HC Deb 14 November 1944 vol 404 c1824W
Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that out of six notifications of diphtheria recently reported in the Trowbridge area the only serious case was an immunised child; that this case has been re-diagnosed and will not appear among the recorded cases of diphtheria in immunised children; and as such re-diagnosis vitiates the statistics compiled in regard to immunised and un-immunised cases of diphtheria, if he will take steps to introduce a better system of statistics.

Mr. Willink

I am not aware of the circumstances to which my hon. Friend refers, but I am having inquiries made and will communicate with him as soon as I have obtained the necessary particulars.