HC Deb 31 January 1951 vol 483 cc122-3W
Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health how many cases, originally regarded as diphtheria, were re-diagnosed in the years 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947; and what were the ages of the cases.

Mr. Marquand

The numbers of original and corrected notifications of diphtheria were as follows:

from that disease were recorded in the years 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947, and their ages.

Mr. Marquand

Following is the answer:

Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health whether he can state the average annual fatality rate of diphtheria cases notified since 1920.

Mr. Marquand

The death rates from diphtheria per 1,000 cases notified for the years 1920–1949 are set out in the following table:

DIPHTHERIA: ENGLAND AND WALES
Annual Death Rates per 1,000 Cases Notified
1920 … … … 81
1921 … … … 72
1922 … … … 78
1923 … … … 68
1924 … … … 60
1925 … … … 58
1926 … … … 59
1927 … … … 52
1928 … … … 52
1929 … … … 55
1930 … … … 47
1931 … … … 52
1932 … … … 53
1933 … … … 54
1934 … … … 58
1935 … … … 52
1936 … … … 52
1937 … … … 47
1938 … … … 44
1939 … … … 45
1940 … … … 54
1941 … … … 52
1942 … … … 44
1943 … … … 40
(a) (b)
1944 … … … 31 40
1945 … … … 29 39
1946 … … … 26 39
1947 … … … 23 44
1948 … … … 19 44
1949 … … … 17 44

NOTE.—The rates for the years before 1944 are calculated on "partially corrected" notifications, neither "original" nor fully corrected notifications being available for those years; the rates for 1944 and later years shown under (a) are based on "original" notifications, those shown under (b) on fully corrected notifications, no figures comparable with the partially corrected figures for previous years being available for these later years.