HC Deb 28 July 1953 vol 518 c142W
Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health how many children were immunised against diphtheria at ages under 1, 1 to 4, and 5 to 14 years in 1950, 1951 and 1952.

Miss Hornsby-Smith

Figures are not available in this form prior to the second half of 1951. The following table gives the information available from local health authorities records for these years:

Age Under 1 1–4 5–14 Total
1950 432,898 84,538 517,436
1951—
1st half 247,263 92,329 589,349
2nd half 93,108 156,649
1952 205,218 254,968 95,543 561,858*
* Includes 6,129 aged 1–14 which cannot be allocated to a specific age group.