Mrs. Butlerasked the Minister of Health the number of cases of poliomyelitis and paralytic poliomyelitis, respectively, in 1958 and in 1959 in the different age groups, and the state of their previous vaccination.
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§ Mr. Walker-SmithThe information requested regarding cases of poliomyelitis
Year Number of Cases Paralytic Non-Paralytic Totals Under 15 years of age 15 and over Under 15 years of age 15 and over 1958 … … 959 458 428 147 1,992 1959 … … 512 220 215 74 1,021
Year Cases reported among those who had had two or more injections of poliomyelitis vaccine Paralytic Non-Paralytic Totals Under 15 years of age 15 and over Under 15 years of age 15 and over 1958 … … 88 4 83 3 178 1959 … … 76 10 56 14 156 NOTE: All figures for 1959 are provisional.
Mrs. Butlerasked the Minister of Health the number of oases of poliomyelitis and paralytic poliomyelitis, respectively, which occurred within 30 days of vaccination in each of the different age groups, in 1958 and in 1959.
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Year — Number of Cases Paralytic Non-Paralytic Totals Under 15 years of age 15 and over Under 15 years of age 15 and over 1958 … After 1 dose … 36 3 17 0 56 After 2 doses … 12 0 10 0 22 After 3 doses … 3 0 0 0 3 Totals … 51 3 27 0 81 1959 … After 1 dose … 16 6 8 0 30 After 2 doses … 2 0 3 1 6 After 3 doses … 4 1 2 0 7 Totals … 22 7 13 1 43 NOTE: The figures for 1959 are not yet complete. occurring in 1958 and in 1959 is set out in the following tables:
§ Mr. Walker-SmithThe information requested regarding cases of poliomyelitis occurring within 30 days of vaccination is set out in the following table: