HC Deb 06 February 1934 vol 285 c980W
Mr. GROVES

asked the Secretary of State for India if he will give a statement of the deaths registered in British India as due to small-pox for the last 20 years for which statistics are available?

Sir S. HOARE

The following is the statement:

Number of registered deaths from smallpox in British India for the last 20 years for which final figures are available.

1911 58,535
1912 89,357
1913 98,155
1914 76,590
1915 83,282
1916 60,642
1917 62,277
1918 93,076
1919 136,077
1920 101,329
1921 40,446
1922 40,836
1923 44,084
1924 53,380
1925 85,986
1926 117,066
1927 118,197
1928 96,123
1929 72,884
1930 72,813