HC Deb 29 July 1930 vol 242 cc305-6W
Mr. GROVES

asked the Minister of Health whether any other cause of death appeared on the death certificates of the 39 deaths classified as due to small-pox in 1929; and, if so, in which of these deaths was some other cause of death given on the certificate of death?

Mr. GREENWOOD

In 19 of the 39 deaths registered in England and Wales during 1929 and classified to small-pox, some cause of death in addition to small-pox appeared on the death certificate. These 19 deaths are those of the persons shown in the table contained in the reply given to my hon. Friend's question of the 21st July as aged, respectively:

3 days. 36 years (one case).
3 weeks. 37 years.
1 month. 45 years (one case).
2 months. 59 years.
8 months (one case). 61 years.
16 months. 63 years.
2 years. 65 years (one case).
13 years. 74 years.
14 years. 75 years.
17 years.