§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of paralytic poliomyelitis were confirmed in 1977; if he will give the ages of the persons affected, the protection they had had from vaccination and the ensuing handicap in each case; and if he will make a further statement.
§ Mr. MoyleIn 1977 there were 14 cases all among children under the age of 7 as follows:
Number Age 2 3 months 2 6 months 1 1 year 1 15 months 1 18 months 2 2 years 2 3 years 1 4 years 1 5 years 1 6 years None had been fully protected and 11 were unvaccinated.
The degree of residual handicap in most of these cases is not yet known.