§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases 157W of smallpox have been, respectively, reported and verified during 1972; and on what dates and in which hospital regions.
§ Sir K. JosephNone. Seven persons in the regions listed, in whom the possibility of smallpox could not immediately be ruled out, were admitted to hospital but the diagnosis of smallpox was not confirmed in any of these cases.
28th January, Newcastle Hospital Region.26th June, Manchester Hospital Region.6th August (two), Manchester Hospital Region.28th August, Manchester Hospital Region.19th September, Manchester Hospital Region.7th October, South West Metropolitan Region.