§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the figures of notifications of whooping-cough and scarlet fever per million children aged under 15 years, for each year since 1945; and if he will express them as index numbers taking the average figure for 1941 to 1945 as 100.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe figures are as follows:
NOTIFICATIONS PER MILLION CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE IN ENGLAND AND WALES Whooping Cough Scarlet Fever Rate Index Rate Index 1941–45 11,406 100 9,704 100 1946 10,566 93 6,381 66 1947 10,170 89 6,283 65 1948 15,698 138 7,930 82 1949 10,825 95 7,390 76 1950 16,381 144 6,841 70 1951 17,400 153 5,006 52 1952 11,714 103 6,859 71 1953 15,982 140 6,195 64 1954 10,639 93 4,322 45 1955 7,893 69 3,253 34 1956 9,091 80 3,257 34 1957 8,286 73 2,880 30 1958 3,233 28 3,760 39 1959 3,201 28 4,613 48 1960 5,535 49 3,068 32 1961 2,307 20 1,885 19 1962 787 7 1,442 15 1963 3,258 29 1,636 17 1964 2,933 26 1,868 19 1965 1,185 10 2,447 25 1966 1,755 15 1,918 20 1967 2,991 26 1,722 18 1968 1,528 13 1,311 14 1969 435 4 1,402 14 1970 1,436 13 1,138 12 1971 1,452 13 1,076 11 1972 178 2 964 10 1973 210 2 1,037 11 1974 1,412 12 906 9 1975 786 7 836 9