HC Deb 24 March 1981 vol 1 c317W
Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, how many vaccinations for tuberculosis, polio, and whooping cough were administered in the last year when figures are available; and how many for the previous 10 years.

Sir George Young

The numbers of children under 16 who had completed a primary course of immunisation against polio and whooping cough and the numbers of people vaccinated against tuberculosis in 1979 and the previous 10 years are as follows:

England
Polio (thousands) Whooping Cough (thousands) Tuberculosis (thousands)
1979 534 249 616
1978 518 199 627
1977 516 192 642
1976 490 237 618
1975 476 245 571
1974 520 423 530
1973 616 557 556
1972 663 601 545
1971 674 608 551
1970 660 587 480
1969 523 433 485