§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Health (1) how many cases of diphtheria in inoculated or Schick-negative subjects have occurred in Manchester since immunisation was started; how many of these were children and how many adults; and whether there have been any fatal cases;
(2) how many cases of diphtheria have occurred in Liverpool in 1935, 1936, and 1937, in children who had previously been inoculated against the disease, distinguishing between those inoculated six months or longer before the attack and those inoculated less than six months before the attack; and whether any of these cases have proved fatal;
(3) how many cases of diphtheria have occurred in Leeds in immunised children and adults, respectively, since immunisation started; and whether any of the cases proved fatal;
(4) whether his attention has been called to the evidence of the deputy public vaccinator at the recent inquest on a Hoath baby, who died from the effects of vaccination, that he did not make a routine examination of the child; and whether, in view of the fact that public vaccinators are specially instructed in the Third Schedule of the Vaccination Order to look behind the ears for eczema or other skin eruptions and that the child 2199W in question had sores behind the ears at the time it was vaccinated, he will draw the attention of all public vaccinators to the Minister's instructions, which they undertake to obey when they contract with the local authority to carry out vaccination under the Vaccination Acts?
§ Sir K. WoodI am making inquiries from the local authorities concerned and will communicate with the hon. Member.