HC Deb 29 January 1969 vol 776 cc329-30W
53. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the amount and distribution of injections against Asian influenza now available for Scottish people; and what professional evidence he has as to the needs in this respect of the population of Scotland.

Mr. Buchan

As the vaccine is distributed through normal commercial

Mr. Buchan

In November and December, 1968, the total road casualties in Scotland and the child casualties among them both showed a decrease from 1967. The detailed figures suggest that British Standard Time may have been responsible for reducing the number of road casualties, but I shall reserve judgment until statistics for the whole of the winter have been studied.

Following is the information:

channels I am unable to state precisely the number of doses now available in Scotland. The Joint Committee of the Health Service Councils on Vaccination and Immunisation advised against any general vaccination of the population. They suggested however that vaccination should be offered to patients suffering from certain types of chronic diseases whose condition would be aggravated by influenza, and to doctors and nurses who might be required to deal with an epidemic.

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