§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the vaccination take-up rates in each year since 1970 for (a)whooping cough, (b) measles, (c) polio, (d) diphtheria and (e) tetanus vaccine.
§ Mr. John MacKay:The information is set out in the following table.
Vaccination acceptance rates, Scotland Year Whooping Cough Measles Polio Diphtheria Tetanus 1970 78.3 25.5 76.2 79.5 79.5 1971 75.8 28.5 75.7 76.7 76.7 1972 78.6 46.0 79.2 79.9 79.9 1973 78.6 55.9 79.1 79.5 79.5 1974 77.2 55.8 78.8 78.2 78.2 1975 66.8 52.9 70.8 72.1 72.3 1976 55.2 48.6 69.6 72.7 72.8 1977 55.4 50.8 76.6 77.8 77.7 1978 49.1 54.5 79.0 79.1 79.0 1979 47.7 56.0 75.2 75.8 75.8 1980 51.8 51.8 79.5 79.3 79.4 1981 53.8 54.4 81.9 79.8 79.9 The acceptance rate given for any one year relates to children innoculated by the end of that year who were born in the second preceding year (whooping cough, polio, diphtheria and tetanus) or the third preceding year (measles, where innoculation does not commence until the second year of life).