§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the number of children who suffered from or died from whooping cough in tie years 1965 to 1978.
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§ Sir George YoungThe figures are as follows:
Deaths and notifications of whooping cough in England and Wales for the age group 0–14 from 1965–1978 Year Deaths Corrected Notifications* 1965 21 12,624 1966 23 19,013 1967 27 32,576 1968 15 16,863 1969 5 4,813 1970 15 16,219 1971 26 16,259 1972 2 2,009 1973 2 2,375 1974 13 15,677 1975 12 8,514 1976 3 3,750 1977 7 16,857 1978 12 62,881 * Excluding Porth Health Districts