§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children under the age of 4 years are vaccinated against whooping cough; and if he will break down the figures to show the numbers and percentages in each region.
(Thousands) Children born in 1977 Vaccinated 1978 Vaccinated 1979 Vaccinated 1980 Vaccinated Number Per cent Number Per cent Number Per cent Number Per cent England 188.0 35 229.7 41 241.0 40 22.4 4 Regional health authority Northern 11.0 31 13.9 36 14.9 36 0.7 2 Yorkshire 16.5 40 20.0 46 20.0 43 2.6 5 Trent 21.2 41 24.9 46 25.0 43 1.9 3 East Anglia 9.2 43 11.5 52 12.0 51 0.9 4 North-West Thames 14.4 35 18.4 42 20.6 44 2.3 5 North-East Thames 14.7 33 17.7 37 17.7 36 1.2 2 South-East Thames 13.4 33 15.8 38 16.9 38 1.7 4 South-West Thames 12.3 38 16.1 47 16.4 45 1.3 3 Wessex 10.8 36 13.9 45 15.0 45 2.5 7 Oxford 12.5 44 15.4 52 16.7 52 1.5 4 South-Western 12.5 39 15.0 45 14.3 40 0.7 2 West Midlands 20.2 33 22.9 36 25.7 38 2.7 4 Mersey 7.4 26 9.5 32 10.1 32 0.4 1 North-Western 11.8 25 14.7 29 15.8 30 1.9 3