HC Deb 25 January 1977 vol 924 c575W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the number of whooping cough cases since 1960, sub-dividing the total number into those for (a) babies under one year, (b) children and (c) adults; and if he will give the number of fatalities, and the proportion of those catching the disease who had been immunised for each of the groups;

WHOOPING COUGH (ENGLAND AND WALES)
Notifications Deaths
1 year 1–14 15+ All ages Index All ages 1 year 1–14 15+ All ages
1960 5,869 50,922 1,088 58,030 100 26 10 1 37
1961 2,436 21,388 556 24,469 42 19 8 nil 27
1962 1,026 7,101 200 8,347 14 18 6 nil 24
1963 4,117 29,820 681 34,736 60 29 7 nil 36
1964 3,624 27,072 786 31,594 54 32 10 2 44
1965 1,433 11,191 271 12,945 22 15 6 nil 21
1966 2,097 16,916 328 19,417 33 22 1 nil 23
1967 3,024 29,552 791 33,531 58 24 3 nil 27
1968 1,753 15,110 429 17,367 30 15 nil nil 15
1969 628 4,185 143 4,994 9 4 1 1 6
1970 2,006 14,213 295 16,597 29 13 2 nil 15
1971 2,155 14,104 493 16,844 29 22 4 nil 26
1972 263 1,746 53 2,069 4 2 nil nil 2
1973 330 2,045 45 2,437 4 2 nil nil 2
1974 2,175 13,502 425 16,225 28 12 1 nil 13
1975 1,394 7,120 302 8,910 15 11 1 nil 12

WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION (ENGLAND AND WALES)—PERSONS UNDER 16 YEARS
Total number persons under 16 immunised Index number 1960=100 Percentage of population under 16 years immunised Index number 1960=100
1960 626,401 100 5.6 100
1961 690,070 110 6.1 109
1962 578,474 92 5.1 91
1963 619,201 99 5.4 96
1964 679,382 108 5.9 105
1965 697,653 111 6.0 107
1966 693,805 111 5.9 105
1967 711.254 114 6.0 107
1968 629,183 100 5.2 93
1969 457,407 73 3.8 68
1970 620,381 99 5.1 91
1971 642,533 103 5.2 93
1972 632,495 101 5.1 91
1973 588,516 94 4.8 86
1974 457,753 73 3.7 66
1975 259,810 41 2.1 38

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