§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health what were the number of deaths, and deaths per 100,000 living, from respiratory tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis at ages 0–4, 5–14, 15–20, 21–24, 25–34, 35, 44, 45–54 and 55–64 in males and females for the periods 1931–35, 1936–40, 1941–45, 1946–50 and for 1951 and 1952.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI regret that separate figures for the age groups 15–20 and 21–24 are not available. Figures for age groups 15–19 and 20–24 are not immediately available but can be supplied to the hon. Member if he particularly wishes to have them. Apart from these age groups, the figures requested are as follows:—
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ENGLAND AND WALES.—DEATHS BY SEX AND AGE FROM RESPIRATORY TUBERCULOSIS AND TUBERCULOSIS OF THE MENINGES AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND DEATH RATES PER 100,000 LIVING, 1931 TO 1952. — Respiratory Tuberculosis Tuberculosis of Meninges and Central Nervous System 0–4 5–14 15– 25– 35– 45– 55–64 0–4 5–14 15– 25– 35– 45– 55–64 Deaths 1931–1935 … … … M. 655 910 12,512 16,089 15,056 16,300 11,139 2,962 1,484 772 331 138 86 41 F. 549 1,584 17,240 16,050 9,969 6,505 4,163 2,505 1,549 781 275 122 68 34 1936–1940 … … … M. 441 485 9,095 13,391 13,233 14,304 11,847 2,128 1,161 684 285 150 92 46 F. 381 930 13,770 13,374 8,077 5,214 3,830 1,909 1,120 792 241 116 68 30 1941–1945 … … … M. 570 417 7,515 11,155 13,029 13,698 12,030 2,326 1,244 830 290 199 91 45 F. 522 702 12,376 11,647 7,126 4,369 3,241 2,039 1,264 1,057 312 148 75 44 1946–1950 … … … M. 493 211 4,484 8,928 10,140 12,376 11,550 1,581 768 471 168 142 101 53 F. 419 432 8,553 10,398 6,089 3,811 2,918 1,364 760 649 218 119 50 43 1951 … … … … M. 57 21 803 920 1,196 1,830 1,988 208 92 52 31 24 13 14 F. 45 31 562 1,117 807 602 459 186 100 86 33 17 13 4 1952 … … … … M. 27 23 188 636 925 1,484 1,700 121 48 36 22 14 8 14 F. 31 17 329 741 552 415 382 97 57 45 18 16 6 5 Death rates per 100,000 living 1931–1935 … … … M. 8.8 5.5 76.0 99.5 118.0 141.6 121.8 40.0 9.0 4.7 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.4 F. 7.6 9.8 102.5 93.7 66.4 48.8 40.5 34.7 9.6 4.6 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 1936–1940 … … … M. 6.1 3.2 54.7 78.5 93.7 121.0 121.7 29.5 7.7 4.1 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.5 F. 5.5 6.3 83.2 75.9 51.1 37.7 33.9 27.5 7.5 4.8 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.3 1941–1945 … … … M. 7.6 2.9 46.4 67.4 81.1 111.4 120.3 30.8 8.7 5.1 1.8 1.2 0.7 0.4 F. 7.2 5.0 76.1 69.2 42.7 30.4 26.9 28.2 9.0 6.5 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 1946–1950 … … … M. 5.4 1.5 29.9 54.9 60.3 92.3 114.4 17.3 5.3 3.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 F. 4.8 3.1 57.4 63.3 35.6 25.3 23.6 15.7 5.4 4.4 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 1951 … … … … M. 3.0 0.7 11.1 29.4 36.1 63.2 97.2 10.9 3.0 1.9 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 F. 2.5 1.1 19.6 34.8 23.7 19.3 18.0 10.2 3.4 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 1952 … … … … M. 1.5 0.7 7.0 20.2 28.5 50.1 82.2 6.7 1.5 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.7 F. 1.8 0.6 11.5 23.1 16.5 13.2 14.9 5.7 1 .9 1 .6 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 Notes: 1. Deaths for years 1931–1935 classified according to the 4th Revision of the International List. Deaths for years 1936–1949 classified according to the 5th Revision of the International List. Deaths for years 1950–1952 classified according to the 6th Revision of the International List. 2. Non-civilian deaths are included throughout the table.