HC Deb 07 December 1950 vol 482 c77W
Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health how many cases of diphtheria were re-diagnosed as some other disease in 1947, 1948 and 1949, respectively.

Mr. Bevan

For the years 1947, 1948 and 1949 respectively the number of original notifications of diphtheria were 10,465, 8,035, 4,982 and the numbers of notifications of diphtheria as corrected were 5,592, 3,560, 1,881.

Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health how many cases of diphtheria and deaths from that disease were notified in each of the years 1948 and 1949; what were the ages of the cases and deaths; and how many of them occurred amongst the immunised.

Mr. Bevan

The information required in the first two parts of the Question is as follows:

DIPHTHERIA: ENGLAND AND WALES
1948 1949
Cases notified* Deaths Cases notified* Deaths
All ages 3,560 156 1,881 84
0- 46 6 31 2
1- 290 29 179 16
3- 484 30 260 25
5- 1,010 55 518 18
10- 596 14 329 6
15- 583 6 247 2
25 and up 514 16 304 15
Not known 37 13
* These figures relate to the number of notifications after correction for revision of diagnosis.

The particulars about immunisation, which relate only to children under 15, are as follow:

Cases notified Deaths
Immunised Not immunised Immunised Not immunised
1948 788 1,638 6 128
1949 435 882 4 63