§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Minister of Health the number of deaths in this country for each quinquennium period from 1913 onwards and the percentages of those figures to the total population?
§ Mr. ElliotThe figures for England and Wales for the available quinquennial periods are as follow:
— Deaths. Crude rates per 1,000 living. 1911–1915* 2,598,719 14.3 1916–1920* 2,589,333 14.4 1921–1925 2,336,270 12.1 1926–1930 2,386,721 12.1 1931–1935 2,426,602 12.0 1936 495,764 12.1 1937 509,574 12.4 1938 478,829 11.6 1939† 499,191 12.1 * For the years 1915–20 the mortality rates are based upon civilians only, but as in other years, the numbers of deaths include those of non-civilians registered in England and Wales. †Provisional.