asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the percentages and total numbers of the child population, vaccinated or inoculated against various infectious and contagious diseases, for each year since 1960.
The available statistics are given in the tables below. In table 1 the number of vaccinations is for children under 16. The percentage vaccinated cannot be accurately or readily calculated for this age group. The percentage which is normally used
| TABLE 1: NUMBERS (THOUSANDS) COMPLETING PRIMARY COURSES AGED UNDER 16 | |||||||
| Year | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Tetanus | Poliomyelitis | Measles | ||
| England and Wales | |||||||
| 1960* | … | … | 755·3 | 626·4 | — | 777·2 | — |
| 1961* | … | … | 875·0 | 690·1 | — | 1,237·4 | — |
| 1962* | … | … | 652·9 | 578·5 | — | 852·8 | — |
| 1963 | … | … | 700·0 | 619·2 | — | 891·6 | — |
| 1964 | … | … | 764·5 | 679·4 | — | 855·2 | — |
| 1965 | … | … | 767·7 | 697·6 | — | 921·4 | — |
| England | |||||||
| 1965 | … | … | 728·3 | 661·2 | 809·4 | 872·4 | — |
| 1966 | … | … | 733·6 | 659·2 | 794·4 | 825·4 | — |
| 1967 | … | … | 755·4 | 676·4 | 807·0 | 786·1 | — |
| 1968 | … | … | 672·4 | 596·6 | 716·3 | 691·2 | 688·1‡ |
| 1969 | … | … | 490·9† | 433·4† | 530·2† | 523·3† | 379·4§ |
| 1970 | … | … | 645·2 | 587·1 | 685·7 | 660·1 | 601·5 |
| 1971 | … | … | 678·8 | 608·5 | 713·1 | 674·4 | 519·8 |
| 1972 | … | … | 657·4 | 600·9 | 689·7 | 662·9 | 497·1 |
| 1973 | … | … | 613·7 | 556·5 | 647·0 | 616·2 | 459·0 |
| 1974 | … | … | 521·4 | 430·2 | 549·8 | 528·5 | 346·6 |
| 1975 | … | … | 480·5 | 249·6 | 500·4 | 485·0 | 308·8 |
| 1976 | … | … | 488·4 | 240·9 | 510·3 | 497·7 | 322·1 |
| 1977 | … | … | 494·3 | 191·9 | 516·5 | 515·6 | 304·9 |
| * Up to 1962 the figures relate to children under age 15. | |||||||
| † Low figures due to changes in the recommended schedules of vaccination and immunisation. | |||||||
| ‡ Figures for nine months only. | |||||||
| § There was a temporary reduction in the supply of vaccine after March 1969, when the use of one manufacturer's product was suspended. | |||||||
| TABLE 2: NUMBERS (THOUSANDS) BCG AND RUBELLA VACCINATION BCG | |||||||
| Year | Contact* scheme | Student scheme | Babies vaccinated without skin test | Rubella (Girls) aged 11, 12 and 13 | |||
| England and Wales | |||||||
| 1960 | … | … | … | 68·8 | 455·0 | — | — |
| 1961 | … | … | … | 70·5 | 449·0 | — | — |
| 1962 | … | … | … | 63·0 | 435·5 | — | — |
| 1963 | … | … | … | 61·3 | 412·0 | — | — |
| 1964 | … | … | … | 61·0 | 410·4 | — | — |
| 1965 | … | … | … | 55·0 | 382·1 | — | — |
| England | |||||||
| 1965 | … | … | … | 51·0 | 359·8 | — | — |
| 1966 | … | … | … | 49·8 | 406·6 | — | — |
| 1967 | … | … | … | 49·7 | 410·3 | — | — |
| 1968 | … | … | … | 49·4 | 429·1 | — | — |
| 1969 | … | … | … | 46·0 | 438·9 | — | — |
| 1970 | … | … | … | 44·9 | 434·9 | — | 112·2 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | 42·2 | 491·5 | 17·4 | 366·3 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | 39·3 | 490·6 | 14·6 | 278·2 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | 39·8 | 505·2 | 11·1 | 248·3 |
| 1974 | … | … | … | 40·8 | 478·4 | 11·2 | 237·3 |
| 1975 | … | … | … | 37·9 | 519·1 | 10·4 | 246·8 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | 36·4 | 564·4 | 16·4 | 279·3 |
| 1977 | … | … | … | 35·0 | 591·8 | 16·5 | 279·8 |
| * The number vaccinated under the Contact scheme covers all ages and will therefore include some children. | |||||||
is that which relates to the end of the second year following the year of birth. Table 3 gives percentages on this basis. For tables 1 and 2 figures for England are only available from 1965.
| TABLE 3: PERCENTAGES (EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES VACCINATED BY END OF SECOND YEAR AFTER YEAR OF BIRTH—E.G. BABIES BORN IN 1975 VACCINATED BY THE END OF 1977) ENGLAND | ||||||
Babies born in
| Vaccinated by end of
| Diphtheria
| Whooping couth
| Tetanus
| Poliomyelitis
| Measles
|
| 1961 | 1963 | 72 | 71 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 1964 | 72 | 70 | — | 66 | — |
| 1963 | 1965 | 74 | 73 | — | 71 | — |
| 1964 | 1966 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 73 | — |
| 1965 | 1967 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 75 | — |
| 1966 | 1968 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 77 | — |
| 1967 | 1969 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 80 | — |
| 1968 | 1970 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 34 |
| 1969 | 1971 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 47 |
| 1970 | 1972 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 52 |
| 1971 | 1973 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 54 |
| 1972 | 1974 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 53 |
| 1973 | 1975 | 74 | 60 | 74 | 74 | 47 |
| 1974 | 1976 | 75 | 39 | 75 | 75 | 47 |
| 1975 | 1977 | 79 | 41 | 79 | 78 | 50 |