§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health, how many cases of diphtheria and deaths from that disease have been notified in Poole for each year during the last 20 years; at what date was immunisation started in Poole; how many children, and at what ages, have been immunised in each year since immunisation was started; what is the child population of Poole under five years of age and from five to 10 years; and what does the Poole medical officer of health mean by an efficiently or a completely immunised child?
§ Sir K. WoodI am sending the hon. Member the desired information.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health, how many cases of diphtheria have been notified in children at Poole who had at any time received one or more inoculations against diphtheria; and whether any of them were fatal?
§ Sir K. WoodAccording to the information furnished by the local authority, five such cases have been notified and none of them was fatal.