§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of deaths attributable to whooping cough among the 83,000 cases notified in 1977–78.
§ Sir George YoungThe number of deaths in England and Wales attributable to whooping cough was seven in 1977 and 12 in 1978.
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§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services by how much the number of children under 2 years receiving whooping cough vaccination declined between 1974 and 1978; and how many cases of whooping cough were notified in 1974–75 and in 1977–78.
§ Sir George YoungThe vaccination rate declined from 77 to 31 per cent. The numbers of notifications of whooping cough for Great Britain were as follows:
1974–75 27,639 1977–78 87,860