§ Mr. Viantthe Minister of Health if he is aware that in the table showing the immunisation state of cases and deaths from diphtheria on page 35 of the Report of the Ministry of Health, Part II, the total of cases immunised and cases not immunised in 1953 is not the same as the total of cases notified; what is the reason for the discrepancy; and if he will make a correction to explain the discrepancy.
Mr. Iainasked The total of 180 notifications of diphtheria among children under 15 shown in the Table for 1953 was a figure corrected from an earlier total of 187. It was not possible to make a similar correction to the figures of immunised and unimmunised cases without individual inquiries in each case which did not appear to be justified. I regret that this was not explained in the Report.
Year Applications made Applications approved No. Estimated Winnable Coal No. Estimated Winnable Coal Tons Tons 1947 115 15,451,500 109 15,292,800 1948 118 17,898,200 101 17,113,000 1949 102 13,181,400 107 12,864,800 1950 89 12,684,100 78 10,483,700 1951 68 8,010,500 67 8,322,800 1952 114 12,189,100 101 10,789,200 1953 134 25,136,300 126 22,534,700 1954 95 15,735,500 79 8,416,900 1955 (Jan.-June) 64 27,270,800 36 3,791,400 Totals 899 147,557,400 804 109,609,300