§ Mr. Viantasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of children under five years of age and over five years of age were inoculated in Dundee during 1944, 1945 and the first half of 1946.
§ Mr. WestwoodI assume that the hon. Member is referring to the inoculations against diphtheria. The following statement gives the particulars desired:
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Percentage of Children in appropriate age-groups recorded by Medical Officer of Health, Dundee, as having been inoculated for the first time.* Age-Group Age-Group Period … 0 to 4 5 to 14 1944 … 12.2 1.4 1945 … 14.9 1.2 1946(first half) … 6.5 63 * The figures do not include inoculations done privately by doctors and not notified to the local authority, since no information is available as to the number of them.