HC Deb 22 July 1947 vol 440 cc117-8W
Lieut.-Colonel Elliot

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

Mr. Westwood

following are the figures:

SCARLET FEVER.
Year. Number of Notifications. Number of Deaths.
1935 … 22,670 199
1936 … 18,320 172
1937 … 20,493 123
1938 … 19,605 98
1939 … 12,023 47
1940 … 8,353 35
1941 … 8,760 26
1942 … 13,792 24
1943 … 14,722 22
1944 … 12,657 18
1945 … 11,654 15
1946 … 9,774 5

173,020 men and 11,840 women. I will circulate a detailed statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the statement:

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