§ Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons over 25 years of age have contracted poliomyelitis in Scotland during 1959, and to the nearest convenient date in 1960; how many of these cases were of the paralytic form; and how many persons died from poliomyelitis.
§ Mr. MaclayIn 1959 in Scotland there were four accepted notifications of poliomyelitis in persons aged 25 and over, all of them of the paralytic form. In 1960 up to 26th November there were two notifications of poliomyelitis in the same age group; one of these was of paralytic form. Three deaths from poliomyelitis took place in 1959, two being of persons aged 25 and over; no deaths have occurred this year up to 30th September.