§ Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Health how many cases of paralytic and non-paralytic poliomyelitis at ages two to nine years were recorded in May and June, 1956, in children who had had one or two doses of poliomyelitis vaccine, and in children who remained uninoculated, and 223W in what towns or villages the cases were notified, with the number in each case.
§ Mr. TurtonIn the quarter ended 30th June, the corrected numbers of cases of poliomyelitis notified at ages 2 to 9 inclusive were 101 paralytic and 76 non-paralytic. I am sending the hon. Member details of the administrative areas concerned.
Vaccination against poliomyelitis began on 4th May. No case of poliomyelitis among vaccinated children at those ages was reported in that month. In June, Medical Officers of Health reported three cases: one paralytic, in Tottenham, and two non-paralytic, in Blackwell and Cheadle.