asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many children were vaccinated against whooping cough in each year since 1974 and to date; and if he will make a statement;(2) if he will launch a publicity campaign on whooping cough and the case for vaccination.
The information requested is given in the table:
Children under age 16 completing primary courses of immunisation against whooping cough: England | |
Year | Number of children |
1974 | *428,300 |
1975 | *247,900 |
1976 | *240,600 |
1977 | 191,899 |
1978 | 250,250 |
1980 | 285,561 |
1981 | 320,496 |
1982 | 384,827 |
1983 | 405,744 |
1984 | 391,699 |
*Includes estimated numbers for one Area Health Authority. |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children have contracted whooping cough in each year since 1974 and to date.
The latest available figures on notifications of whooping cough are shown in the table.
Corrected number of notifications of whooping cough in 0–14 age-group 1974–1985 England and Wales | |
Year | Number |
1974 | 15,677 |
1975 | 8,514 |
1976 | 3,750 |
Year
| Number
|
1977 | 16,857 |
1978 | 62,881 |
1979 | 29,512 |
1980 | 20,301 |
1981 | 18,728 |
1982 | 63,093 |
1983 | 18,466 |
1984 | 5,263 |
1985* | 15,261 |
* 1 January to 15 November (provisional). |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the contraction rate of whooping cough.
Notification rates for whooping cough for 1974–1984 are given in the table.
Corrected number of notifications of whooping cough per 100,000 population, 1974–1984, all ages England and Wales | |
Year | Rate |
1974 | 32·8 |
1975 | 18·0 |
1976 | 7·9 |
1977 | 35·3 |
1978 | 133·4 |
1979 | 62·2 |
1980 | 42·6 |
1981 | 39·1 |
1982 | 132·7 |
1983 | 38·9 |
1984 | 11·1 |