§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of children in Wales has, by the age of 15 years, received the inoculations and vaccinations made available by the National Health Service since birth against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, whooping-cough, measles and smallpox ; and 187W what percentage have been vaccinated against tuberculosis and, where appropriate, rubella.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI regret that the information is not available in the form
Percentage of children born in 1968 and vaccinated by 31st December, 1970 Whooping Cough Diphtheria Poliomyelitis Tetanus Measles Smallpox children under 2 vaccinated in 1970 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 73 74 71 74 21 21 The vaccination scheme against rubella did not commence until the autumn 1970 and by the end of that year, 5,733 girls in Wales, aged 13, had been vaccinated. Figures for tuberculosis include students as well as children. During 1970 23,243 such persons were vaccinated.