persons whose deaths were registered as due to small-pox during the year 1928; and how many deaths from chicken-pox were registered during the year 1928?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The number of notifications of smallpox in England and Wales (including port sanitary districts) in the 26 weeks ended 29th December, 1928, was 3,765. The number of deaths classified as due to smallpox during the six months ended 31st December, 1928, was 3. The corresponding figure for the whole of 1928 was 53, the ages of the deceased persons being as follow:

  • 1 at 1 week
  • 2 at 3 weeks
  • 1 at 28 days
  • 1 at 1 month
  • 1 at 6 years
  • 1 at 9 years
  • 1 at 10 years
  • 1 at 13 years
  • 1 at 24 years
  • 1 at 31 years
  • 1 at 32 years
  • 1 at 36 years
  • 1 at 45 years
  • 1 at 46 years
  • 1 at 51 years
  • 1 at 53 years
  • 2 at 54 years
  • 1 at 55 years
  • 1 at 58 years
  • 1 at 59 years
  • 1 at 62 years
  • 1 at 64 years
  • 1 at 65 years
  • 1 at 66 years
  • 3 at 67 years
  • 1 at 68 years
  • 2 at 71 years
  • 3 at 72 years
  • 2 at 73 years
  • 2 at 74 years
  • 4 at 75 years
  • 4 at 77 years
  • 2 at 78 years
  • 1 at 79 years
  • 1 at 82 years
  • 1 at 84 years
  • 1 at 89 years

There were 49 deaths from chicken-pox during the first three-quarters of the year 1928, but no further figures are as yet available. These figures are provisional.