§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health when vaccination against smallpox became obligatory in this country, and what was the effect?
§ Sir K. WOODVaccination against smallpox for new born children first became obligatory in this country in 1853. While it is not easy precisely to assign particular effects to this Measure, its immediate practical effect may perhaps be gauged from the fact that whereas in the six years 1847 to 1852 the average annual mortality from smallpox per
— Mortality rates per thousand population at all ages. 1914. 1934. Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Manchester … 1.767 .473 1.008 .160 Sheffield … 1.266 .430 .644 .112 Bradford (Yorks.) … 1.301 .299 .705 .119 Leeds … 1.303 .437 .812 .138 Newcastle-upon-Tyne … 1.411 .567 .979 .178 South Shields … 1.329 .570 1.268 .479 Jarrow … 1.965 .715 1.167 .389 Birmingham … 1.228 .274 .716 .085 Leicester … 1.285 .333 .892 .112 Cardiff … 1.242 .343 .927 .227 Northampton … 1.442 .265 .580 .124 Wolverhampton … 1.161 .355 .805 .093 Wednesbury … 1.334 .667 .624 .187 Derby … .868 .374 .653 .049
§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health whether any special schemes for the discovery of and care for cases of tuberculosis are in force in Manchester, Sheffield, Bradford (Yorks), Leeds, Newcastle-on-Tyne, South Shields, Jarrow, Birmingham, Leicester, Cardiff, Northampton, Wolverhampton, Wednesbury, and Derby?
§ Sir K. WOODI am not aware of any special schemes for the discovery of cases of tuberculosis in the areas mentioned beyond the normal arrangements
756Wmillion living persons was 326, the average figure for the six years 1854 to 1859 was 187.