§ Lieut.-Colonel Elliotasked 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. WestwoodThe following are the figures:
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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.