§ Sir L. Ropnerasked the Minister of Health what is the approximate number of children who have been registered for injections against poliomyelitis since 1st January and 1st June, 1958; and what will be the total cost of these inoculations.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithInformation for these periods is not available but the number of children who were registered between 1st January and 30th April, 1958, was approximately 1½ million, and figures for the period 1st May to 30th June will be available shortly. I regret that I cannot give any precise estimate of cost, including that incurred by the local health authorities, but the cost of the vaccine for two injections each for the 1½ million children is likely to be rather over £½ million.