HC Deb 22 July 1947 vol 440 cc118-9W
Lieut.-Colonel Elliot

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the notifications and the deaths, respectively, for measles in each of the years from 1935 to 1946.

Mr. Westwood

The following are the figures:

MEASLES.
Year Number of Notifications. Number of Deaths (All Scotland).
1935 7,891 141
1936 30,981 610
1937 7,543 119
1938 26,383 549
1939 3,516 15
1940 26,125 262
1941 4,467 103
1942 17,888 144
1943 13,601 88
1944 13,900 46
1945 12,714 89
1946 17,503 85

Measles is not generally notifiable in Scotland but only in certain areas under local arrangements. About one half of the 55 local health authorities have made such arrangements covering rather more than three-fifths of the population.