HC Deb 25 June 1956 vol 555 c4W
Mr. Viant

asked the Minister of Health how many revaccinations were performed by public vaccinators in each of the years 1898 to 1946.

Mr. Turton

The following is the information asked for, as far as it is available:

1. Figures included in the first Annual Report of the Ministry of Health (Cmd. 923):

Year ended in September Number of successful revaccinations by public vaccinators
1898 22,858
1899 7,745
1900 31,290
1901 19,869
1902 1,024,213
1903 318,528
1904 95,613
1905 64,176
1906 21,670
1907 18,107
1908 18,198
1909 20,263
1910 17,556
1911 27,427
1912 14,286
1913 14,608
1914 13,651
1915 No figures available.
1916 No figures available.
1917 No figures available.
1918 33,635
1919 16,052

2. Figures included in Annual Reports of the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry:

Year ended December Number of revaccinations reported by public vaccinators
1919 (December quarter) 1,910
1920 16,896
1921 22,595
1922 170,921
1923 195,266
1924 43,158
1925 35,377
1926 58,897
1927 103,977
1928 150,227
1929 101,912
1930 45,359
1931 16,534
1932 17,775
1933 10,152
1934 15,889
1935 11,021
1936 12,572
1937 11,622

This information is not available for the years 1938 to 1946.