§ 54. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Health if he will tabulate the extent and increase during the last 10 years of rickets and similar diseases in children owing to lack of vitamins in foods; and if he will take steps to ensure that foods advertised to contain such vitamins do contain them.
§ Sir B. StrossExact information is not available, but I am advised that there has not been any significant increase. Food and drugs authorities already have
LEUKAEMIA AND ALEUKAEMIA: DEATH RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION STANDARD REGIONS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, 1963 —— All Ages 0–4 5–14 15–24 25–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75+ Northern 5.1 (5.9) (2.3) (2.2) 2.5 5.1 8.4 12.4 21.3 East and West Ridings 5.4 (3.4) (2.7) (0.7) 2.3 (2.6) 10.4 16.8 27.6 North western 6.0 5.4 3.1 2.2 2.5 5.6 9.0 18.5 20.2 North Midland 5.6 (3.8) (2.5) (1.9) 2.8 5.1 10.5 11.0 29.5 Midland 5.2 (3.1) 2.9 (2.3) 2.1 5.0 10.5 12.9 26.6 Eastern 5.9 (4.7) 3.8 (2.5) 2.5 (3.4) 8.0 20.6 23.3 London and South Eastern 7.1 4.0 3.7 2.2 2.8 6.2 10.1 19.8 31.2 Southern 6.2 (3.1) (3.6) (1.9) (2.0) 5.5 10.0 17.3 30.4 South western 6.3 (3.6) (2.0) (1.8) 3.3 4.7 11.2 16.0 23.9 Wales 5.6 (1.9) (2.3) (2.9) 3.3 (3.2) 6.6 18.5 27.8 ENGLAND AND WALES 6.0 4.1 3.0 2.1 2.6 5.0 9.6 17.1 26.8 NOTE: Figures in brackets are based on small numbers of deaths and may therefore fluctuate substantially from year to year.
124Wthe necessary powers to deal with the point raised in the second part of the question.