§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health how many children under 15 years of age were immunised primarily against diphtheria in the years 1947 and 1948; how many of these had the full course of immunisation; and how many children had a re-enforcing dose.
§ Mr. BevanThe figures asked for in the first and second parts of the Question cannot be differentiated. They were 589,343 for 1947, and 702,744 for 1948. The numbers of children who received a reinforcing injection were 354,499 and 409,383 respectively.