§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health whether he receives information from medical officers of health regarding fatal cases of diphtheria in immunised children?
Sir H. YOUNGNo, Sir.
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§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health the method by which fever hospital doctors compile their records respecting cases of diphtheria in immunised and unimmunised children, seeing that there are no marks on the arm to indicate whether a child has been immunised or not?
Sir H. YOUNGNo, Sir. The method in each area, is a matter for determination by the local authority concerned.
§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health the number of cases of diphtheria notified, and the deaths registered, in Leeds and Bradford (Yorkshire), respectively, in each of the years 1913 to 1934?
Sir H. YOUNGThe figures are as follow:
Diphtheria. — Leeds C.B. Bradford C.B. Cases.* Deaths. Cases.* Deaths. 1913 882* 88 445* 55 1914 698 60 314 34 1915 396 51 424 57 1916 420 39 516 48 1917 545 60 272 41 1918 540 46 278 42 1919 825* 43 369* 28 1920 883 63 490 28 1921 665 38 368 27 1922 469 29 327 11 1923 367 20 265 18 1924 290* 27 240* 9 1925 419 39 349 17 1926 376 26 330 19 1927 437 28 340 35 1928 633 21 281 19 1929 528 25 402 49 1930 1,014* 54 354* 19 1931 989 87 247 9 1932 885 48 313 14 1933 1,050 87 380 15 1934 (provisional). 2,212 154 845 40 Note.—From 1913–1920 the figures relate to Diphtheria and Croup, and from 1915–1930 they relate to Civilians only.
* The Cases are derived from Weekly Returns and relate in general to 52 weeks except where an asterisk appears, when the figures are for 53 weeks.